Ecology Study Guide
Lesson 1: Our Island Earth
-Vocabulary
-Ecological footprints
-The Tragedy of the Commons
Lesson2: The Nature of Science
-Vocabulary
-The process of science
-How do we interpret data?
Lesson 3: The Community of Science
-Community analysis and feedback
-Benefits and outcomes (ethics!)
-Vocabulary
The lesson of Easter Island (helps us to understand how our actions affect the environment, what
could they have done differently?)
Lesson 1: Economics
-What is economics?
-vocabulary
Lesson2: United States Environmental policy
-What is environmental policy
-NEPA
-EPA
-Vocabulary
Lesson 3: International environmental policy and approaches
-Transboundary problems
-Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer
-Steps to the environmental policy (1-6)
Water Properties
-Packet of notes given for this!
Top 10 environmental Issues
-See packet for review
Air Quality in schools
-See notes (if you do have this I have a few extra copies for you to take notes)
Water Usage
-What are some ways to save water?
Filtration
-What is water filtration
-What are some ways to do water filtration?
Tracking pollution
-What did we learn about water pollution and elevation?
-What are sources of water pollution?
-Population Genetics
-Natural selection in icefish
-Natural selection in humans
-What is a mutation? How does it help?
-What is sickle cell disease? Is this a good or bad trait? How is it surviving?
- Mendelian genetics and probability (know how to do the Punnett Square and be able to answer a few
questions also know about pedigrees and how those traits are passed.
-What is the “antifreeze” gene? Is this a good or bad trait? How is it surviving?
Virginia’s watersheds
-Make sure that you know what watershed we live in
-Ways that we can protect our watersheds
How a tree grows
-What is the difference between a monocotyledon and a dicotyledon?
-What is the purpose of a leaf’s veins?
-Dendrochronology what is this?
-What is a pith?
-How can you tell if it is a wet or dry year by looking at the xylem rings?
Population Ecology
Review packet of notes given
Community Ecology
Review packet of notes given
(lichens and predatory/prey relationships)
Owl Pellets
Make sure you study notes given
Ecosystems and the human impact on them
Discovery’s Racing Extinction
Make sure that you review your notes and know who are some of the contributors and who are some
of the individuals and places responsible for causing extinctions.
One of the best study guides is previous tests, if you have any questions, please email me at
kayalaj@bath.k12.va.us or call me at 540-679-0709 (my cell) , please leave a message if I do not pick up.