Ecology

• What is an ecosystem?


  Animals and plants all living in one area
• what is a community?

  animals and plants which live there and help each other to survive
• what do species need to survive and reproduce?

  water

  food

  air

  mate
• what does Abiotic mean?

  non-living
• what does biotic mean?

  living
• what are abiotic factors?

  light intensity

  tempersature

  water levels

  pH

  iron levels

  wind

  carbon dioxide levels

  wind levels
• Wjat are biotic factors?

  food

  pathogens

  predators
• why do animals need to adapt to their environment?

  to survive
• how rate cacti specialised?

  shallow roots

  spines

  water stored in leaves
• how are snow foxes specialised?

  white

  small ears

  thick coat
• How can we see what grows in a field?

  Using quadrat or transect
• How is a quadrat placed?


  randomly
• What is a transect?


  Straight line where measurements are taken from every point
• what is an organic compound?


  anything which contains carbon
• What are examples of organic compounds?

  air

  animals

  plants

  fossil fuels

  dead animals and plants
• How can organic compounds change?

  Burn them

  plants absorb them

  eaten

  die
• What is burning things known as?

  Combustion
• What is it called when plants take in organic compounds?

  photosynthesis
• What do microorganisms help do?


  Break down old food
• What is biodiversity?


  the range of plants and animals that live within a habitat
• How do humans impact biodiversity?

  deforestation
• What are the different types of pollution?

  air

  water

  plastic
• How does pollution affect the world?

  kills plants and animals
• What are the impacts of deforestation?

  Destroying habitats

  soil errosion

  loss of nutrients
• What is peat?


  mud
• What do they use peat for?

  burning
• What do they do with peat?

  take it out the ground

  leave in the sun to dry

  use for fuel
• Is peat non renewable?

  Yes
• What gasses contribute to Global warming?

  carbon dioxide

  water

  methane
• How does global warming affect animals?

  habitat

  food
• what are three parts of the brain?

  Cerebral cortex

  cerebellum

  medulla
• How can people discover new functions of the brain?

  MRI

  CT
• What is the role of the cerebral cortex?

  Carries out essential functions in the brain
• What is the job of the cerebellum?

  Controls coordination, movement and balance
• what is the role of the medulla?

  controls unconscious activity