Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
Classify organisms by their roles in energy transfer within an ecosystem.
Key Questions
- Differentiate the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in an ecosystem.
- Analyze the consequences for an ecosystem if all decomposers were removed.
- Explain how energy flows through these different trophic levels.
MOE Syllabus Outcomes
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