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A-Level Biology H1 Quiz - Ecology

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Duration: 60 minutes
Total Marks: 40
Topic: Ecology (Extension Topic A context included where relevant)

Instructions:

Answer all 20 questions.
Section A: Short structured questions (1–10).
Section B: Data and diagram interpretation (11–15).
Section C: Applied ecology and climate change (16–20).
Write your answers in the spaces provided. Show working where required.

Section A: Short Structured Questions (1–10)

1. Define the term ecosystem. [2]

2. State one abiotic factor and one biotic factor that can affect the population size of a freshwater fish species. [2]

Abiotic: ______________________
Biotic: ______________________

3. Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web. [2]

4. Calculate the percentage increase in a beetle population that grew from 200 to 260 individuals in one month. [2]

Working: __________________________________________________

Answer: ____________ %

5. Name the process by which green plants convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose. [1]

6. With reference to energy flow, explain why trophic levels above the tertiary consumer usually support fewer organisms. [2]

7. State two greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. [2]

8. Describe one way in which rising average temperatures can directly affect the distribution of a plant species. [2]

9. Explain what is meant by carrying capacity of a habitat. [2]

10. The mosquito Aedes aegypti transmits dengue fever. State one reason why warmer temperatures may increase the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. [2]

Section B: Data and Diagram Interpretation (11–15)

11. Fig. 1 shows a pond food web.

Diagram for Q11 (ALEVEL Biology H1)

Generated diagram for Q11.

(a) Identify the tertiary consumer in Fig. 1. [1]
(b) State one possible effect on the large fish population if the heron population is removed. [2]

(a) ______________________
(b) __________________________________________________

12. Table 1 shows oxygen concentration (mg dm⁻³) at two depths in a lake at noon.

Depth (m)	O₂ concentration (mg dm⁻³)
0 (surface)	9.2
8 (bottom)	3.1

Explain the difference in oxygen concentration between the two depths. [3]

13. Fig. 2 shows a population growth curve for rabbits introduced to an island.

Graph for Q13 (ALEVEL Biology H1)

Generated graph for Q13.

(a) State the type of growth shown. [1]
(b) Using the graph, state the carrying capacity. [1]
(c) Explain why the curve levels off. [2]

(a) ______________________
(b) ______________________
(c) __________________________________________________

14. A student counted 40 daisy plants in a 1 m × 1 m quadrat. Estimate the number of daisies in a 20 m × 20 m field, assuming even distribution. Show your working. [3]

Working: __________________________________________________

Answer: ____________

15. Fig. 3 shows a carbon cycle diagram.

Diagram for Q15 (ALEVEL Biology H1)

Generated diagram for Q15.

Name two processes that return carbon to the atmosphere. [2]

Section C: Applied Ecology and Climate Change (16–20)

16. Explain how increased atmospheric CO₂ concentration can lead to ocean acidification, and state one effect on marine organisms. [4]

17. A tropical forest has a mean temperature of 28 °C. Climate models predict a 3 °C rise by 2100. Describe how this may alter species composition in the forest. [3]

18. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes breed in stagnant water. With reference to climate change, explain why dengue risk may rise in previously temperate cities. [3]

19. A farmer uses chemical fertiliser that runs off into a river, causing algal bloom. Explain the sequence of events that leads to fish death. [4]

20. Evaluate one strategy a government could use to reduce a country’s carbon footprint from agriculture. [3]

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Answers

A-Level Biology H1 Quiz - Ecology (Answer Key)

Topic: Ecology
Total Marks: 40
Note: Content generated from LLM-inferred syllabus-first templates (Stage 4/5). Not derived from past-year exam papers.

Section A Answers (1–10)

1. [2 marks]
Definition: An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (biotic components) interacting with each other and with their non-living (abiotic) environment in a particular area.
Marking: 1 mark for living community, 1 mark for abiotic interaction.
Teaching note: Ecosystem includes both parts and their exchanges of energy/matter.

