Download organization in ecology

Homework
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5th Grade Study Guide Chapter 1
Know the following terms/concept cards
- habitat
- abiotic factors
- community
- birth rate
- emigration
- carrying capacity
- species
- niche
- mutualism
- parasite
- organism
- photosynthesis
- ecosystem
- immigration
- limiting factor
- competition
- symbiosis
- prey
- commensalism
- natural selection
- biotic factors
- population
- estimate
- death rate
- ecology
- predation
- adaptation
- predator
- parasitism
- host
ology – study of
photo – light
migrate – wander
-sion – the act of
bio – life
e – out
im – in
habit – dwell
Know these word roots:
eco – house
a – not, without
syn/sym – together
-tion – the act of
-ist/-er – one who does
tic – a condition of being
An organism is an individual living specimen, the smallest unit of
organization in ecology
Know the four levels of organization in ecology in order:
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Know the five abiotic factors for any habitat:
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Know the five main limiting factors for any population:
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Homework
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Know the three ways that a population can increase:
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Know the three ways that a population can decrease:
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Know the three major types of interactions between organisms:
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Know the three types of Symbiosis and what they are:
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One organism benefits, the other
is unharmed or unhelped
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Both organisms benefit.
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One organism benefits, and
harms or kills the other.
Know what Population Density is and how to calculate it for a given
area.
Know what a Niche is and be able to identify some organisms and their
role in the environment.
Be able to analyze a graph and describe what is happening to a
population, including possible explanations and reasons for what you
see.