Principles of Ecology

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This topic has been asked every year since 2004.
​It is worth between 15% to 27.5% in your Leaving Certificate.  

​What you need to know:

Experiments:

1. Identify and use various apparatus required for collection methods in an ecological study.
2. Conduct a quantitative study of plants and animals of a sample area of the selected ecosystem. Transfer results to tables, diagrams, graphs, histograms or any relevant mode.
3. Investigate any 3 abiotic factors present in the selected ecosystem. Relate the results to the choice of habitat selected by each organism identified in this study.