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Test: Ecology
Test: Ecology
Test Setup:
100 points (weighted)
Multiple Choice Booklet + Scantron response 20 items
mark answers in both booklet and answer sheet
corrections to be made in booklet for 50% credit
FRQ response on an answer form. 3 items with multiple sections each
Written in sentence form.
Written in pen or pencil.
Only use the space that is provided.
corrections to be made in booklet for 50% credit
BE PREPARED - Come to class on test day wtih an acceptible calculator. No cell phone use allowed.
TEST CORRECTIONS > Recoup points! Corrections will be made during LEAD. 50% recouped for MCQ and FRQ items.
Make Ups
Thursday, May 29 OR Friday, May 30
Corrections
Thursday, May 29 OR Friday, May 30
The following are the topics and skills assessed on the test:
8.1 Response to the Environment - text resources
Explain how the behavioral and/or physiological response of an organism is related to changes in internal or external environment.
Explain how the behavioral responses of organisms affect their overall fitness and may contribute to the success of the population.
MCQ 15%
8.2 Energy Flow Through Ecosystems - text resources
Describe the strategies organisms use to acquire and use energy.
Explain how changes in energy availability affect populations and ecosystems.
Explain how the activities of autotrophs and heterotrophs enable the flow of energy within an ecosystem.
MCQ 25% + FRQ
8.3 Population Ecology - text resources
Describe factors that influence growth dynamics of populations.
MCQ 10% + FRQ
8.4 Effect of Density of Population - text resources
Explain how the density of a population affects and is determined by resource availability in the environment.
MCQ 5%+ FRQ
8.5 Community Ecology - text resources
Describe the structure of a community according to its species composition and diversity.
Explain how interactions within and among populations influence community structure.
Explain how community structure is related to energy availability in the environment.
MCQ 20% + FRQ
8.6 Biodiversity - text resources
Describe the relationship between ecosystem diversity and its resilience to changes in the environment.
Explain how the addition or removal of any component of an ecosystem will affect its overall short-term and long-term structure.
MCQ 15%
8.7 Disruption to Ecosystems - text resources
Explain the interaction between the environment and random or preexisting variations in populations.
Explain how invasive species affect ecosystem dynamics.
Describe human activities that lead to changes in ecosystem structure and/ or dynamics.
Explain how geological and meteorological activity leads to changes in ecosystem structure and/or dynamics.
MCQ 10% + FRQ
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