Adaptations, interdependence and competition common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe ecological levels of organisation from individual organisms through populations, communities, habitats, ecosystems, and the whole ecosystem..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe ecological levels of organisation from individual organisms through populations, communities, habitats, ecosystems, and the whole ecosystem..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Define an ecosystem as the interaction between a community of living organisms and the non-living parts of their environment..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to define an ecosystem as the interaction between a community of living organisms and the non-living parts of their environment..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain why organisms need materials from their surroundings and from other living organisms to survive and reproduce..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to explain why organisms need materials from their surroundings and from other living organisms to survive and reproduce..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe how plants compete for light, space, water, and mineral ions..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe how plants compete for light, space, water, and mineral ions..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe how animals compete for food, mates, and territory..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe how animals compete for food, mates, and territory..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain interdependence using examples such as feeding, shelter, pollination, and seed dispersal..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to explain interdependence using examples such as feeding, shelter, pollination, and seed dispersal..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain how removing one species can affect other species and the stability of a community..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to explain how removing one species can affect other species and the stability of a community..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe a stable community as one where species and environmental factors stay in balance so population sizes remain fairly constant..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe a stable community as one where species and environmental factors stay in balance so population sizes remain fairly constant..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Suggest factors organisms compete for in a given habitat using supplied information..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to suggest factors organisms compete for in a given habitat using supplied information..

• Communities common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Suggest how organisms are adapted to the conditions in which they live using supplied information..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to suggest how organisms are adapted to the conditions in which they live using supplied information..