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Food chains and food webs: CAIE IGCSE Biology questions

Every CAIE IGCSE Biology exam question on 19.2 Food chains and food webs, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q5(c)

    June 2024 · Paper 3

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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 5(c): State the position plants occupy in a food chain. [1] [Total: 10]
  2. Q35

    Specimen · Paper 1

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    Specimen Paper 1, question 35: The diagram shows a woodland food web. hawk fox frog rabbit snail grass dandelion plant Which statement is correct? A The rabbit and the frog are both herbivore
  3. Q7(c)(i)

    Specimen · Paper 3

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    Specimen Paper 3, question 7(c)(i): Table 7.1 shows some of the terms that can be used to describe the organisms in the food web in Fig. 7.1. Place ticks () in the boxes to show the terms that ca
  4. Q7(c)(ii)

    Specimen · Paper 3

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    Specimen Paper 3, question 7(c)(ii): State the number of trophic levels in the food web in Fig. 7.1. [1]
  5. Q7(c)(iii)

    Specimen · Paper 3

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    Specimen Paper 3, question 7(c)(iii): Identify one organism that feeds at more than one trophic level. [1]
  6. Q7(c)(iv)

    Specimen · Paper 3

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    Specimen Paper 3, question 7(c)(iv): State the term used to describe an organism that gets its energy from dead or waste organic material. [1]
  7. Q6(a)

    Specimen · Paper 4

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    Specimen Paper 4, question 6(a): Complete Table 6.1 by giving the name of one organism from the food web in Fig. 6.1 for each row. Table 6.1 name of organism from Fig. 6.1 producer secondary co
  8. Q6(c)

    Specimen · Paper 4

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    Specimen Paper 4, question 6(c): A pyramid of numbers for the wetland ecosystem showed that there were very large numbers of organisms at the base of the pyramid and very few at the top. Explai
All 8 questions on Food chains and food webs, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 3, Q5(c) (1 mark): State the position plants occupy in a food chain. [1] [Total: 10]
  2. Specimen, Paper 1, Q35 (1 mark): The diagram shows a woodland food web. hawk fox frog rabbit snail grass dandelion plant Which statement is correct? A The rabbit and the frog are both herbivore
  3. Specimen, Paper 3, Q7(c)(i) (3 marks): Table 7.1 shows some of the terms that can be used to describe the organisms in the food web in Fig. 7.1. Place ticks () in the boxes to show the terms that ca
  4. Specimen, Paper 3, Q7(c)(ii) (1 mark): State the number of trophic levels in the food web in Fig. 7.1. [1]
  5. Specimen, Paper 3, Q7(c)(iii) (1 mark): Identify one organism that feeds at more than one trophic level. [1]
  6. Specimen, Paper 3, Q7(c)(iv) (1 mark): State the term used to describe an organism that gets its energy from dead or waste organic material. [1]
  7. Specimen, Paper 4, Q6(a) (3 marks): Complete Table 6.1 by giving the name of one organism from the food web in Fig. 6.1 for each row. Table 6.1 name of organism from Fig. 6.1 producer secondary co
  8. Specimen, Paper 4, Q6(c) (3 marks): A pyramid of numbers for the wetland ecosystem showed that there were very large numbers of organisms at the base of the pyramid and very few at the top. Explai

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