2. [2 marks]
Abiotic: e.g., temperature / dissolved oxygen / pH.
Biotic: e.g., predation / competition / parasite.
Marking: 1 mark each.
Common mistake: Giving two biotic or two abiotic factors.

3. [2 marks]
A food chain is a linear sequence showing energy transfer from producer to successive consumers; a food web is a network of interconnected food chains showing multiple feeding relationships.
Marking: 1 mark each.

4. [2 marks]
Working: Increase = 260 − 200 = 60.
Percentage = (60 / 200) × 100 = 30%.
Answer: 30%.
Marking: 1 mark working, 1 mark answer.

5. [1 mark]
Photosynthesis.

6. [2 marks]
Energy is lost as heat and through undigested material at each trophic level (≈10% transfer). Less energy reaches higher levels, so fewer organisms can be supported.
Marking: 1 mark energy loss, 1 mark consequence.

7. [2 marks]
Any two: CO₂, CH₄, N₂O, water vapour.
Marking: 1 mark each.

8. [2 marks]
e.g., Higher temperature may allow a plant to grow at previously cooler altitudes; or heat stress may kill plants unable to tolerate new range.
Marking: 1 mark mechanism, 1 mark effect.

9. [2 marks]
Carrying capacity is the maximum population size of a species that an environment can sustain indefinitely given resource limits (food, space, etc.).
Marking: 1 mark max size, 1 mark resource limit.

10. [2 marks]
Warmer temperatures shorten mosquito development time and increase reproduction/biting rate, expanding transmission season.
Marking: 1 mark faster development, 1 mark more spread.

Section B Answers (11–15)

11. [3 marks]
(a) Heron. [1]
(b) Large fish population may increase due to removal of top predator (release from predation). [2: 1 for increase, 1 for reason]
Visual needed: Fig. 1 must show heron at top.

12. [3 marks]
Surface has higher O₂ due to photosynthesis by algae/plants producing O₂ and diffusion from air. Bottom has less light so less photosynthesis, plus decomposition consumes O₂. [3: 1 surface photosynthesis, 1 bottom low light, 1 decomposition use]

13. [4 marks]
(a) Logistic growth. [1]
(b) 1200 individuals. [1]
(c) Resources (food, space) become limiting; birth rate falls / death rate rises; population stabilises at carrying capacity. [2]
Visual: Graph plateau at 1200.

14. [3 marks]
Area of field = 20 × 20 = 400 m².
Density = 40 daisies / 1 m² = 40 per m².
Estimated total = 40 × 400 = 16 000.
Marking: 1 mark area, 1 mark density, 1 mark total.

15. [2 marks]
Respiration, decomposition, combustion (any two). [1 each]

Section C Answers (16–20)

16. [4 marks]
CO₂ dissolves in seawater forming carbonic acid: CO₂ + H₂O ⇌ H₂CO₃ ⇌ H⁺ + HCO₃⁻, lowering pH. [2]
Effect: Shell-forming organisms (e.g., corals, molluscs) cannot calcify properly due to lower carbonate availability. [2]

17. [3 marks]
Species adapted to 28 °C may decline; heat-tolerant species may dominate. [1]
Some species may migrate to higher altitudes/shade. [1]
Overall diversity may drop if specialists cannot adapt. [1]

18. [3 marks]
Warmer temperatures remove cold-limit on Aedes survival. [1]
Longer breeding season and faster larval development. [1]
More human–mosquito contact in cities with stagnant water. [1]

19. [4 marks]
Fertiliser adds nitrates → algal bloom. [1]
Algae die and decomposers respire, using O₂. [1]
Dissolved O₂ drops (hypoxia). [1]
Fish suffocate and die. [1]

20. [3 marks]
e.g., Subsidise reduced tillage to keep soil carbon. [1]
Reduces CO₂ release from soil. [1]
May improve yield / water retention. [1]
Marking: Strategy + mechanism + benefit.