1. Ecology Exam Review

2. 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)

3. Define Ecology

4. study of living things and the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment

5. Describe each of the following terms: Biotic Abiotic Organic Inorganic

6. Describe each of the following terms: Biotic – living Abiotic – non-living Organic – related to something living Inorganic – never living

7. Describe a biome Biome

8. Describe each of the following terms: Biome - large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems

9. List the land biomes Includes: –TUNDRA –TAIGA or CONIFEROUS FOREST –DESERT –TROPICAL RAINFOREST –TEMPERATE RAINFOREST –DECIDUOUS FOREST –DESERT –GRASSLAND

10. Describe each of the following terms: Organism Species Population Community

11. 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

12. Describe each of the following terms: Ecosystem Habitat Niche

13. 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

14. Describe each of the following terms: Limiting factor Carrying capacity

15. 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

16. Describe each of the following terms: Predator Prey

17. 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

18. Layers of the forest