Review Sheet for: Ecology 2 Test – Population and Community Interactions
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Define the 3 types of symbiosis, and when given a scenario, be able to determine what type of symbiosis is described.
Look at a food web and/ or a scenario and determine what would happens if organisms were removed or added.
Analyze population graphs and draw inferences/conclusions from the data.
Describe the difference between weather and climate.
Define and differentiate niche and habitat.
Differentiate between the 3 different spatial patterns of a population.
Identify immigration and emigration.
Identify on a graph logistic vs. exponential growth and under what conditions each occur.
Define a limiting factor and give examples.
Define carrying capacity and analyze what happens to a population if it is exceeded.
Define and describe density dependent vs. density independent limiting factors and be able to give examples of each.
Identify renewable vs. nonrenewable resources.
Explain carbon footprint.
Identify key characteristics of the major biomes.
Describe the demographic transition and what happens during each phase.
Define the Competitive Exclusion Principle and be able support it with an example.
Describe biodiversity, its importance, and factors contributing to its decline.
Identify and describe social factors that contribute to birth rates and death rates in 1st and 3rd world countries.
Review Sheet for: Ecology 2 Test – Population and Community Interactions
For the test you should be able to:
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Define the 3 types of symbiosis, and when given a scenario, be able to determine what type of symbiosis is described.
Look at a food web and/ or a scenario and determine what would happens if organisms were removed or added.
Analyze population graphs and draw inferences/conclusions from the data.
Describe the difference between weather and climate.
Define and differentiate niche and habitat.
Differentiate between the 3 different spatial patterns of a population.
Identify immigration and emigration.
Identify on a graph logistic vs. exponential growth and under what conditions each occur.
Define a limiting factor and give examples.
Define carrying capacity and analyze what happens to a population if it is exceeded.
Define and describe density dependent vs. density independent limiting factors and be able to give examples of each.
Identify renewable vs. nonrenewable resources.
Explain carbon footprint.
Identify key characteristics of the major biomes.
Describe the demographic transition and what happens during each phase.
Define the Competitive Exclusion Principle and be able support it with an example.
Describe biodiversity, its importance, and factors contributing to its decline.
Identify and describe social factors that contribute to birth rates and death rates in 1st and 3rd world countries.