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AP Summer Assignment 2014-15 Ms. Migneron email: [email protected] Text: Campbell Biology in Focus, AP Edition. By: Urry, Cain, Wasserman et al. Pearson Publishing. You need a Composition book or the like. It will be your Ecology Notebook. This notebook will be for biology use only. Write out the terms and complete all assignments in your Ecology Notebook. All work must be hand written. Cite all sources. Please do the assignments in order in your notebook. Your ecology notebook is Due: Monday August 11, 2014 A. (20 points) Terms to know: Ecology, population, exponential growth, carrying capacity, population dynamics, density independent factors, density dependent factors, non-renewable resources, and renewable resources. Use an academic online source from a university or school or Online Dictionaries, such as merriamwebster.com. No Wikipedia. Assignment: Give specific detailed answers. All answers must be written in complete sentences. Visit the website below and complete questions and assignments. http://mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island/html/tour1.html Section 1: Arrival 1. What is the location of Easter Island? 2. What was the original island habitat like when the First Islanders arrived? 3. Who did the most damage historically to the island? 4. What did the First Islanders use to build houses and boats? Section 4: The Conflict 1. What did the island look like when westerners arrived? 2. What consequences did the First Islanders face from the deforestation they caused? 3. What was the original population estimate before the collapse and what was the population estimate after the collapse? Section 6: Lesson from the Past 1. Find another population/civilization that has caused negative environmental impacts. Give a brief description of how and what they did to cause the problem and the end result. B. (20 points) Terms to know: Predation, Parasitism, Mutualism, Commensalism, food chain, food web, invasive species, keystone species, and ecological succession. Use an academic online source from a university or school or Online Dictionaries, such as merriam-webster.com. No Wikipedia. Assignment: Give specific detailed answers. All answers must be written in complete sentences. Cite all sources. 1. Find and Give a real life example of parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism in nature. 2. Visit: http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm. Create a Food Web, Be sure to print or take a picture and include it in your notebook. If your last name starts with A-G complete the Australian Grassland web. H-M complete the African Grassland web. N-S complete Antarctic web. T-Z complete the Marie web. 3. Find and give an example of a Keystone Species in nature. C. (15 points) Terms to Know: Trophic Level, primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, water cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorous cycle, carbon cycle, and bioremediation. Use an academic online source from a university or school or Online Dictionaries, such as merriamwebster.com. No Wikipedia. Assignment: Give specific detailed answers. All answers must be written in complete sentences. Cite all sources. 1. Create a Trophic Level Pyramid for your food web. D. (10 points) Terms to Know: Conservation biology, endangered species, fragmentation of habitats, overharvesting, extinction vortex, biodiversity hotspot, biological magnification, greenhouse effect, ecological footprint, and sustainable development. Use an academic online source from a university or school or Online Dictionaries, such as merriam-webster.com. No Wikipedia. Assignment: Give specific detailed answers. All answers must be written in complete sentences. Cite all sources. Summer Assignment Total: 65 Points