Ecology, Classification, Evolution and Adaptation - BUNDLE OF 5 RESOURCES

Contains presentations and activities covering:

1. Classification and Ecosystems

This presentation includes 16 slides which cover:

- The 5 biological kingdoms,

- Classification

- The adaptations of invertebrates, fish, amphibians and bees as pollinators

2. Evolution and speciation:

Contains 84 PowerPoint slides which cover:

Biodiversity: Species richness, species abundance and species diversity.
Definition of a species with examples
Evolution and natural selection with many examples and fill in the blanks tasks.
Geographic and reproductive isolation with examples.
Speciation of species of the Galapagos Islands.
Alfred Wallace and the theory of Biogeography.
Homologous and Analogous Structures.
Evidence for evolution
Effects of climate change on living organisms.


3. Taxonomy

This resource gives an introduction to taxonomy including naming rules, and examples.

It also provides a slide which includes examples of kingdoms, phylums, classes and orders. Includes mammal, bird and reptile orders to facilitate the completion of 9 fill in the blank taxonomy tasks for students.


4. The environment, food chains, food webs, indicator species and creating dichotomous keys.

This PowerPoint presentation includes 35 slides which cover:

Defining key terms

Designing your own food chain

Understanding the concept of food web

Producing pyramids of numbers

Indicator species of air and water pollution

How to create dichotomous keys

5. This resource also contains a blank classification page for students to fill in the classification options with options and statements: Includes; mammals fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, echinoderms, true worms, molluscs, flatworms, jellyfish, arthropods, crustaceans, arachnids, insects, centipedes and millipedes.

Best printed out on A3

Two other resources are also attached: Pictures of animals for creating a dichotomous key and pictures of British tree leaves for creating a dichotomous key.