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AP Environmental Science Warm Ups for Unit 2: The Living World (Ch 3, 4, 7, 8)
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Learning Target
1. I can list and describe, in
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order, the levels of
organization in the realm of
ecology. (species, population,
community, etc)
I can explain how biotic and
abiotic factors interact in an
ecosystem.
I can explain the importance
of a species’ range of
tolerance.
I can distinguish between
autotrophs (producers) and
heterotrophs (consumers).
I can describe and give
examples of different types of
consumers (carnivores,
herbivores, omnivores,
scavengers, detritivores, and
decomposers).
I can illustrate and describe
the flow of energy in an
ecosystem using a food chain
or food web.
I can describe the different
types of ecological pyramids
used to illustrate
relationships between
organisms in a food chain.
(energy, biomass, numbers)
I can explain the concept of
ecological efficiency as it
relates to energy being
transferred from one trophic
level to the next.
I can describe and calculate
the mathematical relationship
between Gross Primary
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Productivity (GPP) by plants,
their respiration, and their Net
Primary Productivity (NPP).
Learning Target
10. I can label the parts of each
biogeochemical cycle (H20,
C, N, P, and S) as well as
describe how humans have
impacted it.
11. I can distinguish between
different types of diversity in
life: ecological, species,
genetic, and functional.
12. I can explain the role of
natural selection in evolution,
as well as understand how
the fossil record gives us
clues about the past.
13. I can explain how geological
processes have affected
evolution.
14. I can define speciation and
how that can arise from
geographic and reproductive
isolation.
15. I can describe ways that
genetic variability arises in
populations and why this is a
good thing.
16. I can define an adaptation
and give several examples of
adaptations found in nature.
17. I can describe how bacteria
can evolve genetic resistance
to antibiotics.
18. I can distinguish between
background extinction and
mass extinction.
19. I can explain why organisms
like mosquitos and bacteria
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can evolve more rapidly than
organisms like humans or
elephants.
Learning Target
20. I can describe the difference
between artificial selection
and natural selection.
21. I can explain why species-rich
ecosystems are more
sustainable.
22. I can distinguish between
generalist and specialist
species and give examples of
each.
23. I can define and give an
example of an indicator
species.
24. I can explain why amphibians
are especially vulnerable to
extinction.
25. I can provide examples of
invasive (nonnative, alien)
species that are negatively
affecting native biodiversity.
26. I can describe several
examples of evidence for
biological evolution via natural
selection.
27. I can identify basic climate
and plant characteristics of
the different biomes (arctic
tundra, coniferous
forest/taiga, deciduous, forest,
deserts, grasslands,
chaparral, trop forest)
28. I can identify the biome that
contains over half of the plant
and animal species (and
explain why).
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Learning Target
29. I can describe why tropical
forest soil is so poor in
nutrients.
30. I can identify two different
reasons the arctic tundra may
be contributing to global
warming.
31. I can identify the two biomes
that have the most nutrientrich soil.
32. I can identify the two biomes
that are the most prone to
natural and man-made fires.
33. I can explain why coral reefs
are so important and humans
have done to cause coral
bleaching.
34. I can identify the major types
of organisms found in aquatic
systems: plankton, nekton,
benthos, decomposers.
35. I can distinguish between the
aquatic zones and give a
description of each.
36. I can describe several
examples of ecological and
economic services provided
by marine ecosystems.
37. I can identify and describe
key details about each of the
marine life zones: coastal,
open ocean, and ocean floor.
38. I can describe the key
features of an estuary.
39. I can explain the ecological
and economic services
provided by mangrove
forests.
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Learning Target
40. I can distinguish between the
euphotic zone, bathyal zone,
and abyssal zone as well as
give examples of organisms
that can be found in each.
41. I can explain why the open
ocean has a low NPP.
42. I can describe each of the 7
major threats to the marine
system caused by humans.
43. I can explain why the
Chesapeake Bay is in trouble.
44. I can understand the
importance of freshwater
ecosystems and how they’re
formed.
45. I can distinguish between the
4 zones of freshwater
systems: littoral, limnetic,
profundal, and benthic.
46. I can distinguish between
oligotrophic and eutrophic
lakes.
47. I can explain how cultural
eutrophication occurs and the
impact it has on aquatic
ecosystems.
48. I can explain the importance
of protecting our watershed.
49. I can describe each zone of a
stream: source, transition,
and floodplain.
50. I can define wetlands and
explain their ecological and
economic importance.
51. I can describe the 4 major
ways that humans have
affected freshwater.
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