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 ororganismin 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 100Total 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)