Instructions for Pupils
Using the information provided from the 9 weeks assessments. Use and
to record progress. Common note mistakes are:
• Misunderstanding organisms or populations that are competing for the same biotic or abiotic factors in an ecosystem
• Misunderstanding adaptations that enable an organism or population to have an advantage over competitors for obtaining resources
• Incorrectly predicting the changes in a population that result from competition
• Misunderstanding adaptations that help an organism survive when changes in the ecosystem occur
• Misunderstanding how long-term environmental changes occur over many years
• Misunderstanding how adaptations can change the traits of future populations
• Misunderstanding how the biodiversity of an ecosystem can be affected by short- and long-term changes
• Misunderstanding how dependent human life is on the oceans and the variety of ways humans impact ocean systems