Difference between revisions of "KS4 Biology Ecosystems"
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| − | == | + | ==Ecosystems== |
| − | === | + | ===Levels of organisation within an ecosystem=== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Organism]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Population]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Biological Community]] |
| − | + | *[[Habitat]] | |
| − | + | *[[Ecosystem]] | |
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*[[Abiotic Environmental Factors]] | *[[Abiotic Environmental Factors]] | ||
*[[Biotic Environmental Factors]] | *[[Biotic Environmental Factors]] | ||
| − | + | *[[Feeding Relationship]]s | |
| − | + | **[[Predator]] | |
| − | + | **[[Prey]] | |
| − | + | **[[Producer]]s | |
| − | + | **[[Consumer]]s | |
| − | + | **[[Parasite]]s | |
| − | + | **[[Mutualist]]s | |
| − | + | **[[Decomposer]]s | |
| − | + | **[[Detrivore]]s | |
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*[[Competition (Biology)|Competition]] | *[[Competition (Biology)|Competition]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | *[[Interdependence (Biology)|Interdependence]] |
| + | *[[Survival of the Fittest]] | ||
| − | === | + | ===The principle of material cycling=== |
*[[Water Cycle]] | *[[Water Cycle]] | ||
*[[Carbon Cycle]] | *[[Carbon Cycle]] | ||
*[[Nitrogen Cycle]] | *[[Nitrogen Cycle]] | ||
| + | *[[Decompose (Biology)|Decomposition]] | ||
| + | **[[Decomposer]]s | ||
| + | [[GCSE Biology Required Practical: Decay of Organic Material]] | ||
| − | ===[[ | + | ===Pyramids of biomass and transfer through trophic levels=== |
| − | *[[ | + | ====[[Trophic Level]]s==== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Food Chain]] |
| + | *[[Food Web]] | ||
| + | *[[Biomass]] | ||
| + | **[[Pyramid of Biomass]] | ||
| − | ===[[Biodiversity]] | + | ===Biodiversity=== |
| + | *[[Biodiversity]] | ||
*[[Classification Key]] | *[[Classification Key]] | ||
*[[Sampling (Biology)|Sampling]] | *[[Sampling (Biology)|Sampling]] | ||
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**[[Transect]] | **[[Transect]] | ||
[[GCSE Biology Required Practical: Measuring Population in a Habitat]] | [[GCSE Biology Required Practical: Measuring Population in a Habitat]] | ||
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===Human Effect on Ecosystems=== | ===Human Effect on Ecosystems=== | ||
*[[Nature Reserves]] | *[[Nature Reserves]] | ||
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**[[Deforestation]] | **[[Deforestation]] | ||
**[[Global Warming]] | **[[Global Warming]] | ||
| + | ===Some of the biological challenges of increasing food yields using fewer resources=== | ||
*[[Food Production]] | *[[Food Production]] | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 25 June 2019
Contents
Ecosystems
Levels of organisation within an ecosystem
- Organism
- Population
- Biological Community
- Habitat
- Ecosystem
- Abiotic Environmental Factors
- Biotic Environmental Factors
- Feeding Relationships
- Competition
- Interdependence
- Survival of the Fittest
The principle of material cycling
GCSE Biology Required Practical: Decay of Organic Material
Pyramids of biomass and transfer through trophic levels
Trophic Levels
Biodiversity
GCSE Biology Required Practical: Measuring Population in a Habitat