Ecology Midterm Review 2015
Vocabulary you should know:
Unit 1: Environmental Impact
John Muir
Robert Bullard
Gifford Pinchot
Edward Abbey
Theodore Roosevelt
Benton Mackaye
Rachel Carson
Chico Mendez
Dian Fossey
Henry David Thoreau
Aldo Leopold
Anthropocentric
Biocentric
Ecocentric
Tragedy of the Commons
The Lorax
No Impact Man
Angiosperm
Ovule
Ovary
Monocot
Dicot
Fruit
Tuber
Pollen
Seed
Producer
Consumer
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Scavenger
Decomposer
Autotrophs
Gymnosperm
Conifer
Cycad
Gnetophyte
Ginkgo
Pollen
Rosin
Seed
Trophic Levels
10% rule
Food Chain
Food Web
Biomagnification
Primary Consumer (10)
Secondary Consumer (20)
Heterotrophs Tertiary Consumer (30)
Quaternary Consumer (40
Unit 2: Botany
Seedless Vascular
Fern
Club Moss
Xylem
Phloem
Roots
Spores
Sporangia
Unit 3: Ecosystems
Symbiosis
Prey
Parasitism
Predator
Commensalism
Mutualism
Carrying
Capacity
Eco-footprint
Wilderness Area
National Park
National Forest
Conservation
Preservation
Bryophyte
True moss
Liverwort
Spores
Sporangia
Plants
Photosynthesis
Chloroplast
Carbon Cycle
Fossil Fuel
Photosynthesis
Consumption
Respiration
Decomposition
Dissolve
Come out of
Solution
Runoff
Invasive Species
Non-native species
Native Species
Biological Control
Mechanical Control
Chemical Control
Cultural Control
Great Pacific
Garbage Patch
Photo-degradation
Study guide:
1. Complete the chart:
National Park
National Forest
Allows hunting
Allows logging
Allows motor vehicles
Shenandoah is an example
“Greatest good for greatest number”
“Man is a visitor, who does not remain”
Owned by US Government
2.
What is the difference between conservation and preservation?
Wilderness Area
3. Were the characters in the Lorax (Lorax and Once-ler) anthropocentric, biocentric, or ecocentric? Why?
4. Complete the following chart:
Bryophytes
Ferns and Allies
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Examples
Habitat and size
How they
reproduce
Tissue/Structures
5. What is the equation for photosynthesis? Where does the plant get each of the things it needs?
6. Draw the carbon cycle. Include the following carbon sources: atmosphere, producer, consumer,
soil/decomposer, ocean, fossil fuel. Connect the following arrows: photosynthesis, respiration (x3),
consumption, decomposition (x2), dissolve, come out of solution, combustion.
7. What are the 4 ways of controlling invasive species? What is the difficulty with each one?
a.
b.
c.
d.
8. What is happening in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Why?
9. How does the Great Pacific Garbage Patch relate to Tragedy of the Commons?