Ecosystems and the Biosphere
This pathway provides an in-depth look at Waterford's energy flow through ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, terrestrial biomes, and aquatic and marine biomes. The pathway also provides vocabulary support for these topics, as well as opportunities for learners to self-assess their understanding by analyzing figures and answering questions.
Topics
- abyssal zone
- acid rain
- algal bloom
- apex consumer
- aphotic zone
- arctic tundra
- autotroph
- benthic realm
- biogeochemical cycle
- biomagnification
- biome
- boreal forest
- canopy
- channel
- chaparral
- chemoautotroph
- coral reef
- cryptofauna
- dead zone
- detrital food web
- ecosystem
- ecosystem services
- emergent vegetation
- equilibrium
- estuary
- eutrophication
- fallout
- food chain
- food web
- grazing food web
- gross primary productivity
- hydrosphere
- intertidal zone
- neritic zone
- net primary productivity
- non-renewable resource
- oceanic zone
- pelagic realm
- permafrost
- photic zone
- photoautotroph
- planktivore
- primary consumer
- producer
- resilience (ecological)
- resistance (ecological)
- savanna
- secondary consumer
- source water
- subduction
- subtropical desert
- temperate forest
- temperate grassland
- tertiary consumer
- trophic level
- tropical rainforest
- wetland