Ecosystem Dynamics · Ecology

Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycles

Tracing the path of energy through trophic levels and the cycling of matter in the biosphere.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is there a limit to the number of trophic levels an ecosystem can support?
  2. 2How does the disruption of the nitrogen cycle lead to dead zones in aquatic environments?
  3. 3What happens to an ecosystem when a keystone species is removed?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Diversity of Living Things - Grade 11ON: Evolution - Grade 11
Grade: Grade 11
Subject: Biology
Unit: Ecosystem Dynamics
Period: Ecology

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