B6 water pollution

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20 11 A factory accidently releases fertiliser into a river. The numbers of fish and bacteria in the river are measured. The measurements start at a place called point P. The graph shows the levels at different distances from point P.

number of fish

number of organisms

number of bacteria P

10 20 30 40 50 distance from point P (km)

Suggest how far the factory was from point P and explain any patterns shown by the graph. The quality of written communication will be assessed in your answer to this question.

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Š OCR 2013


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