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AQA GCSE Combined Science: Ecology

This deck covers the interactions between organisms and their environment. It defines key ecological terms and explores interdependence, competition, and abiotic and biotic factors affecting communities. It covers structural, behavioural, and functional adaptations of organisms. The deck details how to interpret food chains and predator-prey cycles, and describes the carbon and water cycles. It also covers biodiversity and the impact of human activity on the environment, including waste, deforestation, and global warming. The deck includes the required practical on using sampling techniques (quadrats and transects) to investigate species distribution.

A vibrant, richly detailed forest floor scene, with sun-dappled moss, ferns, and wildflowers. A chameleon is camouflaged on a branch, its eye scanning the environment, while a bee hovers near a blossom, illustrating the intricate interdependence and adaptations within a lush, living ecosystem, captured with dramatic lighting in a wide, horizontal frame.

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Lesson#1
Welcome to this deck on Ecology, the final topic in your GCSE Combined Science Biology course. Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environment. We'll explore everything from individual organisms and their adaptations, to entire ecosystems and the global impact of human activity.
Lesson#2
To understand ecology, we first need to define some key terms that describe the different levels of organisation. The largest level we'll consider is an ecosystem, which includes all the living organisms and the non-living components of an area. Within an ecosystem, we have communities, which are made up of different populations.
Quiz#3
What is the term for the interaction of a community of living organisms with the non-living parts of their environment?

ecosystem

Quiz#4
What is the term for all the populations of different species living and interacting in a habitat?

community

Quiz#5
What is the term for all the organisms of one particular species living in a habitat?

population

Quiz#6
In ecology, what is the name for the place where an organism lives?

habitat

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