Name: _________________________
Objectives for Population and Intro Ecology Exam
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List biotic & abiotic/ organic & inorganic examples of natural environments. (handout).
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Know ALL vocabulary related to populations from the Population Studies Packet.
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Define the following: (population lab handout pgs. 1 - 4.)
plot sample censusTransectmark-return-recapture censustrue census-
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Give the characteristics of the animals/habitats that are ideal for each of the following census methods
o Trueo
MRR (include problems with method)-
o
Plot-
o
Transect-
For the following population choose the most appropriate method to determine the population. Choices: true census, plot
sample census, mark-return-recapture method or transect.
o
Dandelions at Penncrest..
o
Bears in Rocky National Park
o
White oak trees in a half of a square mile area
o
Squirrels in Ridley Creed State Park.
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List and describe all the limiting factors using examples, and how they could affect an organism’s population (notes
and text 1.1)
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Give examples of how and why an organism’s population has changed. Understand the concept of carrying capacity
and population graphs. Know examples from the notes. (notes, and text 1.1)
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Define and provide an example of a habitat.
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Be able to describe how populations of certain species have changed over time due to human influence
Grouse:
Bluebirds:
Deer:
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What is an edge?
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What is habitat fragmentation and how does it relate to the edge?
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What is a species that benefits from the edge?
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What is a species that is harmed by the edge?
Book Questions:
Know Vocab from pg. 12 Question One (Concept Map)
Page 12, Questions: #7, #10, #11, #13-20, #23-30