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AP Biology
1 Chemistry of Life
2 Cells
3 Cellular Energetics
4 Cell Communication and Cell Cycle
5 Heredity
6 Gene Expression and Regulation
7 Natural Selection
8 Ecology
8.1 Responses to the Environment
8.2 Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
8.2.A—Describe the strategies organisms use to acquire and use energy
8.2.B—Explain how energy flows and matter cycles through trophic levels
8.2.C—Explain how changes in energy availability affect populations, communities, and ecosystems
8.2.D—Explain how the activities of autotrophs and heterotrophs enable the flow of energy within an ecosystem
8.3 Population Ecology
8.4 Effect of Density on Populations
8.5 Community Ecology
8.6 Biodiversity
8.7 Disruptions in Ecosystems
AP/Biology/Concept//8 Ecology/8.2 Energy Flow Through Ecosystems/8.2.C—Explain how changes in energy availability affect populations, communities, and ecosystems

8 Ecology

Syllabus
2025
Section
8
Level
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Exam analysis

Most tested topics

  1. Responses to the Environment
  2. Energy Flow Through Ecosystems
  3. Population Ecology
  4. Effect of Density on Populations
  5. Community Ecology
  6. Biodiversity
  7. Disruptions in Ecosystems