Energy Dynamics and Net Primary Productivity Virtual Lab

Discover how energy moves through ecosystems using Wisconsin Fast Plants as a model system. Quantify the energy stored as biomass and learn about net primary productivity. Then apply your understanding of energy dynamics to explore how shifts in energy availability can influence population survival and community structure. Want to learn more about how energy is transferred to higher trophic levels? Visit the simulation Energy Dynamics Between Producers and Consumers.

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Topics

  • AP
  • AP Biology
  • AP Bio
  • next generation science standards
  • NGSS
  • energy dynamics
  • trophic level
  • producer
  • primary productivity
  • trophic pyramid
  • population
  • 10% rule
  • autotroph
  • heterotroph
  • biomass
  • NPP
  • first law of thermodynamics
  • second law of thermodynamics
  • food chain