Ecology

U1. Ecology: The Organization of Life (4.1) U2. Biomes (6/7) U3. Ecosystem Dynamics (Chapter 5 Food Webs/Energy Flow/Interactions) U4. Populations (Chapter 8) U5. Biodiversity (Chapter 10)

Ecology Review Games (in the top right search bar, type the subject we are learning about - for example, "aquatic biomes")

__**Ecology Exam #1 Friday, 5/2**__

//**Concepts**//
 * //Vocab//**
 * //Ecosystem//
 * //biotic factor//
 * //abiotic factor//
 * //organism//
 * //species//
 * //population//
 * //community//
 * //habitat//
 * //biome//
 * //climate//
 * //latitude//
 * //altitude//
 * //tropical rain forest//
 * //emergent layer//
 * //canopy//
 * //epiphyte//
 * //understory//
 * //temperate rain forest//
 * //temperate deciduous forest//
 * //taiga//
 * //savanna//
 * //temperate grassland//
 * //chaparral//
 * //desert//
 * //tundra//
 * //permafrost//
 * //wetland//
 * //plankton//
 * //nekton//
 * //benthos//
 * //littoral zone//
 * //benthic zone//
 * //eutrophication//
 * //estuary//
 * //salt marsh//
 * //mangrove swamp//
 * //coral reef//
 * //phytoplankton/zooplankton//
 * // Organization of life ( ////hierarchy)//
 * //Terrestrial biomes and the factors that distinguish them (overall climate, precipitation, temperature)//
 * //Aquatic biomes and the factors that distinguish them (salinity, nutrient content, sunlight availability)//
 * //Threats to terrestrial/aquatic biomes//
 * //Iconic species and species adaptations of terrestrial/aquatic biomes//

//**Vocab**// //**Concepts:**//
 * Ecology Exam #2: Ecosystem Dynamics Study Guide**
 * photosynthesis
 * producer
 * consumer
 * decomposer
 * cellular respiration
 * food chain
 * food web
 * trophic level
 * carbon cycle
 * nitrogen-fixing bacteria
 * nitrogen cycle
 * phosphorus cycle
 * ecological succession
 * primary succession
 * secondary succession
 * pioneer species
 * climax community
 * heterotroph
 * autotroph
 * chemoautotroph
 * hydrothermal vent community
 * chemosynthesis
 * herbivore
 * carnivore
 * omnivore
 * apex predator
 * combustion
 * erosion
 * runoff
 * weathering
 * Explain how energy is transferred throughout ecosystems - from producers, throughout foodwebs, up to the highest trophic levels
 * Differentiate between autotrophic organisms and heterotrophic organisms
 * Describe how chemoautotrophic organisms obtain energy
 * Explain the energy needs of producers VS. consumers (photosynthesis VS. cellular respiration)
 * Explain how toxins like DDT move throughout an ecosystem
 * Chemical equations for photosynthesis and cellular respiration
 * Differentiate between a food web and food chain
 * Explain the energy loss associated with movement towards higher trophic levels in the trophic level pyramid
 * Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus cycle mechanics & human influence
 * Role of bacteria and lightening in Nitrogen cycle
 * Ecological succession: Primary VS. Secondary
 * Role of wild fires in ecological succession