Science / Year 9 / Science Understanding / Biological sciences

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Curriculum content descriptions

Ecosystems consist of communities of interdependent organisms and abiotic components of the environment; matter and energy flow through these systems (ACSSU176)

Elaborations

exploring interactions between organisms such as predator/prey, parasites, competitors, pollinators and disease
examining factors that affect population sizes such as seasonal changes, destruction of habitats, introduced species
considering how energy flows into and out of an ecosystem via the pathways of food webs, and how it must be replaced to maintain the sustainability of the system
investigating how ecosystems change as a result of events such as bushfires, drought and flooding

Cross-curriculum priorities

Sustainability

ScOT terms

Ecosystems

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