Ecological Relationships (8D)

8d ecological relationships

Here are the learning objectives for this topic

I can

Name some examples of habitats
Describe the features of habitats
Describe and explain adaptations of animals their habitat
Name examples of plants from each of the 4 groups
Name examples of vertebrates and invertebrates
Name examples from each of the groups of vertebrates and invertebrates
Classify an animal or plant using my knowledge
Name examples of: predators, prey animals, producers, consumers, carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
Draw a food chain
Write food chains when given a food web
Use quadrats and interpret the results
Set a pitfall trap
Draw a pyramid of numbers

I understand

That all animals and plants are adapted to their habitat
How ecologists classify animals and plants
That plants are producers they do photosynthesis
That animals get their energy from eating other animals or plants
The differences in diet of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
That the arrows in a food chain show the flow of energy
That food webs show better the relationships between animals in an environment
That changes in the population in one organism in a food web will affect the others
That numbers of organisms in a food chain can be represented by a pyramid of numbers
Why Biologists use sampling methods

Have a look back at the Year 7 topic 7CD.

Try the bitesize revision, activity or quiz.

Here´s the link to Doc Brown´s quiz.