There are three levels of organisation in an ecosystem - Edexcel - GCSE Biology Combined Science - Question 2 - 2021 - Paper 1
Question 2
There are three levels of organisation in an ecosystem.
Which order shows the levels of organisation from lowest to highest?
A community, population, organism
B ... show full transcript
Worked Solution & Example Answer:There are three levels of organisation in an ecosystem - Edexcel - GCSE Biology Combined Science - Question 2 - 2021 - Paper 1
Step 1
Which order shows the levels of organisation from lowest to highest?
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The correct order is A: community, population, organism. This reflects the hierarchical structure within ecosystems, where a community is made up of various populations, and those populations consist of individual organisms.
Step 2
A scientist predicts that the number of caterpillars will decrease in garden A.
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There will be more food (lettuce) for the caterpillars to eat (because there are fewer slugs eating the lettuce).
Step 3
Describe the population changes of slugs over time.
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The population of slugs is expected to:
Falls a little after the introduction of slug pellets.
Then increases, as the remaining slugs can reproduce in a less competitive environment.
Starts to level off between 2.5 and 3 years, stabilizing after approximately 4 years.