Download EOC Benchmark Review #3 Ecology and Evolution

EOC Benchmark Review #3 Ecology and Evolution
There are 20 multiple-choice questions and 3 open- ended problems on
this Assessment. In order to do well, you should review the following
concepts.
Ecology
o The flow of energy through an ecosystem
 Food webs
 Food chains
 Food pyramids
 Trophic levels
o The flow of chemicals throughout the ecosystem
 Water cycle
 Carbon cycle
o The relationship between predator and prey
o Populations and how they relate to one another
o Relationship between the abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem
o Symbiotic relationships
 Mutualism
 Commensalisms
 Parasitism
o Impact of human development on ecosystems
 Habitat destruction
 Pollution
 Energy use and disruption of chemical cycles for example the
carbon cycle and use of fossil fuels
Evolution
o Inheritance of acquired traits vs Natural selection
o Artificial selection (selective breeding)
o Adaptations and Character Traits, including
 emergence of novel traits (new combinations of existing genes or
mutations),
 effects of environmental pressures,
 variable survival and reproductive success conferred by certain
traits,
 gene frequencies in populations
o Scientific Evidence of Evolution, including
 geology (fossils, radiometric dating),
 comparative anatomy (homologous structures, anatomical
similarities),
 biochemistry (DNA base or amino acid sequences)
o Diversity of Living Organisms, including those evolutionary processes
supported by scientific evidence such as
 reproductive isolation,
 adaptive radiation,
 divergent evolution,
 convergent evolution
 coevolution
o Mechanisms for Biological Evolution, including
 species’ reproductive potential,
 genetic variability,
 finite resources,
 natural selection