This revision resource is designed for AQA GCSE Biology Revision 9-1 but would suit other specifications too. Covers the whole of the Ecology topic. Two versions of the powerpoint - one for triple, one for combined.
Covers content for all of triple and combined higher + foundation.
Includes:
teacher slides (covers the whole of the specification - information, lots of activities and independent practice - answers to every task)
20 review MCQs that covers a broad range of the topic (I use as a google form)
A bumper collection of twenty resources (worth £40 individually!) including starter activities, guides to experiments, detailed worksheets and independent research tasks on the topic of ecology. All resources are aimed at advanced level study and would best suit biology students, although some resources could well be used by geography or environmental science students.
Please view the description of each resource for more details.
Further resources from the same author can be found at Bioscience Rocks:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/cmrcarr
Full GCSE Biology Lesson / Revision Powerpoint on Intro to Ecology (Communities, Competition and Biotic & Abiotic Factors)
A carefully laid out powerpoint covering the main content in easy to understand slides, including exam practise and answers as well as a summary page of all the main revision points included. Workbook available for purchase to go alongside powerpoint.
Includes
Ecology Key Terms
Ecosystems, Communities and Competition
What is interdependence?
Stable communities
Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Food webs
Need another lesson from this topic? Check out our other downloads below:
Save with the Unit 7 Lessons BUNDLE
1 - Intro to Ecology
2 - Adaptations
3 - Food Chains & Predator Prey Cycles
4 - Trophic Levels & Pyramids of Biomass
5 - Quadrats & Transects
6 - The Carbon & Water Cycles
7 - Decay
8 - Biodiveristy & Waste Management
9 - Land Use & Deforestation
10 - Global Warming & Maintaining Biodiveristy
11 - Food Security, Farming & Fishing
12 - Biotechnology
Searching for lessons from other GCSE Biology topics? Find them all below:
Unit 1 - Cell Biology
Unit 2 - Organization
Unit 3 - Infection & Response
Unit 4 - Bioenergetics
Unit 5 - Homeostasis & Response
Unit 6 - Inheritance, Variation & Evolution
Unit 7 - Ecology
KS3 new for the Activate resource ‘Ecology’
Download the first lesson ‘Photosynthesis’ free at the shop.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/photosynthesis-11720990
Full lessons ready to use straight ‘out of the box’. You’ll struggle to find a set of as many planned lessons this cheap and of similar quality
Also get all KS3 Activate 2 Biology topics as a mega bundle here https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks3-activate-2-biology-12274793
Similar structure to my other power points following the input - activity - review phasing
Activities differentiated.
Plenary sections for progress checking
Clear learning objectives and outcomes
Modern and engaging layout
Little adaptation needed
LESSONS:
Photosynthesis
Leaves
Plant Minerals
Chemosynthesis
Aerobic Respiration
Anaerobic Respiration
Food Chains and Webs
Disruption to Food Chains and Webs
Ecoystems
Field Investigation (BONUS LESSON included in the Ecosystem lesson 9)
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This resource was made for the AQA scheme of work for Trilogy science biology
Included are 10-11 lessons with full objectives and spec references (based on 1 hour lessons.) I have changed the order of teaching from the specification to help it flow a little better as well as including recap elements from earlier units.
There is a student booklet included with space for notes, diagrams, exam questions and lined paper in the back for flexibility (44 pages)
1.Communities
2.Adaptations
3.Organisation of an ecosystem
4-5. RPA 9 Quadrtats and transects
6.How materials are cycled
7.Biodiversity
8.Global warming
9.Maintaining biodiversity
10. Summary
All other biology lessons available. Please also see revision resources for ALL AQA units if you are interested that I use for mock and exam preparation.
A huge amount of work has gone into these resources and feedback always really appreciated
Printable GCSE Biology ecology topic workbook with retrieval tasks and exam-style questions. Perfect for independent revision or homework.
This AQA GCSE Ecology revision booklet is designed to help students master every part of the B7 Ecology topic in the GCSE Biology ecosystems unit.
It’s an easy-to-use, printable workbook that supports independent revision, classwork, or GCSE science homework — ideal for teachers who want a ready-to-use, low-prep resource.
What’s Inside?
This comprehensive GCSE ecology printable workbook includes short information summaries, retrieval practice questions, and application-style activities on all key subtopics:
Interdependence and competition
Abiotic and biotic factors
Animal and plant adaptations (including extremophiles)
Organisation in ecosystems and predator–prey relationships
Measuring population size (Required Practical)
The carbon and water cycles
Human population growth and waste management
Deforestation and peat bogs GCSE content
Global warming and climate impacts
Why Teachers Love This Resource?
Reduces workload: A true print-and-go GCSE science homework pack ecology teachers can use for homework, revision, or cover lessons.
Boosts confidence: Supports retrieval practice and helps students apply ecological concepts to exam-style questions.
Spec aligned: Fully matched to the AQA GCSE Biology and Combined Science (Trilogy) specification – Topic B7 Ecology.
