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Unit: Matter and energy in ecosystems
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This town ain't big enough for the two of us: what happens when organisms compete over limited resources?
NGSS:
HS‑LS2‑1
, HS‑LS2‑2
, HS‑LS2.A.1
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- Understand: population growth and carrying capacityGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
- Apply: population growth and carrying capacityGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Why are there more squirrels than wolves? In a trophic pyramid, it's lonely at the top.
NGSS:
HS‑LS2‑3
, HS‑LS2‑4
, HS‑LS2.B.1
, HS‑LS2.B.2
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Practice
- Understand: flow of energy and cycling of matter in ecosystemsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
- Apply: flow of energy and cycling of matter in ecosystemsGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
Carbon in the soil, carbon in the sea, carbon in you and me: it's all a cycle of give and take!
NGSS:
HS‑LS2‑5
, HS‑LS2.B.3
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- Understand: the carbon cycleGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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About this unit
This unit explores matter and energy in ecosystems. Learn about population growth, carrying capacity, energy flow, matter cycling, and the carbon cycle.Biology is brought to you with support from the Amgen Foundation
