Ontario Life Systems Strand

Grade 10 - Academic Biology

The Sustainability of Ecosystems

Expectations The Digital Frog 2.5
By the end of this course, students will:  
describe the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration as they relate to the cycling of energy, carbon, and oxygen through abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem Anatomy section: Respiration
examine the factors (natural & external) that affect the survival and equilibrium of populations in an ecosystem (e.g., resource limits of an ecosystem, competing populations, bioaccumulation, selective decline) Ecology: Environmental Concerns
explain why different ecosystems respond differently to short-term stresses and long-term changes Ecology: Environmental Concerns

 

Grade 10 - Applied Biology

Ecosystems and Human Activity

Expectations The Digital Frog 2.5

By the end of this course, students will:

 

analyse natural and human threats to a local ecosystem and propose viable solutions to restore ecological balance

Ecology: Environmental Concerns

relate issues to environmental sustainability with a particular focus on issues in Ontario and Canada.

Ecology: Environmental Concerns, Adopt-A-Pond

describe the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration as they relate to the cycling of energy, carbon, and oxygen through abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem

Anatomy section: Respiration

describe how different ecosystems respond differently to short-term stresses and long-term changes

Ecology: Environmental Concerns