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2024 Pearson Edexcel Advanced Level In Biology A Salters – Nuffield (9BN0) Paper 01: The Natural Environment and Species Survive actual question paper with merged marking scheme
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Wednesday 5 June 2024
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Biology A (Salters Nuffield)
Advanced
PAPER 1: The Natural Environment and Species
Survival
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1 Silver Springs is an ecosystem in Florida.
Energy flow through this ecosystem has been studied.
The value for the light energy entering this ecosystem is 7 112 800 kJ m–2 yr–1. The gross
primary productivity (GPP) for this ecosystem is 87 069 kJ m–2 yr–1. The value for
respiration (R) in this ecosystem is 55 195 kJ m–2 yr–1.
(a) (i) Which of the following is the correct value for the net primary productivity(NPP) in
this ecosystem?
(1)
A 7 025 731 kJ m–2 yr–1
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B 697 036 kJ m–2 yr–1
C 142 264 kJ m–2 yr–1
D 31 874 kJ m–2 yr–1
(ii) The table shows some information on trophic levels in this ecosystem.
Energy intake Energy fixed as biomass
Trophic level
/ kJ m–2 yr–1 / kJ m–2 yr–1
Primary consumers 14 092 4 615
Secondary consumers 1 602 464
Tertiary consumers 88 21
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