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Ecology Study Guide:
1) Define ecology.
2) List the levels of organization in ecology.
3) Distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors and give an example of each.
4) Define population. Give an example.
5) What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem.
6) Give an example of an ecosystem.
7) Define biome.
8) List the world’s major terrestrial biomes.
9) Define habitat.
10) What is a niche?
11) Give an example of competition.
12) Describe predation.
13) What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?
14) Give an example of mutualism.
15) Give an example of commensalism.
16) Distinguish between ectoparasites and endoparasites.
17) Autotroph =
18) Heterotroph =
19) Distinguish between a herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
20) What is the role of decomposers?
21) Trophic level =
22) Food chain =
23) Food web =
24) Ecological pyramid =
25) Biomass =
26) Extinction =
27) Define biodiversity.
28) Describe 4 factors that threaten biodiversity.
29) What is a limiting factor? Give an example.
30) List two methods of tracking populations.
31) Distinguish between immigration and emigration.
32) What is the difference between a threatened species and an endangered species?
33) Ecological succession =
34) What is the difference between primary succession and secondary succession?
35) What are plankton?
36) Distinguish between a wetland and an estuary.
37) Define conservation biology and give an example.
38) Define restoration biology and give an example.