A non-indigenous water plant spreads across a pond. It forms a dense surface layer, but is not eaten by the animals in the pond.
Which change is most likely?
More light reaches native plants, increasing their growth.
Less competition affects native plants, increasing their growth.
More food reaches native herbivores, increasing their growth.
Less light reaches native plants, decreasing their growth.
38 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 9.2 Energy transfer and biodiversity, covering 9.2.1 Energy transfer between trophic levels, 9.2.2 Efficiency of energy transfers, 9.2.3 Human interactions and biodiversity, 9.2.4 Benefits of maintaining biodiversity, and 9.2.5 Biological factors affecting food security. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.