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A-LevelBiologyBiodiversity and conservationOct/Nov 2010Paper 1 Q401 Mark

The diagram shows the flow of energy between organisms in an ecosystem. [Figure 40.1 showing an energy flow diagram with organisms 1, 2, 3, 4] Which correctly identifies each organism in the ecosystem? 1 2 3 4

Aprimary consumers decomposers secondary consumers producers
Bprimary consumers secondary consumers producers decomposers
Csecondary consumers decomposers producers primary consumers
Dsecondary consumers primary consumers decomposers producers

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology (9700) Oct/Nov 2010 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Biodiversity and conservation and is worth 1 mark.

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