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

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

5. Habitat
An area where a plant or animal lives

11. Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore?

13. Herbivore, Carnivore or Omnivore?

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

19. Food Web
Two or more interconnected food chains

24. Habitat Study

27. Homemade Quadrat Internal area = 0.25m2

28. Quadrat with marker

29. Qualitative survey
a study determining the presence/absence of a substance or organism in a sample or habitat

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

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

33. POOTER

34. PITFALL TRAP

35. BEATING TRAY

36. SWEEP NET

37. Adaptions

40. What adaptations does a shark have?

46. 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

47. 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

48. 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

49. Two negative effects of humans on the environment

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

51. Two positive effects of humans on environment

52. Protection of endangered species Tree planting