Edexcel A Level Biology A - Topic 5 - Ecology (3/3)

A* level notes on topic 5 (on the wild side) - ecology, including:

• definitions of ecosystem, community, population, habitat, and niche.
• bacterial population growth phases
• evolution and natural selection
• mechanisms through which evolution can occur aside from natural selection
• explaining why some animals (e.g. bacteria) evolve quicker than others
• evidence for evolution, how evidence is presented, including: proteonomics, DNA Hybridisation, DNA Fingerprinting, DNA Profiling, observations
• Succession and its definition - primary succession, secondary succession, pioneer species
• sampling (including random sampling, quadrats, transect sampling) and how to draw kite diagrams.