IB ESS SL 1.2.3 System diagrams Question Bank
Practise IB ESS SL 1.2.3 by drawing storages and directional flows to show acid-deposition impacts on ecosystems.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Practise IB ESS SL 1.2.3 by drawing storages and directional flows to show acid-deposition impacts on ecosystems.
Draw a system diagram to illustrate the impact of acid deposition on an ecosystem.
Credit may be given for flow diagrams that indicate cause and effect or conventional flows and storages.


Award [1 mark] for EACH correctly identified cause & effect link (arrow joining two boxes) [3 max]
Award [1 mark] for clarity/accuracy of diagram that includes impacts [1 max]
For terrestrial ecosystem eg:
For aquatic ecosystem eg: