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O-LevelBiologyEcology & Environment5090/11 · May/June 2020 · Q291 Mark

The diagram shows a food chain. grasses → zebras → lions → fleas Which pyramid of numbers would represent this food chain?

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Apyramid with a wide base, tapering upwards evenly.
Bpyramid with a wide base, then a narrower block, then a wider block, then a narrower block at the top.
Cpyramid with a very narrow base, a wider block, an even wider block, then a narrower block at the top.
Dpyramid with a narrow base, then a wider block, then a narrower block, then a very wide block at the top.

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A: pyramid with a wide base, tapering upwards evenly.

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Ecology & Environment, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2020 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 29.

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