Organisation of an ecosystem common mistakes

Common mistakes

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain that photosynthetic organisms are producers of biomass for life on Earth..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to explain that photosynthetic organisms are producers of biomass for life on Earth..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe feeding relationships in a community using food chains..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe feeding relationships in a community using food chains..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Identify producers as organisms, usually green plants or algae, that make glucose by photosynthesis..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to identify producers as organisms, usually green plants or algae, that make glucose by photosynthesis..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers in food chains..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers in food chains..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Define predators as animals that kill and eat prey..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to define predators as animals that kill and eat prey..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain why predator and prey numbers can rise and fall in cycles in a stable community..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to explain why predator and prey numbers can rise and fall in cycles in a stable community..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Interpret graphs used to model predator-prey cycles..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to interpret graphs used to model predator-prey cycles..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe how quadrats can be used to estimate abundance of a species in a habitat..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe how quadrats can be used to estimate abundance of a species in a habitat..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Describe how transects can be used to investigate how distribution changes across a habitat..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to describe how transects can be used to investigate how distribution changes across a habitat..

• Levels of organisation common mistake 1

  Giving a vague answer instead of directly addressing: Explain why ecologists use sampling methods to estimate distribution and abundance..

  Fix itAnswer by clearly explaining how to explain why ecologists use sampling methods to estimate distribution and abundance..