Edexcel International GCSE Biology

Edexcel International GCSE Biology Feeding Relationships Exam Questions

Free Edexcel International GCSE Biology exam questions on Feeding Relationships, with mark schemes. Covers food chains, food webs, trophic levels, pyramids and energy transfer.

Feeding Relationships exam questions

These packs of real past exam questions cover the whole of Section 4: Ecology and the Environment, including Feeding Relationships. Work through every question on this sub-topic, then mark your answers against the mark scheme.

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About Edexcel International GCSE Biology Feeding Relationships

This sub-topic covers how energy flows through ecosystems.

What you need to know

  • Food chains and webs Producers and consumers.
  • Pyramids Numbers, biomass and energy.
  • Energy transfer Efficiency and losses at each level.

Common mistakes in Feeding Relationships

  • Arrows pointing the wrong way.
  • Forgetting energy losses as heat.

Try two Feeding Relationships exam-style questions

1. Explain why food chains rarely have more than five levels. (2 marks)

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Energy is lost at each level (1) through respiration and heat, so too little remains (1).

2. Name the trophic level of a herbivore. (1 mark)

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Primary consumer.

Feeding Relationships FAQs

What does this cover?

Food chains, webs, pyramids and energy transfer.

What is a decomposer?

An organism that breaks down dead matter.