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Exam 2 ReviewBIO 130: Introduction to Environmental ScienceChapter 7Be able to list the seven major biomes, and compare them in terms of precipitation andtemperature (precipitation is the primary factor that determines biomes, and temperature is thesecond most important factor),

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Exam 2 ReviewBIO 130: Introduction to Environmental ScienceChapter 7Be able to list the seven major biomes, and compare them in terms of precipitation andtemperature (precipitation is the primary factor that determines biomes, and temperature is thesecond most important factor), important plant life and animal species.Understand what is meant by the resilience of an ecosystem after a disturbance and the steps toecological succession.Make sure you know what each of these trophic categories or food web terms are:Autotrophs, Heterotrophs (includes decomposers, consumers), Producers, Consumers(primary, secondary, tertiary). Where do herbivores, carnivores and omnivores fit into theconsumer classes? Know the importance of the decomposers.Know how much energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next.What is the difference between a producer and a consumer? Be able to classify life as one or theother.Make sure you know the products and reactants for photosynthesis and cellular respiration.Understand bioaccumulation and be able to give an example.Understand the laws of thermodynamics and how they related to trophic levels and the cycling ofmatter.In each of the following cycles, be able to identify the primary source for each atom and how it ismade accessible (atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere):Carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle,Phosphorous cycle.Make sure you can list characteristics of a K-selected versus an r-selected. Is an elephant a K- or r-selected organism? What about a fly?Understand habitat, niche and keystone predator. Know an example of a keystone predator.Know the difference between a condition and a resource.Know the difference between a generalist and specialist, which is prone to extinction and why.What is an adaptation? Be able to identify common types of adaptations of organisms (camouflage,spines on cactus, ability to store water in the desert, hibernation in cold climates, long necks toreach food, etc.).Understand coevolution and know some examples

 
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