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The Living World Test Concept Review
--Laws of Thermodynamics – what are they and what do they mean?
--Basics of photosynthesis
--How adaptations relate to natural selection
--How tolerance levels affect organism/natural selection
--Biogeochemical cycles and limiting factors – What are the main “players”
--How Competitive Exclusion Principle leads to resource partitioning
--What is speciation?
--Geographic Isolation/Allopatric Speciation
--Difference between intraspecific and interspecific competition
--Why some organisms coevolve (coevolution)
--Know all the symbiosis relationships and examples of each (competition, parasitism,
commensalism, and mutualism)
--Ecopyramids and relationships
--What role does a keystone species play in a biological community?
--Abundance vs. Biodiversity—what biomes have high abundance? What biomes have high
diversity?
--Know about edge effects at ecotones
--What harm does a non-native species potentially have in a community?
--Primary Succession vs. Secondary Succession
-- Pioneer species leading up to climax community
--How often to disturbances occur? How do they help in an ecosystem?
--Identify differences between biomes
--Understand how to read a climate diagram
--How does the latitude affect where biomes occur on the Earth’s surface?
--What is the legal definition of a wetland?
--Understand that human invasion is the largest offender in biodiversity loss among biomes
--Biodiversity issues and management (also important regulations)
Review these items:
Review Speciation and Edge Effect Labs (know how to calculate species density, species
richness and understand what Shannon index species diversity means)
Review your vocabulary flashcards
Review Biome Notes
The Living World Test Concept Review
--Laws of Thermodynamics – what are they and what do they mean?
--Basics of photosynthesis
--How adaptations relate to natural selection
--How tolerance levels affect organism/natural selection
--Biogeochemical cycles and limiting factors – What are the main “players”
--How Competitive Exclusion Principle leads to resource partitioning
--What is speciation?
--Geographic Isolation/Allopatric Speciation
--Difference between intraspecific and interspecific competition
--Why some organisms coevolve (coevolution)
--Know all the symbiosis relationships and examples of each (competition, parasitism,
commensalism, and mutualism)
--Ecopyramids and relationships
--What role does a keystone species play in a biological community?
--Abundance vs. Biodiversity—what biomes have high abundance? What biomes have high
diversity?
--Know about edge effects at ecotones
--What harm does a non-native species potentially have in a community?
--Primary Succession vs. Secondary Succession
-- Pioneer species leading up to climax community
--How often to disturbances occur? How do they help in an ecosystem?
--Identify differences between biomes
--Understand how to read a climate diagram
--How does the latitude affect where biomes occur on the Earth’s surface?
--What is the legal definition of a wetland?
--Understand that human invasion is the largest offender in biodiversity loss among biomes
--Biodiversity issues and management (also important regulations)
Review these items:
Review Speciation and Edge Effect Labs (know how to calculate species density, species
richness and understand what Shannon index species diversity means)
Review your vocabulary flashcards
Review Biome Notes