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Whole Topic PLC
Whole Topic PLC
- Recall what an ecosystem is
- Describe which resources animals and plants compete for, and why they do this
- Explain the terms 'interdependence' and 'stable community'
- Name some abiotic and biotic factors that affect communities
- Explain how a change in an abiotic or biotic factor might affect a community
- Describe structural, behavioural and functional adaptations of organisms
- Describe what an extremophile is
- Represent the feeding relationships within a community using a food chain and describe these relationships
- Explain how and why ecologists use quadrats and transects
- Describe and interpret predator-prey cycles
- Required practical 9: measure the population size of a common species in a habitat. Use sampling to investigate the effect of one factor on distribution
- Describe the processes involved in the carbon cycle
- Describe the processes involved in the water cycle
- Describe what biodiversity is, why it is important, and how human activities affect it
- Describe the impact of human population growth and increased living standards on resource use and waste production
- Explain how pollution can occur, and the impacts of pollution
- Describe how humans reduce the amount of land available for other animals and plants
- Explain the consequences of peat bog destruction
- Describe what deforestation is and why it has occurred in tropical areas
- Explain the consequences of deforestation
- Describe how the composition of the atmosphere is changing, and the impact of this on global warming
- Describe some biological consequences of global warming
- Describe both positive and negative human interactions in an ecosystem and explain their impact on biodiversity
- Describe programmes that aim to reduce the negative effects of humans on ecosystems and biodiversity
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