Competition What do plants and 4.4.2.2 Interdependence and animals compete for? competition Practical development Compare the growth of plants when are planted at different densities Environmental Simple idea of biotic and 4.4.2.3 Factors that affect changes that effect abiotic factors affecting communities animals and plants living things. For example, temperature and predation Practical development Compare the distribution Required practical 12: Measure the population size of a common species in a habitat. Use sampling techniques to investigate the effect of a factor on the distribution of this species. of plants in a trodden and non-trodden area Pollution of water, Sources of pollution and 4.4.2.6 Negative human 4.4.2.5 Biodiversity air and the land how the growing impacts on ecosystems population is increasing 4.4.1.5 Climate change: impacts and mitigation this pollution 4.4.2.7 Positive human impacts on ecosystems Practical development Investigate whether Chemistry Required practical 11: analysis and purification of samples from different rainwater in a city is sources, including pH, dissolved solids and distillation. more acidic that (cf ELC Chemistry Component 4 Outcome 10) rainwater in the countryside. Compare the quality of water from different sources. For example, running and still.
Competition What do plants and animals compete for? 4.4.2.2 Interdependence and competition Practical development Compare the growth of plants when are planted at different densities Environmental changes that effect animals and plants Simple idea of biotic and abiotic factors affecting living things. For example, temperature and predation 4.4.2.3 Factors that affect communities Practical development Compare the distribution of plants in a trodden and non-trodden area Required practical 12: Measure the population size of a common species in a habitat. Use sampling techniques to investigate the effect of a factor on the distribution of this species. Pollution of water, air and the land Sources of pollution and how the growing population is increasing this pollution 4.4.2.6 Negative human impacts on ecosystems 4.4.2.5 Biodiversity 4.4.1.5 Climate change: impacts and mitigation 4.4.2.7 Positive human impacts on ecosystems Practical development Investigate whether rainwater in a city is more acidic that rainwater in the countryside. Compare the quality of water from different sources. For example, running and still. Chemistry Required practical 11: analysis and purification of samples from different sources, including pH, dissolved solids and distillation. (cf ELC Chemistry Component 4 Outcome 10)
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