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Name: __________________________________________________
Period: _______
Unit 7A: Population Ecology
Activities
from Class
Relating
to LT
Learning Target (LT)
1) Distinguish between biotic and abiotic factors.
2) Analyze how a population changes over time:
a) Positive growth (natality/birth,
immigration)
b) Negative growth (mortality/death,
emigration)
3) Analyze how populations are dispersed:
a) Clumped
b) Random
c) Uniform
4) Solve mathematical story problems based on data
from ecological research:
a) Population size
b) Rate of change (+ or -)
c) Population density
5) Apply mathematical models to estimating
populations sizes of species:
a) Random sampling
b) Capture-recapture
c) Quadrat
6) Distinguish between factors that limit population
sizes:
a) Density-dependent
b) Density-independent
7) Analyze data to determine patterns in population
changes over time:
a) Exponential growth
b) Logistic growth
c) Carrying capacity
Vocabulary (words to know)
- Abiotic
- Limiting Factor
- Population
- Community
- Carrying Capacity
- Quadrat
Textbook Chapters/Pages
⎽ Chapter 3.1: What is Ecology (p. 64-68)
⎽ Chapter 5.1: How Populations Grow (p. 130-135)
⎽ Chapter 5.2: Limits to Growth (p. 137-141)
- Density
- Dispersion
- Niche
- Biotic
Name: __________________________________________________
Period: _______
Unit 7B: Community Ecology
Learning Target (LT)
Activities
from Class
Relating
to LT
1) Analyze species interactions in a community:
a) Symbiosis
b) Mutualism
c) Commensalism
d) Predation
e) Parasitism
2) Determine how a population will respond to
specific community interactions:
a) Competition
b) Ecological niche
3) Analyze how an ecosystem can change over
time:
a) Primary succession
b) Secondary succession
4) Apply mathematical models to determine level
of biodiversity of a community.
Vocabulary (words to know)
- Symbiotic
- Predation
- Mutualism
- Parasitism
- Succession
- Biodiversity
Textbook Chapters/Pages
⎽ Chapter 4.2: Niches and Community Interactions (p.99-104)
⎽ Chapter 4.3: Succession (p. 106-109)
- Niche
- Commensalism
- Competition
Name: __________________________________________________
Period: _______
Unit 8: Human Population & Impacts
Learning Target (LT)
Activities
from Class
Relating
to LT
1) Analyze human population/demographics:
a) Population graphing
b) Pyramid demographics
2) Evaluate your ecological footprint and its impact on
Earth:
a) Compare to the world average
b) Consider ways to decrease your ecological
footprint
3) Evaluate the impact of human populations on
ecosystems as positive and negative, focusing on:
a) Climate change
b) Invasive species
c) Greenhouse gas reductions
d) Biological magnification
e) Habitat destruction
Vocabulary (words to know)
- Population
- Ecological footprint
- Demography
- Biodiversity
- Deforestation
Textbook Chapters/Pages
⎽ Chapter 5.3: Human Population Growth (p. 142-145)
⎽ Chapter 6.1: A Changing Landscape (p. 154-157)
⎽ Chapter 6.2: Using Resources Wisely (p. 158-165)
⎽ Chapter 6.3: Biodiversity (p. 166-172)
⎽ Chapter 6.4: Meeting Ecological Challenges (p. 173179)
- Biological magnification