Unit Award Scheme

122479 ECOLOGY (UNIT 1)

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to
1	define the term ‘ecosystem’	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2	describe at least two resources that animals and plants compete for, including the main reasons why they do this	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3	define the terms 'interdependence' and 'stable community'	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
4	list three abiotic and biotic factors that affect communities	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
5	explain how a change in an abiotic or biotic factor might affect a community	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
6	describe the key structural, behavioural and functional adaptations of a named organism	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
7	define the term 'extremophile'	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
8	draw a food chain to show the feeding relationships within a community	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
9	describe the main ways ecologists use quadrats and transects, including the reasons for doing this	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
10	interpret a given graph of predator-prey cycles	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
11	plan and carry out an experiment to measure the population size of a common species in a habitat, using random sampling, in order to investigate the effect of one factor on distribution.	Summary sheet and/or student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 12 November 2024Level - Level One