Ecology Test Study Guide

Ecology Test Study Guide
Tips for success: Re-read Chapter 1 sections 1.1 and 1.2 / Chapter 2 sections 2.1 and 2.2 (pages54-55).
Review your power point notes I gave you!!!! Very important!
Review your reading study guides!

Be able to define or match the following key terms:
Ecology
Ecosystem:
Abiotic
Biotic
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Species
Organism
Population
Community
Biome
Habitat
Niche
Predator
Prey
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Scavenger
Adaptation
Structural (wings, feathers, feet, beaks, claws)
Behavioral (mating rituals, migration, hibernation)
Physiological (venom, octopus ink, skunk sprays)

More information to know!
Be able to label abiotic and biotic factors when given a picture.
Be able to list the 4 most important abiotic factors that affect an ecosystem (temperature, light, water, soil) Be able to explain why these are the most important.
Be able to give examples of producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Know the two main types of decomposers
What is the primary energy source for most ecosystems?
Be able to identify the levels in an environment from smallest to largest and from largest to smallest (OrganismàpopulationàCommunityàEcosystemàBiome)
Be able to identify the different types of adaptations an animal has when given a passage to read.

Lessons and Assignments September 8th

Monday: Finish Animal Adpatations Project: Project Due at the end of the hour.

Tuesday: Work on Study Guide for Thursday's Test! Students will have the entire hour to complete the study guide. We will review the answers the next day.

Wedensday: In class review game! Test Tomorrow!

Thursday: Ecology Test

Friday: Introduction to Biomes! As a class we will read section 1.4 covering biomes and discuss the upcoming technology project.