CHAPTER 9: Ecosystems
Science Understanding
- Explain how biotic and abiotic factors in the environment can affect the survival of organisms
- Describe the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems
- Examine the effects on ecosystems of events such as droughts, floods and bushfires
- Present views from different interest groups on the effect of human activity on the Murray-Darling river system
- Develop skills for collecting data in the field (chapter 1.3)
- Write and present a report on the effect of humans and natural changes on ecosystems
- Make inferences about the sustainability of ecosystems
Week 8
Week 9
Why Populations Change
Environmental/Man Made Factors |
Natural SelectionColour Adaptations p222
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Introduced SpeciesKeystone SpeciesFood Chains and Food Webs |