Flexible use: Great for independent study, revision sessions, or as a class workbook.
Ecology Revision Placemat
An A3 revision mat for the Ecology chapter in AQA GCSE 1-9 Combined Science and Biology. Includes combined Science content only and no separate Biology content.
Includes answer
A bundle of all teaching materials for ESS Foundations Unit 2 – Ecology For the new IB Diploma Environmental Systems and Societies course, first assessment 2026, which is first taught in 2024.
Created by an IB curriculum developer, examiner & workshop facilitator, this Standard Level unit is the second unit of the ESS course.
This bundle contains 22 hours of lesson material with PowerPoint lessons and worksheets. The materials can be used both in-person and for online learning, added to your Google Classroom, or opened using Google Slides.
Save yourself time, all resources are ready to click and go! All my resources are informed by over 15 years of IB DP ESS teaching and examiner experience, so you can be sure you are getting a quality resource with everything you need to teach the IB ESS content.
Features:
• IB unit planner for the Ecology Unit
• Lesson 1 – Introduction to the biosphere
• Lesson 2 – Biotic and abiotic factors (Practical skills)
• Lesson 3 – Population interactions
• Lesson 4 – Measuring populations (Fieldwork skills)
• Lesson 5 – Capture, mark, release, recapture (Practical skills)
• Lesson 6 – Human impacts on ecosystems
• Lesson 7 – Laws of thermodynamics
• Lesson 8 – Food chains
• Lesson 9 – Food webs
• Lesson 10 – Toxins in ecosystems
• Lesson 11 – Ecological pyramids
• Lesson 12 – Biogeochemical cycles (the carbon cycle)
• Lesson 13 – Human impacts on biogeochemical cycles
• Lesson 14 – Human impacts on the carbon cycle presentation task
• Lesson 15 – The role of agricultural and ocean systems as carbon sinks
• Lesson 16 – Weather and climate
• Lesson 17 – Introduction to the Earth’s biomes presentation task
• Lesson 18 – Atmospheric systems, ocean currents and climate
• Lesson 19 – What is zonation?
• Lesson 20 – Ecological succession (Primary)
• Lesson 21 – Ecological succession (Secondary)
• Lesson 22 – Sand dune systems case study
• Worksheets to support learning tasks
• Clear lesson aims to meet the 2024 syllabus strands (SL)
• Key ESS terminology highlighted
• Integrated case studies
• Engaging classroom activities
• Knowledge review questions
• Home learning tasks
• Starter and plenary activities
The resource is completely developed by me as an author with no use of Artificial Intelligence tools.
A full 1 hour lesson designed for a low ability year 10 class studying the AQA GCSE Combined Science syllabus.
This is a theory lesson, so suitable for teaching random sampling with quadrats in the winter months!
This lesson focuses on the method of systematic sampling using transect lines.
This resource includes:
A ‘5 in 5’ retrieval-style starter
A retrieval practice (recalling method for random sampling)
Teacher input slides with dual coding and reduced cognitive load
Teacher model slides (examples)
An animated teacher model, helping students to visualise the method
Guided class discussions
Multiple choice hand signals quiz
‘Fill in the blanks’ closed task with answer slide
Exam questions, with optional scaffolds, and answer slides
Written plenary
This revision resource is designed for AQA GCSE Science Biology & Combined Science Biology revision 9-1 for the topic B7 – Ecology.
This resource contains links to over 15 videos tutorials for all topics covered in the Ecology unit of the AQA specification to help your students revise.
This resource also contains the key specification points that your students will need to know when revising for Ecology as well as exam style practice questions with answers.
Topics include:
Adaptations, Interdependence & Competition
• Communities
• Abiotic Factors
• Biotic Factors
• Adaptations
Organisation of an Ecosystem
• Levels of Organisation
• How Materials are Cycled
• Decomposition (Biology Only)
• Impact of Environmental Change
Biodiversity & the Effect of Human Interaction on Ecosystems
• Biodiversity
• Waste Management
• Land Use
• Deforestation
• Global Warming
• Maintaining Biodiversity
Trophic Levels in an Ecosystem (Biology only)
• Trophic Levels
• Pyramids of Biomass
• Transfer of Biomass
Food Production (Biology only)
• Factors Affecting Food Security
• Farming Techniques
• Sustainable Fisheries
• Role of Biotechnology
There are 5 long answer exam style practice questions with mark schemes, for each unit as well as short answer questions within the PowerPoint document.
Exam style paper questions can also be printed from the Word documents included.
Includes:
• 5 Long exam style paper questions with mark schemes.
• 50 short answer question.
• Over 15 selected video tutorials to help with revision
• Over 100 slides of content.
• Videos sources from Cognito, FUSE school, Ted Ed, Freesciencelessons and more.
All YouTube links are included within the document under the photograph of the video thumbnail.
Videos have not been embedded due to copyright.
Click on the tabs to take you to the topic of your choice and use the home icon to take you back to the home page.
The round arrow will take you to the main topic menu and the video icon will take you to the video links for each topic.
