1. BELL WORK August 11, 2015 What is carrying capacity? What major animal on Earth does NOT follow this model?

2. BELL WORK August 12, 2015 What is the smallest unit of a living organism? What does the prefix “bio” mean?

3. BELL WORK August 13, 2015 What are the levels of organization for ecology? (hint: begins with a single organism)

4. BELL WORK August 14, 2015 What is the source of all energy on Earth?

5. BELL WORK August 17, 2015 Define: Competition Predator Prey

6. BELL WORK August 19, 2015 What does the term “biomass” mean?

7. BELL WORK August 27, 2015 A biome is defined by its… a. elevation and soil b. plant and animal species c. climate and plant communities d. latitude and longitude

8. BELL WORK August 31, 2015 What is the difference between a population and a community?

9. BELL WORK September 1, 2015 A fire has swept through a forest destroying a majority of the ecosystem. Which succession will occur?

10. BELL WORK September 2, 2015 What is a pioneer species? What is an example of one?

11. BELL WORK September 3, 2015 LIST THE STEPS OF THE WATER CYCLE.

12. BELL WORK September 4, 2015 What are the 2 major steps of the nitrogen cycle called?

13. BELL WORK September 8, 2015 Fossil fuels are part of which of the following cycles? A. oxygen B. carbon C. nitrogen D. phosphorous

14. BELL WORK September 9, 2015 What are the 3 dispersion patterns?

15. BELL WORK September 10, 2015 What is the difference between immigration, emigration and migration?

16. BELL WORK September 11, 2015 Which type of population growth is characterized by an “S” shaped curve?

17. BELL WORK September 14, 2015 REVIEW: What’s the difference between primary and secondary succession?

18. BELL WORK September 15, 2015 Describe the greenhouse effect.

19. BELL WORK September 16, 2015 Describe Biomagnification.

20. BELL WORK September 17, 2015 Define sustainable development.

21. BELL WORK September 18, 2015 What is the difference between an introduced species and an umbrella species?

22. BELL WORK September 21, 2015 Finish the sentence: Population dispersion is…

23. BELL WORK September 22, 2015 What are some examples of greenhouse gases?

24. BELL WORK September 23, 2015 What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources.

25. BELL WORK September 25, 2015 Most large mammals have type I survivorship curves. What does this mean?

26. BELL WORK September 28, 2015 What do we mean by the term “organic”? No, I don’t mean organic food.

27. BELL WORK September 29, 2015 What are the 4 major macromolecules in biochemistry?

28. BELL WORK September 30, 2015 What property of water makes it such a good solvent?

29. BELL WORK October 1, 2015 Describe dynamic equilibrium.

30. BELL WORK October 2, 2015 What is the difference between endocytosis and exocytosis?

31. BELL WORK October 13, 2015 In what macromolecules are the instructions stored for building proteins?

32. BELL WORK October 14, 2015 What is the difference between active and passive transport?