Year 7 · Science · beta

Ecosystems

This unit explores the interdependence of organisms in ecosystems, including food webs and insect-pollinated crops. It examines how organisms interact with their environment and the impact of toxic materials. It also highlights the importance of biodiversity and preserving genetic material.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

This Oak index uses an earlier export and lists 7 source lessons. DASKEREL has 9 original lessons for this unit, including 2 linked to source lessons absent from that export. Read the full DASKEREL unit.

Prior knowledge

  • Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things.
  • Be able to identify how a habitat changes throughout the year
  • Be able to construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.

Source curriculum references

  • The interdependence of organisms in an ecosystem, including food webs and insect pollinated crops
  • How organisms affect, and are affected by, their environment, including the accumulation of toxic materials
  • The importance of maintaining biodiversity and the use of gene banks to preserve hereditary material

Oak source metadata. DASKEREL has not independently verified school-level coverage.

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