Neco Model Questions Vol1 2024 Biology Question 20
Practice objective / multiple choice question 20 from the 2024 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
An ecosystem receives a primary productivity of 2000 kcal m\(^{-2}\) yr\(^{-1}\). Only 10 % of this energy is incorporated into herbivore biomass, 15 % of the herbivore biomass is transferred to primary carnivores, and 20 % of the primary carnivore biomass is transferred to secondary carnivores. If the ecosystem covers an area of 5 km\(^2\): (a) calculate the total energy available to secondary carnivores per year. (b) If a disease reduces the primary productivity by 25 %, what is the new amount of energy available to secondary carnivores per year?
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2024 Biology Question 20. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
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