Edexcel Biology Chapter End Test Ecosystem 2024

Edexcel BIOLOGY Chapter End Test 14 (Ecosystem)
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SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1 What type of organism is a herbivore?

A producer
B primary consumer
C secondary consumer
D tertiary consumer
2 Which organisms return carbon dioxide to the air during respiration?

A all organisms
B animals only
C animals and decomposers only
D animals and plants only
3 How do decomposers obtain their carbon?

A by feeding on animal and plant remains
B by photosynthesis
C by respiration
D by uptake from the soil
4 What term describes a unit containing all of the organisms and their environment, interacting
together, in a given area?
A community
B ecosystem
C habitat
D population
6 What is a trophic level?

A an organism’s diet
B the amount of energy lost in a food chain
C the particular part of a habitat in which an organism lives
D the position of an organism in a food chain
7 Why is a pyramid of biomass narrower at the top than at the base?

A Animals are heavier than plants.
B Carnivores are always bigger than the herbivores they prey on.
C Plants contain much more water than animals.
D There is less energy available for organisms at the top of a food chain.
8 In what form do plants absorb and use nitrogen from the soil?
A amino acids
B nitrate ions
C nitrogen gas
D proteins
9 What is nitrogen fixation?

A converting ammonia to nitrates
B converting nitrates to nitrogen gas
C converting nitrates to ammonia
D converting nitrogen gas to nitrates
10 Sampling plants from a school field should be carried out by

A random sampling using quadrants
B biased sampling using quadrats
C random sampling using quadrats
D biased sampling using quadrants
11 Which of following does not result in energy being lost from a food chain?
A respiration
B feeding
C excretion
D egestion
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SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
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b) Describe what will happen to this food web if there are less flowers. [3]
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4 Use the straight lines to match the terms with their definitions. [7]
term definition
an organism that gets its energy from dead or waste
food chain
organic material
an organisms that gets its energy by feeding on other
food web
organisms
producer an animal that gets its energy by eating other animals
consumer a network of interconnected food chains

the transfer of energy from one organism to the next
herbivore
beginning with a producer
an organism that makes its own organic nutrients,
carnivore
usually through photosynthesis
decomposer an animal that gets its energy from eating plants
5 Draw a carbon cycle mentioning all the process involved. [10]

6 Describe why only about 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next. [4]
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7 Define the terms. [6]

(a) Habitat ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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(b) Community .………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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(a) Ecosystem …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Edexcel BIOLOGY Chapter End Test 14 (Ecosystem)

Name of the student: …………………………………………………………………………

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1 What type of organism is a herbivore?

2 Which organisms return carbon dioxide to the air during respiration?

3 How do decomposers obtain their carbon?

6 What is a trophic level?

7 Why is a pyramid of biomass narrower at the top than at the base?

9 What is nitrogen fixation?

10 Sampling plants from a school field should be carried out by

producer an animal that gets its energy by eating other animals

consumer a network of interconnected food chains

5 Draw a carbon cycle mentioning all the process involved. [10]

7 Define the terms. [6]

(b) Community .………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

(a) Ecosystem …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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