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IB ESS SL 1.2.2 Systems Approach Questions

Practise IB ESS SL 1.2.2 by using holistic system diagrams to trace components, storages, inputs, outputs and flows in ecological and societal situations.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Use a holistic systems approach to relate components and interactions in ecological or societal situations.
  • Identify storages and trace matter or energy flows, including inputs and outputs in system diagrams.
  • Classify transfers and transformations when explaining how matter and energy move through a system.
  • Compare accumulated stocks with annual flows to explain persistence in societal systems.

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IB ESS SL 1.2.2 Systems Approach Questions question 1

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Question (a)

(a)

The soil system includes storages of inorganic nutrients.

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Question (i)

(i)

Identify two inputs to these storages.

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Question (ii)

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Identify two outputs from these storages.

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