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Things to Know for Ecology Unit 2 Test
(A-Day)
Cycles: Water, Nitrogen, Carbon-Oxygen
Water Cycle
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation,
Run-Off, Seepage, Transpiration
Role of plants and animals in cycle
Carbon-Oxygen Cycle
Symbols CO2 and O2
Photosynthesis/ Respiration
Role of plants and animals in cycle
Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Acid Rain, Smog,
Volcanic Activity, Car Exhaust, Factory Pollution
Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrification, Denitrification, Nitrogen Fixation, Role of
bacteria in cycle, Role of animal waste in cycle, Role
of decaying animals/ plants, NO2, NH3,
Abiotic/ Biotic Factors
Definition, Examples
Autotrophs- Definition
Types: chemosynthesis
photosynthesis
Heterotrophs- Definition
Types- herbivores, carnivores, omnivores,
decomposers, scavengers (what do they eat)
Food Chains / Food Webs
know how to read each.
understand how populations are affected if organisms
are removed
Ecological Relationships (Definitions, Competition,
Symbiosis, Predator/Prey
Competition- Oxygen, Sunlight, Space, Water etc.
Symbiosis- Definition, Types: Mutualism,
Parasitism, Commensalism
Levels of Organization
Biosphere, Biome, Ecosystem,
Community, Population, Organism
Terms to know:
Exotic Species (Non-Native), Niche,
Ecological Succession, Biomass, Fossil
Fuel, Acid Rain, Eco-Invasion, Toxin,
Decomposition, Self-Sustaining