Ecology and Environmental Biology · Ecology
Ecosystem Dynamics and Energy Flow
Study of food webs, trophic levels, and the cycling of nutrients in nature.
Key Questions
- 1Why is energy lost as it moves through a food chain, and how does this limit the number of trophic levels?
- 2How does the removal of a keystone species affect the stability of an entire ecosystem?
- 3In what ways do the carbon and nitrogen cycles link all living organisms?
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
NCCA: Senior Cycle - EcologyNCCA: Senior Cycle - The Study of Life
Class/Year: 5th Year
Subject: The Living World: Senior Cycle Biology
Unit: Ecology and Environmental Biology
Period: Ecology
Suggested Methodologies
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