Study Guide Noncumulative Part Of Final

Study Guide Noncumulative part of Final F14 (10th edition) Bio 4 C. Shannon

Ch. 53 Population Ecology & Population Growth lab density, dispersion, mark-recapture method, patterns of dispersion (clumped, uniform, random), grain (coarse-grained and fine-grained), demography, ZPG, age structure, fecundity, life history, exponential population growth (J-shaped curve), logistic population growth (S-shaped curve), carrying capacity, human population growth, N, t, K, r-selected, k-selected, density dependent factors, density independent factors, population cycles, age structure diagrams--Mexico, Sweden, U.S.?

Ch. 54 Community Ecology community, richness, abundance, diversity, coevolution, predation, predator, prey, plant defenses, animal defenses, cryptic coloration, mimicry, model, mimic, Batesian mimicry, Mullerian mimicry, the competitive exclusion principle, Gause, ecological niche, symbiosis, parasitism, mutualism, commensalism, island biogeography, keystone species/predator, most widespread agents of dispersion?, ecological succession (primary vs. secondary), Soule film: mesopredator, corridor, canyon like an island?, what happens to ground dwelling bird species like the quail and roadrunner?, fragmentation & urbanization?, effects similar to what is found after a fire in coastal sage scrub?, extinction related to loss of habitat?

Ch. 55 Ecosystems ecosystem, trophic levels, primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, detritivore, food chain, food web, ecological efficiency, biomass pyramid, biological magnification, greenhouse effect, ozone depletion

Ch. 56 Conservation Biology habitat destruction, biodiversity crisis, introduction/competition of exotic species, ESA, endangered species, fragmentation and edges, movement corridor, establishing protected areas, biodiversity hot spot, case study: sustainable development in Costa Rica?

Sample Essays 1. Discuss 3 points made by David Suzuki in the video we watched.

2. What would you say to someone who feels all the coyotes that live near their home should be shot? Support your answer by defining a "keystone predator (species)". Use Michael Soule's research on the importance of coyotes to chaparral and coastal sage scrub as an example (how they shape community structure).

3. What are the main points of the movie “America’s Endangered Species, Don’t Say Goodbye.”

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