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Ontario Curriculum: Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change Ontario Curriculum: Biology: Sustainable Ecosystems and Climate Change
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B Biology

B1 Relating Science to Our Changing World
- B1.1 assess impacts of climate change on the sustainability of local and global ecosystems, describe local or global initiatives for combating climate change, and identify solutions to address some of the impacts
- B1.2 assess impacts of climate change on communities in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities
- B1.3 investigate and explain how sustainable practices used by various communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, reflect an understanding of the importance of the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems
B2 Investigating and Understanding Concepts
- B2.1 investigate interactions between the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere, and explain why these interactions are important for ecosystem sustainability
  - The carbon cycle: biosphere processes and interactions (9-W.3)
  - The carbon cycle: geosphere processes and interactions (9-W.4)
- B2.2 explain how naturally occurring phenomena, including the cycling of matter and the flow of energy, contribute to the dynamic equilibrium within and between ecosystems
  - Interpret a Serengeti food web (9-M.1)
  - Interpret an Antarctic food web (9-M.2)
- B2.3 compare and contrast the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis, and explain how their complementary relationship contributes to the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems
  - The chemistry of photosynthesis (9-G.1)
  - The chemistry of cellular respiration (9-G.2)
- B2.4 investigate factors and processes, including biodiversity, air and water quality, soil health, and succession, and explain how they contribute to ecosystem sustainability
  - Kelp forests: factors affecting biodiversity (9-N.1)
- B2.5 explain the effects of various human activities on the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems
- B2.6 identify and use various indicators of climate change to describe the impacts of climate change on local and global ecosystems, and analyse how human activities contribute to climate change
- B2.7 explain how sustainable practices related to the cycling of matter and the flow of energy can be applied in agricultural innovations

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B Biology

B1 Relating Science to Our Changing World

B1.1 assess impacts of climate change on the sustainability of local and global ecosystems, describe local or global initiatives for combating climate change, and identify solutions to address some of the impacts

B1.2 assess impacts of climate change on communities in Canada, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities

B1.3 investigate and explain how sustainable practices used by various communities, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities, reflect an understanding of the importance of the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems

B2 Investigating and Understanding Concepts

B2.1 investigate interactions between the biosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere, and explain why these interactions are important for ecosystem sustainability

B2.2 explain how naturally occurring phenomena, including the cycling of matter and the flow of energy, contribute to the dynamic equilibrium within and between ecosystems

B2.3 compare and contrast the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis, and explain how their complementary relationship contributes to the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems

B2.4 investigate factors and processes, including biodiversity, air and water quality, soil health, and succession, and explain how they contribute to ecosystem sustainability

B2.5 explain the effects of various human activities on the dynamic equilibrium of ecosystems

B2.6 identify and use various indicators of climate change to describe the impacts of climate change on local and global ecosystems, and analyse how human activities contribute to climate change

B2.7 explain how sustainable practices related to the cycling of matter and the flow of energy can be applied in agricultural innovations