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Study Guide for Environmental Science Chapter 5.3 and 6
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Know that exponential growth is and how it will effect a population.
Know what carrying capacity is and how it is in a balanced ecosystem
Know the difference between density dependent and density independent limiting factors and examples of each
Know what causes populations to follow a boom and bust curve
Why has the human population grown exponentially?
Know the difference between predator and prey
Be able to predict what will happen in an ecosystem if a specific population (say of herbivores) increases. How
will that effect the prey population? How will that effect the plant population? Etc.
What is a parasite? What does it feed on? What controls the size of the parasite population?
Know the three different forms of symbiosis. Be able to identify examples of each.
Know the steps of primary succession.
Know the difference between primary and secondary succession.
What is a climax community?
What happens to a lake in aquatic succession?
What are biomes?
Which biome has the greatest species diversity?
Study Guide for Environmental Science Chapter 5.3 and 6
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Know that exponential growth is and how it will effect a population.
Know what carrying capacity is and how it is in a balanced ecosystem
Know the difference between density dependent and density independent limiting factors and examples of each
Know what causes populations to follow a boom and bust curve
Why has the human population grown exponentially?
Know the difference between predator and prey
Be able to predict what will happen in an ecosystem if a specific population (say of herbivores) increases. How
will that effect the prey population? How will that effect the plant population? Etc.
What is a parasite? What does it feed on? What controls the size of the parasite population?
Know the three different forms of symbiosis. Be able to identify examples of each.
Know the steps of primary succession.
Know the difference between primary and secondary succession.
What is a climax community?
What happens to a lake in aquatic succession?
What are biomes?
Which biome has the greatest species diversity?