Understanding Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Understanding Energy Flow in Ecosystems
How does energy flow through an ecosystem, and what are the implications for the organisms within it?
Critical Thinking: Analyze and model the energy flow through ecosystems to understand complex interactions.
Global Citizenship: Recognize the importance of sustainable energy practices to maintain ecosystem balance.
Learner’s Mindset: Demonstrate curiosity by exploring different ecosystems and their unique energy flows.
What roles do producers, consumers, and decomposers play in the energy flow of an ecosystem?
How is energy transferred between trophic levels in a food chain or food web?
What happens to energy as it flows through an ecosystem, and how does this affect ecosystem stability and productivity?
Students will analyze the effects of changes in energy flow on ecosystem stability and organism populations.
MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
HS-LS2-4: Use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and flow of energy among organisms in an ecosystem.
HS-LS2-5: Develop a model to illustrate the role of photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the cycling of carbon among the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere.
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