Earth/Environmental Science Ecology Test: 11/3/15 Earth/Environmental Science Ecology Test: 11/3/15 Biomes (pg. 143-163) Tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, taiga, savanna, tundra, desert, temperate grassland: know general temperature and precipitation patterns for each as well as the location of each biome Biomes (pg. 143-163) Tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, taiga, savanna, tundra, desert, temperate grassland: know general temperature and precipitation patterns for each as well as the location of each biome Biogeochemical Cycles (pg. 124-128) Nitrogen cycle (legumes, nitrogen-fixing bacteria) Carbon cycle (respiration and photosynthesis, combustion) Phosphorus cycle (effects of fertilizers; sediment storage) Water cycle (know 3 “new” steps) Biogeochemical Cycles (pg. 124-128) Nitrogen cycle (legumes, nitrogen-fixing bacteria) Carbon cycle (respiration and photosynthesis, combustion) Phosphorus cycle (effects of fertilizers) Water cycle (know 3 “new” steps) Energy Flow in Ecosystems/Food Webs (pg. 117-123) Contrast producer/consumer/decomposer Know food web vs. food chain Identify primary/secondary/tertiary consumers Know types of consumers (diet) Be able to describe how energy is transferred through trophic levels Energy Flow in Ecosystems/Food Webs (pg. 117-123) Contrast producer/consumer/decomposer Know food web vs. food chain Identify primary/secondary/tertiary consumers Know types of consumers (diet) Be able to describe how energy is transferred through trophic levels Populations & Human Effects on the Environment Ecological footprints, tragedy of the commons (pg. 16-21) Know primary vs. secondary succession (pg. 129-133) Invasive/exotic species (pg. 247) Symbiosis: parasitism, mutualism, commensalism (pg. 208-209) Know the ecological hierarchy (pg. 93-96) Be able to describe some factors of population (pg. 197-202) Know measures of human population (pg. 219-222) Populations & Human Effects on the Environment Ecological footprints, tragedy of the commons (pg. 16-21) Know primary vs. secondary succession (pg. 129-133) Invasive/exotic species (pg. 247) Symbiosis: parasitism, mutualism, commensalism (pg. 208-209) Know the ecological hierarchy (pg. 93-96) Be able to describe some factors of population (pg. 197-202) Know measures of human population (pg. 219-222) Earth/Environmental Science Ecology Test: 11/3/15 Earth/Environmental Science Ecology Test: 11/3/15 Biomes (pg. 143-163) Tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, taiga, savanna, tundra, desert, temperate grassland: know general temperature and precipitation patterns for each as well as the location of each biome Biomes (pg. 143-163) Tropical rain forest, temperate deciduous forest, taiga, savanna, tundra, desert, temperate grassland: know general temperature and precipitation patterns for each as well as the location of each biome Biogeochemical Cycles (pg. 124-128) Nitrogen cycle (legumes, nitrogen-fixing bacteria) Carbon cycle (respiration and photosynthesis, combustion) Phosphorus cycle (effects of fertilizers; sediment storage) Water cycle (know 3 “new” steps) Biogeochemical Cycles (pg. 124-128) Nitrogen cycle (legumes, nitrogen-fixing bacteria) Carbon cycle (respiration and photosynthesis, combustion) Phosphorus cycle (effects of fertilizers) Water cycle (know 3 “new” steps) Energy Flow in Ecosystems/Food Webs (pg. 117-123) Contrast producer/consumer/decomposer Know food web vs. food chain Identify primary/secondary/tertiary consumers Know types of consumers (diet) Be able to describe how energy is transferred through trophic levels Energy Flow in Ecosystems/Food Webs (pg. 117-123) Contrast producer/consumer/decomposer Know food web vs. food chain Identify primary/secondary/tertiary consumers Know types of consumers (diet) Be able to describe how energy is transferred through trophic levels Populations & Human Effects on the Environment Ecological footprints, tragedy of the commons (pg. 16-21) Know primary vs. secondary succession (pg. 129-133) Invasive/exotic species (pg. 247) Symbiosis: parasitism, mutualism, commensalism (pg. 208-209) Know the ecological hierarchy (pg. 93-96) Be able to describe some factors of population (pg. 197-202) Know measures of human population (pg. 219-222) Populations & Human Effects on the Environment Ecological footprints, tragedy of the commons (pg. 16-21) Know primary vs. secondary succession (pg. 129-133) Invasive/exotic species (pg. 247) Symbiosis: parasitism, mutualism, commensalism (pg. 208-209) Know the ecological hierarchy (pg. 93-96) Be able to describe some factors of population (pg. 197-202) Know measures of human population (pg. 219-222)