Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling
Science (Chemistry, Biology) · Secondary 4 · Genetics and Ecology · 4.º Período

Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling

This topic explores how energy flows through food chains and webs in an ecosystem. Students will also study the carbon cycle and its importance.

MOE Syllabus OutcomesSyllabus 5078, Section VI: Organisms and EnvironmentSyllabus 5078, Learning Outcome 17(a)-(e)

About This Topic

This topic explores how energy flows through food chains and webs in an ecosystem. Students will also study the carbon cycle and its importance.

Key Questions

  1. How is energy transferred between trophic levels?
  2. Why are food chains usually limited to four or five trophic levels?
  3. What is the role of decomposers in the carbon cycle?

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