O-LevelBiologyEcology & Environment5090/11 · May/June 2014 · Q291 Mark

The diagram shows a food chain. grass → rabbit → fox → flea Which pyramid of numbers matches this food chain? [Figure 29.1]

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APyramid A, showing a wide base gradually narrowing upwards

BPyramid B, showing a wide base, narrowing middle, and a very wide top layer

CPyramid C, showing a narrow base, wide middle, then narrowing upwards

DPyramid D, showing a wide base, narrowing through two middle layers, then a top layer wider than the one below it but narrower than the base

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D: Pyramid D, showing a wide base, narrowing through two middle layers, then a top layer wider than the one below it but narrower than the base

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Topic: Ecology & Environment, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Biology, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 29.

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