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IB ESS SL 2.2.1 Ecosystem Sustenance Question Bank

Explain how ecosystem processes sustain organisms through energy flow, matter cycling and resource replacement.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • identify the ecological process or energy relationship
  • apply the correct thermodynamic, productivity or trophic concept
  • justify the conclusion from evidence and system boundary

2.2.1—Ecosystem sustenance question 1

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Figure: Example of a lake ecosystem

Figure:Example of a lake ecosystem

Figure: Example of a lake ecosystem below shows an example of a lake ecosystem.

Rooting flowering plants: producers

State the source of energy for this ecosystem.
(a) (i) State the source of energy for this ecosystem.

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