Ecology and Environment · Ecology

Ecosystem Dynamics and Energy Flow

Investigating productivity, decomposition, and the flow of energy through trophic levels.

Key Questions

  1. 1Why is the number of trophic levels in an ecosystem usually limited to four or five?
  2. 2How does the rate of decomposition affect the nutrient cycling of an entire forest?
  3. 3What happens to an ecosystem when a keystone species is removed?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Ecosystem - Class 12
Class: Class 12
Subject: Biology
Unit: Ecology and Environment
Period: Ecology

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