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Date: ________________________
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IB ESS
2.3 Flows of Energy
and Matter
Significant ideas:
Ecosystems are linked together by energy and matter flows.
The Sun’s energy drives these flows and humans are impacting the flows of energy and
matter both locally and globally.
2
Energy Transfers
1. Draw a diagram to summarise the transfers and transformations of solar energy that occur as
it reaches the Earth. Use the details listed below:
3% reflection by scatter
19% reflection by clouds
9% reflection by ground
17% absorption by molecules/dust
3% absorption by clouds
49% absorption by the ground
2. Roughly what percentage of the Sun’s radiation is available to plants for photosynthesis?
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3. Draw a systems diagram to summarise the pathways of energy through an ecosystem.
4
Productivity
1. The sentences below each describe one of the phrases in the box. Write the correct phrase
below each sentence.
Net primary productivity Gross primary productivity
Net secondary productivity Gross secondary productivity
Maximum sustainable yield
The total amount of stuff (energy or biomass) that’s taken in and assimilated by a consumer.
An example is all the food that an animal takes in, subtracting what it releases as faeces.
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The total amount of energy/matter assimilated by a producer (e.g. a plant), before it gets
used by the plant for respiration.
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The food that an animal consumes, with fecal losses AND respiration subtracted. This is
basically what is available to the next trophic level.
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The amount of energy/biomass that a producer takes in that it actually keeps (and doesn’t
use for respiration).
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This is equivalent to NPP or NSP (depending on the context). It’s basically the amount of
“useful” stuff that is produced by a system.
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2. Complete the table below summarizing the details of productivity:
Productivity
type
Abbr. Calculation Units
Net primary
productivity
Food eaten – fecal loss
NSP
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The Carbon Cycle
1.
a) Complete the table to list the flows and storages in the carbon cycle.
Storages Flows
b) Draw a systems diagram to represent the carbon cycle. Include all storages and
flows.
6
The Nitrogen Cycle
1.
a) Complete the table to list the flows and storages in the nitrogen cycle.
Storages Flows
b) Draw a systems diagram to represent the nitrogen cycle. Include all storages and
flows.
7
Human Impacts
1. Outline ways in which humans influence energy flows.
Hints:
• Greenhouse gases
• Increased water vapour (clouds are reflective)
• Deforestation
• CFCs, ozone and UV light
• Agriculture: disrupting the natural flow through a food chain/web
• ... (any others you can think of?)
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2. Explain the impact of the industrial revolution on the carbon cycle.
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3. Outline the ways in which the agriculture industry has influenced the nitrogen cycle.
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  • 1. 1 Name: __________________________________ Date: ________________________ Class: _______________ IB ESS 2.3 Flows of Energy and Matter Significant ideas: Ecosystems are linked together by energy and matter flows. The Sun’s energy drives these flows and humans are impacting the flows of energy and matter both locally and globally.
  • 2. 2 Energy Transfers 1. Draw a diagram to summarise the transfers and transformations of solar energy that occur as it reaches the Earth. Use the details listed below: 3% reflection by scatter 19% reflection by clouds 9% reflection by ground 17% absorption by molecules/dust 3% absorption by clouds 49% absorption by the ground 2. Roughly what percentage of the Sun’s radiation is available to plants for photosynthesis? ________________________________________________________________
  • 3. 3 3. Draw a systems diagram to summarise the pathways of energy through an ecosystem.
  • 4. 4 Productivity 1. The sentences below each describe one of the phrases in the box. Write the correct phrase below each sentence. Net primary productivity Gross primary productivity Net secondary productivity Gross secondary productivity Maximum sustainable yield The total amount of stuff (energy or biomass) that’s taken in and assimilated by a consumer. An example is all the food that an animal takes in, subtracting what it releases as faeces. ________________________________________________________________ The total amount of energy/matter assimilated by a producer (e.g. a plant), before it gets used by the plant for respiration. ________________________________________________________________ The food that an animal consumes, with fecal losses AND respiration subtracted. This is basically what is available to the next trophic level. ________________________________________________________________ The amount of energy/biomass that a producer takes in that it actually keeps (and doesn’t use for respiration). ________________________________________________________________ This is equivalent to NPP or NSP (depending on the context). It’s basically the amount of “useful” stuff that is produced by a system. ________________________________________________________________ 2. Complete the table below summarizing the details of productivity: Productivity type Abbr. Calculation Units Net primary productivity Food eaten – fecal loss NSP
  • 5. 5 The Carbon Cycle 1. a) Complete the table to list the flows and storages in the carbon cycle. Storages Flows b) Draw a systems diagram to represent the carbon cycle. Include all storages and flows.
  • 6. 6 The Nitrogen Cycle 1. a) Complete the table to list the flows and storages in the nitrogen cycle. Storages Flows b) Draw a systems diagram to represent the nitrogen cycle. Include all storages and flows.
  • 7. 7 Human Impacts 1. Outline ways in which humans influence energy flows. Hints: • Greenhouse gases • Increased water vapour (clouds are reflective) • Deforestation • CFCs, ozone and UV light • Agriculture: disrupting the natural flow through a food chain/web • ... (any others you can think of?) ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. Explain the impact of the industrial revolution on the carbon cycle. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
  • 8. 8 3. Outline the ways in which the agriculture industry has influenced the nitrogen cycle. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________