IB Biology C4.2 Definitions
This page contains our IB Biology definitions for C4.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Energy & matter transfer'.
open ecosystem
An ecosystem that allows energy to enter and exit
trophic level
An organism's position in the food chain
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