HONORS BIOLOGY 1A
Ecology Vocabulary Review
Purpose: Using Quizlet™, to construct a series of explanations, examples and comparisons using the
vocabulary associated with our unit regarding ecological principles.
Directions:
1. Sign up for an account at www.quizlet.com and request to join your class “Motzko Honors
Biology 13-14 Period _______”. If your username is not easily identifiable by last name, provide
this information to your instructor or start another account.
2. Starting with the week one vocabulary terminology, create Quizlet™ flashcards. However,
instead of the traditional flashcard format in which the term is connected to its definition, you
will also be providing several other types of “cards” including:
 Straight definitions
 Specific examples
 Comparison/Contrast (i.e. compare/contrast this term to another vocabulary term from
the list)
 Visual (provide an image, video, etc. that demonstrates the vocabulary term)
3. For each week’s vocabulary, you may choose how to divide up the vocabulary into the required
types of cards. Essentially, one fourth of the vocabulary is straight definition, one fourth are
examples, etc. Consult the lists to see how to break up the vocabulary.
4. When you are finished, publish your cards so that all in the class may view them. The due dates
for each week’s vocabulary are as follows:
Vocabulary Set Due Date
One
9/13/13
Two
9/27/13
Three
10/11/13
5. As you will have access to other individuals Quizlet™ sets, use them as another source of review
materials when it is time for tests.
Set One: Ecological Structures & Relationships
Set One Due Date: 9/13/13
Content Requirements:
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Straight Definition (10)
Specific Example (10)
Comparison/Contrast (5, 2 terms per card)
Visual Representation (10)
Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors
Autotrophs
Carnivore
Biome
Chemosynthesis
Consumers
Food Web
Homeotherm
Niche
Predation
Symbiosis
Detritivores/Saprophyte
Habitat
Intraspecific
Competition
Oikos
Pyramid of Biomass
Trophic Level
Limnic
Mutualism
Marine
Commensalism
Ecology
Herbivore
Interspecific
Competition
Parasitism
Pyramid of Numbers
1st Law of
Thermodynamics
Terrestrial
Quadratic Analysis
Biosphere
Competitive Exclusion
Principle
Food Chain
Heterotroph
Ecosystem
Photosynthesis
Pyramid of Productivity
Saprophytes
Population
Scavenger
Set Two: Biodiversity and Stability
Set Two Due Date: 9/27/13
Content Requirements
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Straight Definition (8)
Specific Example (8)
Comparison/Contrast (4, 2 terms per card)
Visual Representation (8)
Biodiversity
Invasive Species
Hydrologic Cycle
Denitrification
Limiting Nutrient
DIE
DIo
Extinction
Evaporation
Nitrogen Fixation
Primary Productivity
WQI
Indigenous Species
Transect Analysis
Exotic Species
Sentinel Species
Nitrate/Nitrite
Legumes
Habitat Fragmentation
Benthic
Macroinvertebrates
Dissolved Oxygen
Total Dissolved Solids
pH
Thermal Pollution
Biogeochemical Cycles
Transpiration
Phosphorus Cycle
Algal Blooms
Edge Effect
Watershed
Biological Oxygen
Demand
Point Source Pollution
Set Three: Population Dynamics
Set Three Due Date: 10/11/13
Content Requirements
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Straight Definition (5)
Specific Example (5)
Comparison/Contrast (3, 2 terms per card)
Visual Representation (4)
Population Dynamics
Doubling Time
Carrying Capacity
Lag 2 Phase
Lag Phase
Flux
J-Curve
Immigration
Emigration
Density-Independent
Limiting Factor
Age Structure
Fecundity
Natality
S- Curve
Demography
Assessment Rubric:
Set #
Item Description
1
Not submitted
Submitted, but not by due date
Content items missing
Item present but description, example or
content is vague/incorrect
Not submitted
Submitted, but not by due date
Content items missing
Item present but description, example or
content is vague/incorrect
Not submitted
Submitted, but not by due date
Content items missing
Item present but description, example or
content is vague/incorrect
TOTAL ASSIGNMENT VALUE
2
3
Max.
Deduction
-8.00
-0.50
-0.20@
-0.10@
-6.40
-0.50
-0.20@
-0.10@
-4.00
-0.50
-0.20@
-0.10@
20 pts
Log Phase
Lotka-Volterra
Equation
Density-Dependent
Limiting Factor
Mortality
Demographic
Transition