ECOLOGY STUDY GUIDE

Chapter 18-20

**This page is to help focus on key areas for the test, not everything you need to know is specifically written here, but it’s a starting point!**

**You will need to apply the information we have learned!!

****Memorizing the notes will not help you! You will need to understand the information from the notes! In-class conversations and examples will also be a part of this test….so I hope you were paying attention to the information we discussed!!

Study your notes and all other worksheets!

- Know all vocab. Terms, they will be used in sentences throughout the test.

- Know the difference between a food chain and a food web. Be able to read information off of each to answer questions. *Know what direction the arrow faces!

- Know the difference between the different types of consumers and examples of each.

- Know what producers do and where they get their energy.

- Know the symbiotic relationships and be able to identify them.

- Know what succession is and the difference between primary and secondary. Be able to identify what stage succession is at based on the growth in an area. (See notes)

- Know the zones of a lake/pond and what you might find in those areas.

- Examples & information discussed of Abiotic/Biotic and succession seen around CDW may be used. (think about the activities we did outside)

- Know the difference between a deciduous and coniferous forest.