ECOLOGY – VOCABULARY
Biotic
Predator/Prey
Abiotic
Nutrient
Species
Nutrient Nitrogen
Population
Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates
Community
Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria
Biome
Nitrogen Fixation
Biosphere
Evaporation
Food chain
Water vapor
Food web
Condensation
Autotroph
Precipitation
Heterotroph
Transpiration
Producer
Infiltration
Consumer
Runoff
Decomposer
Groundwater
Trophic Levels
Aquifer
Herbivore
Surface water
Carnivore
H20
CO2
Omnivore
O2
N2
Photosynthesis
Range of Tolerance
Respiration
Tolerance
Combustion
Optimum
Decomposition
Limiting Factor
Pyramid of Numbers
Birth Rate
Biomass Pyramid
Death Rate
Energy Pyramid
Immigration
Energy Loss
Emigration
Symbiosis
Boom and Bust cycle
Mutualism
Carrying Capacity
Parasitism
Logistic Growth Curve
Predation
Exponential Growth
ECOLOGY UNIT REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What does the Energy Pyramid tell us about how an ecosystem supports top predators?
2. How does soil play an important role in the nitrogen cycle?
3. Compare what the curves of exponential growth, the logistic growth curve, and the
boom and bust cycle (like the Kaibab Plateau deer) show about a population.
4. Describe the importance of what’s meant by the statement, “Energy flows, materials
cycle” as it applies to natural systems.
ON A SEPARATE PAGE
5. Select a specific, natural community. One that you can picture yourself in, or picture the
habitat and community suitable for the daily routine of a specific animal. For this location,
describe what’s going on in terms of all of the following ecological ideas:
 Interactions of biotic and abiotic factors
 Food webs, trophic levels, energy pyramid
 Cycles (or parts of cycles) of water, carbon, and nitrogen
 Interactions among species
Chemistry of Life
Vocabulary
Atom
pH
Molecule
Hydrogen ion
Element
Hydroxide ion
Compound
Building Block
Proton
Monomer
Neutron
Polymer
Electron
Macromolecule
Nucleus
Isomer
Electron cloud
Carbohydrate
Isotope
Monosaccharide
Ion
Disaccharide
Ionic bond
Polysaccharide
Covalent bond
Glucose
Hydrogen bond
Fructose
Van der Waals forces
Sucrose
Activation Energy
Lactose
Endothermic
Starch
Exothermic
Glycogen
Reactant
Cellulose
Product
Lipid
Polar Molecule
Glycerol
Polarity
Fatty Acid
Solvent
Protein
Solute
Amino Acid
Solution
Peptide bond
Capillarity
Polypeptide
Surface Tension
Enzyme
Heat of fusion
Substrate
Heat of evaporation
Active site
Acid
Catalyst
Base
Nucleic Acid
Buffer
Nucleotide
Mixture
Chapter 6: The Chemistry of Life
Chapter Review
Draw and label the structure of atoms, properly showing the location, number, and electric charges
of the nucleus, protons, neutrons, and electrons; different energy levels; atomic mass and atomic
number; and element symbol. (show Carbon – C, and Calcium - Ca)
Describe the number pattern in which electrons settle in the different energy levels.
Why are atoms mostly unstable when alone, and why do they form bonds with other atoms? What
are the exceptions to this?
Describe how an ionic bond works, and diagram an example of atoms forming an ionic bond.
What makes a substance an acid?
Describe the pH scale, including what it shows, its range, what is acid, neutral, and base, and four
examples of the pH of common substances. (distilled water, rain water, acid rain, vinegar,
ammonia)
What happens to acidity when there is a buffer, like calcium carbonate, in the system?
Describe how a covalent bond works, and show an example of two atoms that form a covalent
bond.
How many covalent bonds do the following atoms make?
H
O
N
C.
Describe the four categories of organic compounds, name the building block compounds
(monomers) and macromolecules (polymers) typical of each, and describe the functions they play in
living cells.