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You might not know that removing just one small plant or animal from a habitat can have huge consequences for the entire biodiversity of the area. Cool looks at what eats what, and how they all work together.

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content description: Year 7 Science

Use models, including food webs, to represent matter and energy flow in ecosystems and predict the impact of changing abiotic and biotic factors on populations (AC9S7U02)

Year 7 Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 7 students explain how biological diversity is ordered and organised. They represent flows of matter and energy in ecosystems and predict the effects of environmental changes.

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Cool+ presentation: Wetland food webs
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