Environmental Science Unit 2 Test Review: Ch 5,6,7,9
Vocabulary:
Biome
Vertical Zonation
Biotic Potential
Exponential Growth
Carrying Capacity
Density Dependent
Density Independent
Island Biogeography
Genetic Drift
Founder Effect
Bottleneck Effect
Minimum Viable Population Size
Metapopulation
Population Growth
Crude Birth Rate
Crude Death Rate
Fertility Rate
Life Expectancy
Demographic Transition
Food Security
Famines
Malnourishment
CAFO
Aquaculture
Green Revolution
Genetic Engineering/GMOs
Key Characteristics of:
Tropical Rainforests
Seasonal Forests
Grasslands/Savannas
Deserts
Chaparral
Deciduous Forests
Coniferous Forests
Boreal Forests
Tundra
Open Ocean/Deep Sea
Coral Reefs
Mangroves
Estuaries
Lakes
Wetlands
Review Question:
Ch. 5
1. Describe how physical conditions and other factors (latitude, etc.) impact biomes.
2. What biomes have humans had a great impact on? Why and how?
Ch. 6
3. Define exponential growth and logistic growth.
4. Describe 3 major types of survivorship patterns and explain what they show about a species role in the ecosystem.
5. What are the main interspecific population regulatory interactions? How do they work?
6. Describe the difference in genetic diversity in large populations and small populations. What causes this?
Ch. 7
7. Describe what has happened to population growth in the history of humans.
8. Why do some economists consider human resources more important than natural resources in determining the future of a country?
9. What pressures or interest make people want or not want to have babies?
10. Describe the conditions that lead to demographic transition.
Ch. 9
11. What regions of the world face the highest rates of chronic hunger?
12. Explain the relationship between poverty and food security?
13. What are the food sources that are most abundant in the world? In the US?
14. What are some strategies implemented by ranchers/farmers/fisheries to increase the world food supply?
15. What is the green revolution?
16. What are GMOs? How do these differ from green revolution plants