Author: nettunom

Mr. Granville
granville@fultonschools.org

Roswell High School—Honors Biology

Ecology

Tuesday, September 4th 2012

Principles of Ecology

Inside this issue:

Standards / Objectives	1
Key Vocabulary	2
Unit Calendar	2
Important Dates	2
Text / Web Resources	1

Survivorship Curves

What to read:
Ch. 13—16
P. 394-505
Web Resources:
Online Text
www.classzone.com
Activation Code:
2591491-10

Investigate the relationships among organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and biomes.
Explain the flow of matter and energy through ecosystems by arranging components of a food chain according to energy flow.
Comparing the quantity of energy in the steps of an energy pyramid.
Describe the different ecological interactions that organisms can have. (predation, competition, mutualism etc.)
Explaining the need for cycling of major nutrients (C, H, O, N, P)
Explain how each of the different biogeochemical cycles work, and describe their ecological importance.
Relate Plant adaptations, including tropisms, to the ability to survive stressful environmental conditions.
Relate animal adaptations, including behaviors, to the ability to survive stressful environmental conditions.
Be able to define the term ‘Ecology’ and explain why it is important to scientists to study.
Describe the different levels of ecological organization.
Explain the difference between abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem, and describe the ecological importance of both.
Explain what food web and food chains are and be able to generate them for different ecosystems.
Describe the roles that the different trophic levels have on the environment.
Draw and explain the different ecological pyramids.
Explain what a niche is and what is meant by the competitive exclusion principle.
Draw and explain 3 different types of survivorship curves.
Explain what carrying capacity is, and how it relates to both logistic and exponential growth.
Describe the different between density dependant and density independent factors.
Relate environmental conditions to successional changes in ecosystems.
Explain what succession is, and describe what happens in both primary and secondary successional changes.
List the 6 major biomes found on the earth, and describe the significant biotic and abiotic components of each one.
Explain the major aquatic biomes.
Explain how human population growth and development has lead to the following environmental issues: pollution, acid rain, and global climate change.
Describe what an indicator species is and explain how scientists use the to determine environment health.
Explain what an invasive species is and describe their impact on the environment.
Describe what habitat fragmentation is, and explain how it impacts wildlife.
Explain what actions can be done by humans to try to reduce the impact they have on the earth.
Assess and explain human activities that influence and modify the environment such as global warming, population growth, pesticide use, and water/power consumption.

Nutrient Cycles

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Ecology

Tuesday, September 4th 2012

Key Vocabulary

Homeostasis
Ecology
Life
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors
Biome
Biodiversity
Producer
Consumer
Autotroph
Heterotroph
Photosynthesis
Chemosynthesis
Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore
Detritivore
Decomposer
Specialist
Generalist
Trophic Level
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Quaternary Consumer
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
Biomass
Pyramid of Numbers
Biogeochemical Cycle
Hydrologic Cycle
Phosphorus Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Nitrogen fixation
Habitat
Niche
Fundamental Niche
Realized Niche
Keystone Species
Ecological equivalent
Competition
Predation
Symbiosis
Commensalism
Parasitism
Mutualism
Population density
Survivorship curve
Logistic Growth
Exponential growth
Immigration
Emigration
Carrying capacity
Limiting factor
Density-dependant factor
Density-independent factor
Succession
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
Pioneer species
Climate
Microclimate
Plankton
Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
Estuary
Watershed
Renewable resource
Nonrenewable resource
Ecological footprint
Ozone
Greenhouse effect
Acid rain
Global climate change
Indicator species
Biomagnification
Habitat fragmentation
Invasive Species
Introduced Species
Sustainable development
Umbrella Species

Exponential Growth

Logistic Growth

Important Dates!!!

September-October 2012

9/6 Literature Review or Science Fair Topic Due
9/10 Succession Packet Due
9/27 Annotated Bib. Due
10/1 Unit PBA—Ecology Project Due
10/2 Ecology Unit Test

Reminders
Late work will NOT be accepted!
So…make sure you turn in all your work on time.
Help Sessions:
Most mornings from 7:30-8:25 (morning duty 4th-7th)

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
3 Labor Day / No School	4 Understanding the Food Web / Keystone species / Specialists vs Generalists / Notes: 13.1-13.2	5 Introduce Unit PBA— Ecology Project / Cycling of Matter / D / D / Due: Daphnia Lab	6 Energy and the Ecosystem (Biomass) / Due: Topic for L.R. Or Science Fair	7 Oh Deer! Carrying Capacity Lab / Data Collection / Permission Slips Due
10 C.C. Lab Discussion / Symbiosis Seat Switch / Due: Succession Packet / Bri / Br / Due / dion Packet	11 C.C. Lab Discussion / Random Sampling Activity	12 Population Growth / Complete and turn in Oh Deer! Carrying Capacity Lab	13 Due: Question for Literature Review / Bring Text Book / Chapter 13 & 14 Power Notes Check / Open / O / d / Due: C. Capacity Lab	14 Meet Outside for Unit PBA—Ecology Project / Wear close-toed shoes
17 Climate Activity	18 Meet Outside for Unit PBA—Ecology Project / Wear close-toed shoes	19 Media Center / Annotated Bibliography / Bring sources/flash drive	20 Meet Outside for Unit PBA—Ecology Project / Wear close-toed shoes	22 Biomes / Due: Chapter 15 Power Notes
24 Invasive Species Lab data collection	25 Meet Outside for Unit PBA—Ecology Project / Wear close-toed shoes	26 Invasive Species of Georgia / Invasive Species Lab complete and turn	27 / Annotated Bib Activity / Due: Annotated Bib. / Du	28 Effects of Coyote Removal in Texas
1 / Ecology Test Review / Due: Unit PBA—Ecology Project / Due: Invasive Species Lab	2 / Unit 1 Ecology Test / Due: Chapter 16 Power Notes	3 / On-Line Check Points Test	4 / Chemistry of Life	5 / Media Center / Research Day