B1 - Cell Biology, B2 - Organisation, B3 - Infection & Response, B4 – Bioenergetics and B5 – Homeostasis & Response and B6 – Inheritance, Variation & Evolution are available for purchase individually or as part of a bundle.
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If you have any issues or would like to get in touch, please email me at: MsM.Hanson@gmail.com
Thank you.
Ms Hanson
Complete PowerPoint for 5B ECOLOGY
Pearson Edexcel International AL Biology.
This ready-to-use PowerPoint presentation covers everything you need to teach for Topic 5B ECOLOGY from the Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level in Biology.
Clear, structured, and easy to navigate, the slides are organised into the following key sections:
What is ecology?
How ecosystems evolve.
The effect of abiotic factors.
The effect of biotic factors.
Ecosystem interactions and the importance of a niche.
Perfect for saving preparation time while keeping your lessons engaging and curriculum-focused.
2 double-sided worksheets on sampling plants.
Perfect for the British summers or consolidation of the required practicals.
One is a sheet on a belt transect, the other is a sheet on random sampling.
Both sheets involve data analysis and working scientifically skills.
Suited to the AQA Ecology topic 7, but will be relevant to other exam boards where plant sampling is required.
Suggested Answers included
This resource was made for the new AQA scheme of work for Triple science biology
Included are 16 lessons with full objectives and spec references (based on 1 hour lessons.) I have changed the order of teaching from the specification to help it flow a little better as well as including recap elements from earlier units.
There is a student booklet included with space for notes, diagrams, exam questions and lined paper in the back for flexibility (64 pages)
Communities
Adaptations
Organisation of an ecosystem
4-5. RPA 9 Quadrtats and transects
How materials are cycled
Decomposition
8-9. RPA 10 decay of milk
Biodiversity
Global warming
Maintaining biodiversity
Food production
Biotechnoogy
Summary
All other biology lessons available. Please also see revision resources for ALL AQA units if you are interested.
Feedback always really appreciated
Ecology: This ecology bundle includes of all of the cootie catchers as outlined below: Playing directions and folding Directions (with pictures) are Included.
Important: All these Cootie Catchers sell for $19; as a bundle they are 25% off, for $14!
There are 7 different topics, each one having multiple versions in color and black and white:
♦ Animal Adaptations
♦ Biomes
♦ Ecosystems
♦ Evolution
♦ Food Web
♦ Habitats
♦ Water Cycle
Ecology: This ecology bundle includes of all of my interactive notebooks as outlined below: Completed facts and blank pages for students to fill out are included in all versions.
Important: All these sell for $30; as a bundle they are 50% off, for $14.95!
There are 4 different topics, each one comes in an accordion booklet and lapbook format and come in color and black and white:
♦ Animal adaptations: Booklet, Lapbook
♦ Biomes: Booklet, Lapbook
♦ Habitats: Booklet, Lapbook
♦ Water Cycle: Booklet, Lapbook
Introducing the perfect solution for students to ace their AQA GCSE Science exams! Our set of 8 revision lessons covering section 7 Ecology of the Biology specification has been carefully planned to ensure that students get a comprehensive and easy-to-understand learning experience. Each lesson comes with a PowerPoint presentation that introduces the content gradually, along with plenty of opportunities to check their understanding and apply their knowledge in exam questions. Lessons within this set include:
• Classification
• Communities
• Abiotic and Biotic Factors
• Adaptations
• Organisation of an Ecosystem
• Cycles
• Biodiversity
• Humans and the Environment
The lessons provided are appropriate for the following specifications:
• Trilogy
• Synergy
• Separate Science Biology
Note that lesson on decomposition, trophic levels and food security covered within the Separate Science specification can be found in the Separate Science Revision Lesson Pack which can be purchased separately.
Our revision lessons cover everything students need to know, from classification to humans and their effect on the environment. And the best part? You can access them now at an early bird discounted rate! Please note that at this time, the download includes a lesson PowerPoint to use, but not a worksheet. However, we will be adding worksheets to the download at no additional charge in the near future.
We understand that you may have specific queries or requests for revision activities, resources and bundles. So, please feel free to contact us through instagram, and we’ll be more than happy to assist you.
This bundle of resources contains whole lessons which meet all learning outcomes for the Ecology unit of the Trilogy AQA specification.
Lessons included:
Adaptations
Air pollution
Carbon cycle
Classification
Competition
Deforestation & peat destruction
Distribution of organisms
Feeding relationships
Maintaining biodiversity
New systems of classification
Recycling of materials
The human population explosion
The importance of communities
Water pollution
The lessons contain a mix of differentiated activities, progress checks, extra challenge questions and exam questions plus more than one opportunity, per lesson, for self/peer red-pen assessment of tasks.
This booklet covers most of the topic of ecology. It uses a Jurassic Park theme and can be printed off with each child having their own booklet. My class really enjoyed it! Students will be part of a team of scientific researchers who travel to Isla Nublar to dicover how dinosaurs interact with each other and their environment. A list of key words and an end of topic test are included at the end.