BIOLOGY

ASSIGNEMENT-TWO
GRADE 12 DUE DATE: 16TH AUGUST, 2021

1. Figure 4.2 shows untreated industrial effluent being discharged into a river.

(i) What type of pollution is shown in figure 4.2? [1]

(ii) Suggest a pollutant which can be found in the industrial effluent. [1]

What measures can be taken to reduce this type of pollution? [2]

2. Figure. 4.1 and Figure 4.2 show pyramids of food relationship among organisms in a forest and a lake.

a. (i) Identify the organism found in trophic level labelled A in Figure 4.1. [1]

i. What would happen if the population of insects in Figure 4.1 reduced? [2]

b. (i) What is the ultimate source of energy for both pyramids? [1]

i. Explain the differences in energy between trophic levels as you go up the pyramids [2]

c. Traces of DDT applied on a nearby farm were washed by rain into the lake and were taken up by algae
in Figure 4.2.
 Why was there more DDT in organisms in the fourth trophic level of Figure 4.2 than in those in the first
trophic level? [2]

3. The figure below shows a pyramid of biomass.

(a) (i) Identify trophic levels B and C. [2]

(ii) State the names given to organisms that feed at trophic levels B and C. [2]

d. Explain why level C is much smaller than the other levels. [2]

(b) Describe the flow of energy in the pyramid. [3]

12. Figure 1.1 shows three different types of organisms labelled A, B and C.

(a) (i) Identify the three organisms shown in Figure 1.1 above.

A is………………………………………………………………………

B is………………………………………………………………………

C is…………………………………………………………………… [3]
(ii) Classify the organisms identified in (a) (i) above according to their kingdoms.

A is……………………………………………………………………………………

B is…………………………………………………………………………………

C is…………………………………………………………………………… [3]
(b) (i) State two organisms which might bring about decay of organic matter. [2]

(ii) Name one disease caused by organism A. [1]

PREPARED BY MR. CHILUFYA H