Learning Targets
Part 1 Ecology
Ecology Vocabulary and Topics
1) Know the definitions for:
- Ecology
- Ecosystem
- Abiotic factors
- Biotic Factors
- Community
- Population
2) State the two abiotic factors used to determine an ecological domain according to the FAO.
3) Provide 6 reasons why forests are ‘vital to life on Earth.’
4) Explain 6 reasons why forests have become a global concern.
5) List 3 ways by which global concerns can be addressed.
6) Define ‘watershed.’
7) Define and support the importance of biodiversity.
Use field guides and dichotomous keys to identify organisms.
9) Use binomial nomenclature to name organisms with their scientific name.
10) Know the common and scientific names to ten trees from local forest.
11) Research and provide information about the value and importance of trees in local forest.
12) Know the 5 types of domain classifications used by FAO based on temperature.
13) Recognize processes of succession in various ecosystems
14) Name and give examples of community interactions-prey/predator/symbiosis and competition.
15) Explain diagram of cycling of matter and energy transfer.
16) Relate biogeochemical cycle to appropriate processes.
17) Identify trophic levels in food webs
18) Define and discuss bioaccumulation of chemicals like DDT in organisms from top of food chain.
19) Define and identify the niche of an organism
20) Define and discuss a bioindicator in an ecosystem.
21) Explain how humans can impact an ecosystem through use of pesticides, introduction of nonnative species, and overuse of resources.
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