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50 Ecology and the Biosphere
Reading Outline
I.
A. Ecology and evolutionary biology
B. Organisms and the environment
C. Subfields of ecology
1. population –
2. community –
3. ecosystem –
4. patchiness –
5. biosphere –
D. Ecology and environmental issues
II.
A. Dispersal and distribution
1. dispersal –
2. How did the cattle egret get to the Americas?
3. What factors limit geographical distribution?
4. What is the difference between potential range and actual range?
B. Behavior and habitat selection
1. How do plants choose their habitats?
2. What factor restricts the range of the anopheline mosquito?
C. Biotic factors
1. What living factors can limit distribution of a plant or animal?
2. How do sea urchins effect the distribution of seaweed?
D. Abiotic factors –
Explain how each of the factors below effects distribution of organisms:
1. temperature –
2. water –
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3. sunlight –
4. wind –
5. rocks and soil –
E. Climate
1. macroclimate –
2. microclimate –
Describe how the following factors affect the climate of regions of the earth:
1. Latitudinal variation in sunlight intensity –
2. Seasonal variation in sunlight intensity –
3. Global air circulation and precipitation patterns –
4. Global wind patterns –
Explain how the following factors affect local climates:
1. Bodies of water –
2. Mountains –
3. Seasonality –
III.
Photic zone –
Aphotic zone –
Detritus –
Thermocline –
IV.
A. Climate and terrestrial biomes
1. Draw and color 50.18 
B. General features of terrestrial biomes (worksheet)
List 8 biomes 
What 2 factors are most important in determining which biome will exist in an area?