8.2 Energy Flow through Ecosystems

 

 

1.    Describe the strategies organisms use to acquire and use energy.

2.    Explain how energy flows and matter cycles through trophic levels.

3.    Explain how changes in energy availability affect populations, communities, and ecosystems.

4.    Explain how the activities of autotrophs and heterotrophs enable the flow of energy within an ecosystem.

 

#	Tasks:
1	Assessment 8.1  and / or Lab Poster   If taking the quiz, complete the quiz. Due: ✅ Topic 8.1 Assignment  ✅ Topic 8.1Assessment Lab: Animal Behavior
2	Modeling Energy and Matter in Ecosystems   You are to draft a model to explain where energy and matter come from and end up in ecosystems.
3	Reading Activity > Energy and Matter in Ecosystems  You are to complete the reading activity.  ✏️ Reading Activity  -  Chapter 45.3  📕 45.3 Dynamics of an Ecosystem  📊 Notes - Chapter 45.3
4	Teacher notes - Dynamics of an Ecosystem  Let’s look at the big ideas
5	Menu 8.2 Assignments and Assessments Use the menu tasks to show what you’ve learned about “Energy Flow through Ecosystems.” ✅ Topic 8.2 Assignment  ✅ Topic 8.2 Assessment

 

Homework

📺 Video 8.2.1

📺 Video 8.2.2

✅ Topic 8.2 Assignment 

✅ Topic 8.2 Assessment

 

 

Upcoming Assessments

✅ Topic 8.2 Assessment due Thursday

Test: Ecology (unit 8) May 27

 

Calendar Notes

AP BIOLOGY TEST MAY 4