Ecology Exam Review
Get in a seat, and get out your HW While I check HW define the following words… –Edge –Community –Population –Census –Biome –Habitat (4 components)
Define Ecology
study of living things and the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment
Describe each of the following terms: Biotic Abiotic Organic Inorganic
Describe each of the following terms: Biotic – living Abiotic – non-living Organic – related to something living Inorganic – never living
Describe a biome Biome
Describe each of the following terms: Biome - large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems
List the land biomes Includes: –TUNDRA –TAIGA or CONIFEROUS FOREST –DESERT –TROPICAL RAINFOREST –TEMPERATE RAINFOREST –DECIDUOUS FOREST –DESERT –GRASSLAND
Describe each of the following terms: Organism Species Population Community
Describe each of the following terms: Organism – one of any living thing Species – similar organisms that can reproduce Population - all the organisms that belong to the same species in an area Community - all the populations of different species that interact in an ecosystem
Describe each of the following terms: Ecosystem Habitat Niche
Describe each of the following terms: Ecosystem - all the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment Habitat - place where an organism lives Niche – an organism’s role in an ecosystem; how it gets food, lives
Describe each of the following terms: Limiting factor Carrying capacity
Describe each of the following terms: Limiting factor - anything that can restrict the size of a population Carrying capacity - largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support over time
Describe each of the following terms: Predator Prey
Describe each of the following terms: Predator – an animal that hunts and kills other animals for food Prey – an animal that is hunted and caught for food
Layers of the forest