Name: Date: Block: Ecology Packet #1 Please read Ch. 3.1 (page 64-68) of your text. Answer questions below and practice organizing the information presented using the following graphic organizers. For the first Unit, I will ask you to practice using a specific type of graphic organizer and provide you with a template. After this unit you will have the freedom to choose which way you would like to organize and explain new content. Please feel free to include pictures, color code, or some other strategy to help organize and explain the materials. These notes will serve as your main notes for the unit. What is Ecology?! Please complete the following Concentric Circle Map using the following key terms: biome, biosphere, community, ecosystem, population, and individual. You should also include a definition on your own words, short notes or pictures. What is an environment? Use the terms in the box to fill in the Venn diagram. List the parts of the environment that consist of biotic, abiotic or a mixture of both factors. animals bacteria CO 2 mushrooms plants ocean water snow soil sunligh Abiotic Factors Biotic Factors 1
Ecological Methods! What methods are used in ecological studies?! Why are many ecological phenomena difficult to study? Chapter 4.1: Climate Please read Ch. 4.1 (page 96-8) of your text. Answer questions below or complete the organizer below.! Explain how is weather different than climate.! What is a microclimate? Explain how one of the following settings is an example of microclimate: an upland region (mt), coastal region, urban region or a forested region?! What factors determine global climate?! Complete the table about the Earth s three main climate zones? Climate Zone Location Climate Characteristics Areas around the North and South poles Between the polar zones and the tropics Near the equator 2
Chapter 4.4: Biomes - Please read Ch. 4.4 (page 110-116) of your text. Answer questions below and practice organizing the information presented using the following graphic organizers.! What abiotic and biotic Factors characterize biomes?! Complete the table about some of Earth s major biomes. Some Major Biomes Biome Climate and Soil Plants and Animals Tropical Rain Forest Warm year- round with wet and dry seasons; rich soil Plants: tall, deciduous trees; succulents Animals: undergo estivation or migration Temperate Grassland Cold, dark winters, short soggy summers; permafrost; poorly developed soils Plants: ground hugging plants Animals: birds and mammals that can tolerate harsh conditions Boreal Forest (Taiga/Coniferous Forest) Hot dry summers; cool moist winters; thin, nutrient poor soils; periodic fires Plants: plants adapted to drought. Animals: tend to be browsers; in exposed areas camoflauge is common. Low precipitation with variable temperatures Plants: short growth cycle, cacti Animals: adaptations to quickly lose body heat and regulate body temperature.! What areas are not easily classified into a major biome and why? Refer to the Climate Diagram to the right. Match each letter with the biome it represents. Boreal Forest Tropical Rainforest Grassland Temperate Deciduous Forest Tundra 3
Please read Ch. 4.3 of your text. Answer questions below and practice organizing the information presented using the following graphic organizers.! Use the Venn Diagram to compare Primary and Secondary Succession. Use the diagram below and your notes to answer the following questions about succession.! The diagram above shows how one community of organisms replaces another until which of the following is reached? A pioneer community C ecological pyramid B marine biome D climax community Q S R T! Each drawing above represents different stages in community succession. Which of the following represents the correct order that the stages would occur during ecological succession? A Q S R T B R T Q S C T R Q S D S Q T R! Which of the drawings above represents the climax community in this succession pattern? A Q B R C S D 4
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