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Secondary 3 Biology Ecology Quiz
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Secondary 3 Biology Quiz - Ecology: Answer Key
Total Marks: 40
Note: This is syllabus-first practice content from LLM-inferred templates, not past-year exam derived.
1. B [1]
Teaching note: An ecosystem includes all living organisms (biotic) and non-living components (abiotic) in a habitat interacting as a system. A is a population; C is only abiotic; D is a simplified food chain.
2. C [1]
Teaching note: The canopy is the top layer of trees receiving direct sunlight. Forest floor gets least light; understory is below canopy; roots are underground.
3. B [1]
Teaching note: Abiotic = non-living (temperature, water, light, soil). Earthworm, fungus, grass are biotic (living).
4. B [1]
Teaching note: Population = same species in a given area. Community = multiple species; ecosystem = living + non-living.
5. B [1]
Teaching note: Producer makes own food by photosynthesis (grass). Mushroom/fungus = decomposer; hawk = consumer; earthworm = decomposer.
6. [2]
Abiotic (any two): temperature, light, pH, dissolved oxygen, water flow.
Biotic (any two): fish, algae, bacteria, snails.
(1 mark for two correct abiotic, 1 mark for two correct biotic)
7. [2]
Food chain: single linear sequence of feeding relationships (e.g., grass → grasshopper → frog).
Food web: network of many interconnected food chains showing complex feeding relationships.
(1 mark each)
8. [2]
Deforestation reduces trees that absorb CO₂ during photosynthesis, so atmospheric CO₂ rises / less carbon stored in biomass.
(2 marks for clear explanation; 1 mark for stating fewer trees)
9. [2]
Examples: use public transport, reduce meat consumption, recycle, use less plastic, plant trees.
(1 mark each, any two)
10. [3]
Meaning: variety of living organisms (species, genetic, ecosystem diversity). [1]
Importance: stable ecosystems, resilience to change, provides resources/food, medicines. [2]
Marking: 1 for meaning, 2 for valid importance points.
11. [2]
Producer: Grass [1]
Tertiary consumer: Snake [1]
From image: grass is first (producer), snake is fourth (tertiary consumer).
12. [2]
Frog eats grasshopper, so fewer grasshoppers means less food for frogs → frog population decreases. [2]
(1 for link, 1 for outcome)
13. [2]
Snail numbers are highest at 6 am (40) and 6 pm (35), lowest at 12 pm (10). Pattern: more active in cool/low-light periods, fewer at midday. [2]
14. [2]
Snails avoid heat/light at midday to prevent drying out (desiccation) / predators more active. [2]
(any valid reason)
15. [2]
Working: (120 / 600) × 100 = 20% [1]
Answer: 20% [1]
Teaching: biomass transfer % = (biomass at level 2 ÷ level 1) × 100.
16. [3]
- Not all ingested food is digested/absorbed (some lost as faeces). [1]
- Energy lost as heat in respiration. [1]
- Some parts not consumed (e.g., bones, roots). [1]
17. [2]
Oxygen drops sharply near factory (10 → 3 mg/L at 2 km), then partially recovers downstream to 8 mg/L. [2]
(1 for drop, 1 for recovery)
18. [1]
Any: untreated sewage, organic waste, hot water (thermal), chemicals. [1]
19. [2]
Decomposer: Bacteria [1]
Role: break down dead organisms/waste, recycle nutrients to pondweed. [1]
20. [3]
- Species may shift to cooler areas / higher altitude / poles. [1]
- If unable to migrate, population declines or goes extinct. [1]
- Changes breeding/feeding timing mismatched with food. [1]
(3 marks for three distinct effects)