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Wildlife Biology
Ecology Review
1. Define Ecology.
2. Define Abiotic Factors and give several examples of each.
3. Define Biotic Factors and give several examples of each.
4. Define what a population is.
5. Define what a community is.
6. Define what an ecosystem is.
7. Define what the Biosphere is.
8. What is needed in order for an ecosystem to be self-sustaining?
9. Explain what limiting factors are and give several examples.
10. Define what the carrying capacity means.
11. What does a steady state mean?
12. Explain what an autotroph is? And give some examples.
13. Explain what a heterotroph is.
14. Define the following heterotrophs
a. Herbivores
b. Omnivores
c. Carnivores
i. Predators
ii. Scavengers
d. Saprophytes
15. Define what a Predator-Prey Relationship is.
16. What is symbiosis?
17. Identify and explain the follow types of symbiotic relationships.
a. Commensalism
b. Mutualism
c. Parasitism
18. Identify and explain what a food chain is and give an example.
19. Explain what a food web is and give an example.
20. Explain the following organisms found in a food web.
a. Producers
b. Primary Consumers
c. Secondary Consumers
d. Tertiary Consumer
e. Decomposer
21. Explain how energy is transferred throughout the food web and how much
reaches each level.
22. Explain the following and what it describes.
a. Energy Pyramid
b. Biomass Pyramid
c. Numbers Pyramid
23. Explain what Biomass is?
24. Describe succession.
25. There are two types of succession, explain each one fully.
a. Primary Succession
i. What are Pioneer Species
b. Secondary Succession
26. What is a climax community and how is one identified and how long could they
last?
27. What is the Competitive Exclusion Principle?
28. Explain what a Niche is?
29. Explain what a Habitat is?
30. Describe the Carbon-Oxygen Cycle and draw a diagram.
31. Describe the Nitrogen Cycle and draw a diagram.
32. Describe the Water Cycle and draw a diagram.
33. Explain how Biodiversity increases the stability of an ecosystem.
34. What is Monoculture and explain how this is good or bad on an environment?
35. Explain what a Biome is?
36. Describe the characteristics of the following Biomes.
a. Jungles
i. Describe the characteristics of the ecosystem
ii. Amount of Participation
iii. Dominant plant species
iv. Dominant animals species
b. Grassland /Savannahs
i. Describe the characteristics of the ecosystem
ii. Amount of Participation
iii. Dominant plant species
iv. Dominant animals species
c. Seasonal Forests
i. Describe the characteristics of the ecosystem
ii. Amount of Participation
iii. Dominant plant species
iv. Dominant animals species
d. Deserts
i. Describe the characteristics of the ecosystem
ii. Amount of Participation
iii. Dominant plant species
iv. Dominant animals species
37. How do the importation of organism (Alien Species) impact an ecosystem?
38. Explain the effects of poor farming practices on the ecosystem.
39. Explain acid rain and how it affects the environment.
40. Describe how Bio-magnification happens and the effects that happens with the
use of pesticides.
41. Explain the growth of the human population through history and what some of the
factors that increased that growth are.
42. What are the impacts due to fossil fuels on the ecosystem?
43. Explain radioactive energy and the impact on the ecosystem.
44. What is the importance of trying to identify and protect endanger species?