Interdependence and Ecosystems · Life Science

Food Chains and Webs

Modeling the flow of energy through an ecosystem and the impact of predator-prey relationships.

Key Questions

  1. 1What happens to an ecosystem if a top predator is removed?
  2. 2How does energy from the sun eventually reach a carnivore?
  3. 3Why are there usually fewer organisms at the top of a food pyramid?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS3: Science - Relationships in an Ecosystem
Year: Year 7
Subject: Science
Unit: Interdependence and Ecosystems
Period: Life Science

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