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GCSE Geography (AQA) — The living world: ecosystems and tropical rainforests: 61 practice questions
61 original GCSE Geography (AQA) questions on The living world: ecosystems and tropical rainforests, each with an explanation and its source. Topics: Process explanation, Causal explanation, Evaluation, Application of knowledge, Tropical rainforests, Ecosystems and deforestation, Ecosystem management, Interdependence and nutrient cycling, Nutrient stores and rapid uptake, Sustainable forest management, Rainforest climate, Rainforest structure, Rainforest adaptations, Rainforest biodiversity, Deforestation causes, Deforestation impacts, Sustainable management, Deforestation rates, Rainforest interdependence, Rainforest management, Ecosystem components, Food chains, Nutrient cycle, Interdependence, Plant adaptations, Soil and nutrients, Conservation, Ecosystem boundary, Energy transfer, Food web stability, Decomposer role, Producer limitation, Abiotic tolerance, Distribution and microclimate, Biodiversity index, Ecosystem service, Pollination service, Habitat fragmentation, Edge effect, Invasive species, Succession, Primary succession, Conservation trade-off, Ecosystem resilience. One free sample is below; the rest of the questions are available with a paid plan.
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Q1 Process explanation
Explain how nutrient cycling can be rapid in a tropical rainforest despite heavily leached soils.
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Model answer. Warm, wet conditions cause rapid decomposition, releasing nutrients quickly from dead material. Most nutrients are taken up rapidly by dense vegetation and stored in biomass, so little remains in the soil; heavy rainfall can leach soluble nutrients downward.
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- Process explanation 1
- Causal explanation 1
- Evaluation 1
- Application of knowledge 2
- Tropical rainforests 1
- Ecosystems and deforestation 1
- Ecosystem management 1
- Interdependence and nutrient cycling 1
- Nutrient stores and rapid uptake 1
- Sustainable forest management 1
- Rainforest climate 2
- Rainforest structure 2
- Rainforest adaptations 2
- Rainforest biodiversity 1
- Deforestation causes 5
- Deforestation impacts 4
- Sustainable management 6
- Deforestation rates 1
- Rainforest interdependence 1
- Rainforest management 1
- Ecosystem components 1
- Food chains 1
- Nutrient cycle 2
- Interdependence 1
- Plant adaptations 1
- Soil and nutrients 1
- Conservation 1
- Ecosystem boundary 1
- Energy transfer 1
- Food web stability 1
- Decomposer role 1
- Producer limitation 1
- Abiotic tolerance 1
- Distribution and microclimate 1
- Biodiversity index 1
- Ecosystem service 1
- Pollination service 1
- Habitat fragmentation 1
- Edge effect 1
- Invasive species 1
- Succession 1
- Primary succession 1
- Conservation trade-off 1
- Ecosystem resilience 1
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