DP Biology (last assessment 2024)
Question 18N.3.HL.TZ0.b
Date | November 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 18N.3.HL.TZ0.b |
Level | HL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Identify | Question number | b | Adapted from | N/A |
b.
[Maximum mark: 1]
18N.3.HL.TZ0.b
An investigation into food web interactions was conducted in mesocosms in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of France. The effects of the addition of soil and fish on bacterial populations were tested.
Assuming that the populations of bacteria are under bottom-up control, identify the mesocosms in which the bacterial populations will be highest.
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Markscheme
soil and no fish «mesocosm» AND soil and fish «mesocosm» ✔
Both mesocosms required
Accept answers such as “the two with soil”.
