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Secondary revision · Biology - G12

Biotic and Abiotic Interactions in Ecology

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Learn how living and non-living factors interact and affect organism distribution. Discover how organisms adapt to habitats, niches, and symbiotic relationships. Start exploring now!

What you'll practise (50 questions)

  1. In an ecosystem, living things interacting with non-living things represents?
  2. An adaptive feature of an organism is defined as one that helps the organism to ...
  3. 40 Which of the following is not an adaptive feature which enables insects to elude predators?
  4. What term is given to the mosquito based on its role in the transmission of malaria pathogen?
  5. Define the term pathogen.
  6. Name the malaria causing pathogen.
  7. Describe the methods of transmission of schistosomiasis (bilharzia). How can it be prevented and controlled?
  8. With reference to the disease bilharzia, discuss its signs and symptoms.
  9. With reference to the disease bilharzia, discuss its method of transmission.
  10. Explain the role of house flies in disease transmission.
  11. Discuss the cause, signs, symptoms and prevention of malaria.
  12. Using a pond as an example, describe the features of an ecosystem.
  13. Explain the effect of agriculture on an ecosystem.
  14. Describe the effects of agriculture on the ecosystem.
  15. Describe the effects of deforestation on the ecosystem.
  16. Explain the role of decomposers in the ecosystem.
  17. Explain the importance of the ecosystem.
  18. Explain the role of producers in the ecosystem.
  19. Explain the role of consumers in the ecosystem.
  20. Explain the difference between a virus and a bacterium.
  21. Explain the cause of tuberculosis (TB).
  22. Explain the symptoms of tuberculosis (TB).
  23. Explain the prevention of tuberculosis (TB).
  24. Explain the cause of cholera.
  25. Explain the symptoms of cholera.
  26. Explain the prevention of cholera.
  27. Explain the cause of malaria.
  28. Explain the symptoms of malaria.
  29. Explain the prevention of malaria.
  30. Explain the cause of typhoid.
  31. Explain the symptoms of typhoid.
  32. Explain the prevention of typhoid.
  33. Explain the cause of bilharzia (schistosomiasis).
  34. Explain the symptoms of bilharzia.
  35. Explain the prevention of bilharzia.
  36. Explain the cause of dysentery.
  37. Explain the symptoms of dysentery.
  38. Explain the prevention of dysentery.
  39. Explain the cause of influenza (flu).
  40. Explain the symptoms of influenza.
  41. Explain the prevention of influenza.
  42. Explain the cause of measles.
  43. Explain the symptoms of measles.
  44. Explain the prevention of measles.
  45. Explain the cause of chickenpox.
  46. Explain the symptoms of chickenpox.
  47. Explain the prevention of chickenpox.
  48. Explain the cause of tetanus.
  49. Explain the symptoms of tetanus.
  50. Explain the prevention of tetanus.

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