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 an organism niche
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 exceeds it
Define and describe a density dependent vs. density independent limiting factors and be able to give example 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 an organism niche
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 exceeds it
Define and describe a density dependent vs. density independent limiting factors and be able to give example 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