This lesson describes the international and local conservation agreements that are made to protect species and habitats. The detailed PowerPoint and accompanying worksheets have been designed to cover point 4.2.1 (i) of the OCR A-level Biology A specification and includes details of CITES, CBD and CSS.
Many hours of research have gone into the planning of this lesson to ensure that a range of interesting biological examples are included, with the aim of fully engaging the students in the material to increase its relevance. Beginning with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the students will learn that this was first agreed in 1973 and that 35000 species are currently found in appendix I, II or III. Time is taken to go through the meaning of each appendix and then the following animal and plant species are used to explain the finer details of the agreement:
- Tree pangolin, eastern black rhino for CITES appendix I
- Darwin’s orchid for CITES appendix II
- Four-horned antelope for CITES appendix III
Exam-style questions are used to check on their understanding of the current topic as well as to challenge their knowledge of previously-covered topics such as the functions of keratin, when considering the structure of the rhino horn. Each of these questions has its own markscheme which is embedded in the PowerPoint and this allows the students to constantly assess their progress.
Moving forwards, the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity is introduced and students will understand that this is a key document regarding sustainable development.
The final part of the lesson considers local conservation agreements, focusing on the Countryside Stewardship Scheme and its replacement, the Environmental Stewardship Scheme. Students are told that farmers, woodland owners, foresters and land managers can apply for funding for a range of options including hedgerow management, low input grassland, buffer strips, management plans and soil protection options. The importance of the hedgerows for multiple species is discussed, and again a real-life example is used with bats to increase the likelihood of retention. The last task challenges them to use their overall knowledge of module 4.2.1 (biodiversity) to explain why buffer strips consisting of multiple types of vegetation are used and to explain why these could help when a farmer is using continuous monoculture.
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Module 4: Biodiversity, evolution and disease (OCR A-level Biology A)
The detailed content, exam-style questions, guided discussion points and quiz competitions that are found in each of the 16 paid lessons that are included in this bundle (as well as the 5 free lessons which are named at the bottom) cover the following specification points in module 4 of the OCR A-level Biology A specification: Module 4.1.1 * The different types of pathogen that can cause communicable diseases in plants and animals * The means of transmission of animal and plant communicable pathogens * The primary non-specific defences against pathogens in animals * The structure and mode of action of phagocytes * The structure, different roles and modes of action of B and T lymphocytes in the specific immune response * The primary and secondary immune responses * The structure and general functions of antibodies * An outline of the action of opsonins, agglutinins and anti-toxins * The differences between active and passive immunity, and between natural and artificial immunity * Autoimmune diseases * The principles of vaccination Module 4.2.1 * How biodiversity can be considered at different levels * The random and non-random sampling strategies that are carried out to measure the biodiversity of a habitat * How to measure species richness and species evenness * The use and interpretation of Simpson's Index of Diversity * How genetic biodiversity may be assessed * The ecological, economic and aesthetic reasons for maintaining biodiversity * In situ and ex situ methods of maintaining biodiversity * International and local conservation agreements made to protect species and habitats 4.2.2 * The biological classification of species * The binomial system of naming species and the advantage of such a system * The features used to classify organisms into the five kingdoms * The evidence that has led to new classification systems * The different types of variation * Using the standard deviation to measure the spread of a set of data * Using the Student's t-test to compare means of data values of two populations * Using the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient to consider the relationship of the data * The different types of adaptations to their environment * The mechanism by which natural selection can affect the characteristics of a population over time * How evolution in some species has an impact on human populations If you would like to get an idea of the quality of the lessons that are included in this bundle, then download the following five OCR A lessons which have been uploaded for free: Immunity & vaccinations Reasons for maintaining biodiversity Taxonomic hierarchy and the binomial naming system Adaptations and natural selection Transmission of animal and plant pathogens
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Module 4.2.1: Biodiversity (OCR A-level Biology A)
The biodiversity topic may not be every students' favourite, but questions relating to this module 4 topic are very common in the OCR terminal exams, meaning it can be an area where a lot of marks are unfortunately lost. With this in mind, hours of research and planning has gone into each of the 6 lessons that are included in this bundle to ensure that the slides and accompanying worksheets contain interesting and relevant biological examples that will catch the attention of the students and ultimately increase the likelihood of the retention of the detailed A-level content. There are also regular understanding checks in the form of exam-style questions with accompanying mark schemes to allow the students to assess their progress. The following specification points in module 4.2.1 of the OCR A-level Biology A specification are covered in this bundle: * How biodiversity may be considered at different levels * Random sampling and non-random sampling (opportunistic, stratified, systematic) * How to measure species richness and species evenness * The use and interpretation of Simpson's Index of Diversity * How genetic biodiversity may be assessed, including calculations * The ecological, economic and aesthetic reasons for maintaining biodiversity * In situ and ex situ methods of maintaining biodiversity * International and local conservation agreements made to protects species and habitats The "reasons for maintaining biodiversity" lesson has been uploaded for free so if you download this, you will be able to recognise the quality of lesson that can be found in this bundle
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