Species Distribution & Change
Explain how environmental change (climate change, habitat loss, pollution) affects the distribution of species, including range shifts, local extinction, and invasive species
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If your child heard that wild plants in the UK are now flowering weeks earlier than they did 50 years ago, could they explain why that happens and what problems it might cause for the other animals that depend on those plants?
Explain how environmental change (climate change, habitat loss, pollution) affects the distribution of species, including range shifts, local extinction, and invasive species
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- Describes at least two ways environmental change can affect species distribution
- Gives a real example of a species whose range has shifted due to climate change
- Explains what an invasive species is and how environmental change can enable invasions
- Discusses why some species are more vulnerable to environmental change than others
“If your child heard that wild plants in the UK are now flowering weeks earlier than they did 50 years ago, could they explain why that happens and what problems it might cause for the other animals that depend on those plants?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Ecosystems & Habitats
- Age range
- Ages 12–13
Standards