The following links offer some useful revision on Energy in Ecosystems to support your learning:
BBC Bitesize – Energy in Ecosystems
West OS – Energy in Ecosystems
Energy in Ecosystems Summary Note
To help with your learning, you may also wish to try some of the following resources:
Energy in Ecosystems PPQs & Marking Scheme
Energy in Ecosystems Quizlet Game
Energy in Ecosystems Wordwall Game
TED Ed – Dead Stuff, the Secret Ingredient in our Food Chain
Within the National 5 Biology course, you will need to know:
- In transfers from one level to the next in a food chain, the majority of the energy is lost as heat, movement or undigested materials. Only a very small quantity is used for growth and is therefore available at the next level in a food chain.
- Definitions and comparisons of pyramids of numbers and energy.
