Habitats Notesheet by C. Kohn
Name:
Hour
Date Assignment is due: after quiz Thurs
Day of Week
Units
1. Lab Safety
Date:
Why late?
Date
Score: +
✓ -
If your project was late, describe why
 Define Habitat in your own
words
 What are all of the things you
can think of that make up a
habitat? Name at least 10+.
 How does habitat amount and
quality affect biodiversity?
Name 3+ specific ways.
 Which has greater impact – loss
of habitat, or degradation of
existing habitat? Explain:
2. Biodiversity
3. Extinction
4. Habitats
5. Invasive Species
6. Pollution
7. Water Testing
8. Tragedy of the
Commons
9. Wildlife Mgmt
10. Climate
Change
11. Climate History
12. Forestry &
Carbon
Sequestration
13. Survival
Weekly Schedule
Monday: Intro to
Topic
Tuesday: Notes
 Write 4+ questions about this topic below:
Wednesday: Lab
set (outside)
1.
Thursday: Review
& Quiz
2.
Friday: Career
Portfolio
3.
4.
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Directions: use the accompanying PowerPoint (http://bit.ly/habitat-ppt) to complete the questions below. This
sheet will be due upon the completion of the PowerPoint in class. These assignments are graded on a +/√/- scale.
1. Define Habitat:
2. Define Population:
3. Define Community:
4. Define Ecosystem:
5. Define Niche:
6. Provide 3 examples of species and their niches below:
7. List and describe the four kinds of Niche Interactions:
8. List and describe the four kinds of components of a habitat:
9. What are examples of abiotic resources? List 6:
10. List 5 biological aspects of habitats:
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11. What is structure?
12. Provide examples of structure:
13. How does the moose example illustrate that quality of habitat matters as much as quantity?
14. What is succession in a habitat?
15. Succession occurs over
of years; it is a
process
16. Using turkeys as an example, explain why succession is crucial to the survival of living species:
17. How is succession different from the human disturbance of habitat?
18. The higher the
, the more
the habitat. Biodiversity is
when habitat size is
19. Define Patchiness:
20. The more “
” a habitat, the better
21. Define Edge:
22. More
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habitat =
interior habitat
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23. Explain why (A) is better than (B) using patchiness and edge:
24. Why is edge habitat not as valuable as interior habitat?
25. Define fragmentation:
26. Higher
= Lower
27. What is the Island Biogeography Model?
28. How does the IBM apply to habitats in Wisconsin?
29. Why would a narrow road through the middle of a forest cause more damage than is immediately obvious?
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Unit Wrap-up by C. Kohn
Name:
Hour
Date Assignment is due: Thursday
Day of Week
Date:
Score: + ✓ -
Why late?
Date
If your project was late, describe why
Write the 3 topics that you found least easy to understand in this unit:
1_
2_
3_
What are the 5 things you most need to review before taking your next
quiz?
1_
2_
3
4_
5_
Create 3 high-level questions related to this material:
1_
2_
3_
List 6 vocabulary words that you did not know before or have almost never used before:
1_
2
3
4
5
6
Create a specific strategy for remembering a specific item from this unit:
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A strategy is a mnemonic, rhyme, analogy, or other brain-based strategy. It is not an activity such as reviewing your notes, making cards, studying hard, etc.
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