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IB Biology SL 4.2.2 Requirements for stability Question Bank

Practise IB Biology SL 4.2.2 by explaining why biodiversity and complex food webs can support ecosystem stability.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Explain how high biodiversity can provide complex food webs and alternative food sources.
  • Relate species richness to ecosystem resilience and stability.

D4.2.2—Requirements for stability question 1

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Beavers (Castor fiber) have been reintroduced into many European countries. They cut down trees and use them as a source of food as well as for building their homes and dams.

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Studies show that species richness of large invertebrates increases in the presence of beavers. Suggest reasons why biodiversity is important in an ecosystem.

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