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A Review of Biology: Ecology

Directions: Use your Big Picture review sheet to answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. hat is ecology!

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hat is the #ifference $etween a community an# a ha$itat!

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hat is an ecosystem!

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hat is the #ifference $etween autotrophs an# heterotrophs!

'. (ist an# #escri$e the three types of heterotrophs.

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hat is the #ifference $etween $iotic an# a$iotic factors!

*. (ist an# #escri$e the three types of $iotic factors.

+. Draw a foo# chain with four organisms an# la$el the 1 st, "n#, %r#, an# &th trophic levels.

-. .ow is energy transferre# through trophic levels!

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hat is a foo# we$!

11. Briefly e0plain the nitrogen cycle.

1". Briefly e0plain the water cycle.

1%. Briefly e0plain the o0ygen1car$on cycle.

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hat two cellular processes are involve# in the o0ygen1car$on cycle!

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hat is competition!

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hat is sym$iosis!

1*. (ist an# #escri$e the three types of sym$iosis.

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hat is an a#aptation! 2ive an e0ample.

1-. (ist the reasons why populations of organisms increase or #ecrease.

"/.(ist the reasons why ecosystems are constantly changing. "1. "". hat is the $iggest threat to $io#iversity! hat are some of the negative ways that humans have impacte# the environment!

"%.3now how to interpret 4ge 5tructure Diagrams