Environment

Students will learn how to:

 Explain how nutrients are cycled in ecosystems
Explain how energy flows through ecosystems

Content/contenido

•  Describe the carbon, nitrogen and water cycles (names of intermediate products and specific microorganisms in the nitrogen cycle are not required)
•  Define ecosystem, biotic and abiotic.
•  State that the Sun is the principal source of energy input to biological systems.
•  Describe the non-cyclical nature of energy flow.
•  Define the following: food chain: food web: producer; consumer, herbivore, carnivore, decomposer; ecosystems

Practical performance, Lab reports, quizes, end of topic tests, models