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Date November 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15N.1.SL.TZ0.19
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 19 Adapted from N/A

Question

Image I shows a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) and image II shows a leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis).

Based on their diet, the feces of spotted hyenas appear white because of high calcium content. Leopard tortoises eat hyena feces. What would explain such tortoise behaviour?

A. They are saprotrophs.

B. They transform energy with 100 % efficiency.

C. They need to form bones and shell.

D. They only eat inorganic matter.

 

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Ecology » 4.1 Species, communities and ecosystems
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