Ecology 整合2018-2021
21 Q9 Interaction: competition
20 Q2 Trophic levels biomass
20 Q6 nitrogen cycle
19 Q7 ecological succession: secondary
19 Q8c natural selection
19 Q9 interaction: competition+food chain
18 Q10 natural selection
Ecology marking 整合
Q1 Why X is more competitive than Y?
A1 X has a higher growth rate (21Q9a,19Q9a). X occupied a better and more favourable habitat (16Q5a).
Q2 3 reasons of energy loss across trophic level.
A2 loss as heat in respiration, indigestible parts are digested, uneaten body parts (20Q2a).
Q3 Food chain relationship given top consumer decrease in population.
A3 When top consumer decrease, secondary consumer increase, primary consumer decrease, and thus producer increase (20Q2b,19Q9b).
Q4 3 roles of oxygen in nitrogen cycle.
A4 Nitrification N2 to No3-, respiration of organism, aerobic decomposition (20Q6b).
Q5 Change in soil nitrogen content during succession.
A5 High N to low N: Rapid growth of herbaceous plant; Low N to high N: growth of plants increases population of nitrogen fixing bacteria and decomposer, thus increase soil N content (19Q7bi).
Q6 Principle of natural selection
A6 4 分罐頭答法 (19Q8c, 18Q10b)
Q7 Why cut and glue back its tail in an experiment?
Q7 Ensure cutting doesn’t affect DV, so DV is due to IV only (19Q8bi).
Q8 Why an imported species become dominant species in a local habitat. (2 reasons)
A8 higher reproduction rate than local species. Lack of natural predator in local habitat (19Q9c).