IB ESS HL 7.3.5 Ecosystem waste absorption Question Bank
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 7.3.5 by applying ecosystem waste absorption concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB ESS SL/HL 7.3.5 by applying ecosystem waste absorption concepts to exam-style environmental systems questions.

Figure:Eight freshwater organisms
the freshwater-organism diagram shown above below shows eight freshwater organisms.
Define the term pollution.
substances or energy produced by human activity that has a detrimental/ negative effect on organisms and/or environments;
The addition to an environment of a substance or an agent (such as heat) by human activity, at a rate greater than that at which it can be rendered harmless by the environment, and which has an appreciable effect on the organisms within it; OWTTE