Neco 2020 Biology Question 42

Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2020 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2020 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 42 NECO • 2020 • BIOLOGY • objective

Researchers sampled a lake of area 2\,km^{2} using five 1\,m^{2} quadrats and recorded the following numbers of a fish species: 12, 15, 9, 13 and 11. The average wet weight of an individual is 0.025\,kg and the energy content of fish tissue is 5\,MJ\,kg^{-1}. Assuming the fish represent the secondary‑consumer level and that trophic transfer efficiency between successive levels is 10\%, estimate the total energy originally captured by primary producers that supports this fish population. Express your answer in megajoules (MJ).

Answer Options

A. 300000
B. 33000000
C. 3000000
Correct Answer D. 30000000
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
30000000

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This is Neco 2020 Biology Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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