Ecology: food chains and food webs — KCSE Biology

KCSE Biology · 72 practice questions · 3 syllabus objectives

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Key learning outcomes for this topic, aligned to the KNEC KCSE syllabus.

Construct food chains and food webs from given data

Identify producers, consumers, and decomposers

Ecology: food chains and food webs

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Identify two roles of decomposers in an ecosystem. (2 marks)

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Part (a) — 2 marks
Break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the soil (1 mk)
Help in the decomposition process, thus maintaining ecosystem balance (1 mk)
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easySHORT ANSWER1 mark

Name the trophic level occupied by the rabbit in the food chain: grass → rabbit → fox. (1 mark)

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Part (a) — 1 mark
Primary consumer (1 mk)
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Identify the primary producer in the following food chain: grass → rabbit → fox. (1 mark)

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Part (a) — 1 mark
Grass (1 mk)
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Study the following food chain: Maize → Grasshopper → Lizard → Snake → Eagle (a) Identify the organism at the third trophic level (secondary consumer). (1 mark) (b) Name the trophic level occupied by Grasshopper. (1 mark) (c) What do the arrows in a food chain represent? (1 mark)

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