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Ecology is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

Ecology is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment. Ecosystem. All the plants and animals in an area interacting with each other and their environment. Habitat. An area where a plant or animal lives. Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore?.

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Ecology is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

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  1. Ecology is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

  2. Ecosystem • All the plants and animals in an area interacting with each other and their environment

  3. Habitat • An area where a plant or animal lives

  4. Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore?

  5. Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore?

  6. Food Chain • Is a list of organisms in which each organism is eaten by the next one in the chain.

  7. Food Web • Two or more interconnected food chains

  8. Habitat Study

  9. Homemade Quadrat Internal area = 0.25m2

  10. Quadrat with marker

  11. Qualitative survey • a study determining the presence/absence of a substance ororganismin a sample or habitat

  12. Quantitative survey • a study determining the amount of a substance or number of an organism present in a sample or habitat

  13. % Frequency = Number of quadrats in which ‘x’ found x 100Total number of quadrats

  14. POOTER

  15. PITFALL TRAP

  16. BEATING TRAY

  17. SWEEP NET

  18. Adaptions

  19. What adaptations does a shark have?

  20. Pollution • Pollution is the process by which harmful substances are added to the environment by humans. Examples: • Soil pollution • Water pollution • Air pollution • Greenhouse effect

  21. Conservation • Conservation is the preservation of the earth’s natural resources for the future. Examples • National parks • Hedgerow and bogland conservation • Listing of threatened species e.g. lizard, frog and stoat in Ireland • Zoos and wildlife parks – by breeding endangered species

  22. Waste Management • Waste management involves managing the disposal of our waste products Examples • Reduce, Reuse, Recycle campaign • Compost bin – vegetable peelings and garden waste. • Incineration

  23. Two negative effects of humans on the environment

  24. Air pollution • Habitat destruction (e.g. deforestation, overhunting, etc)

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