PPT-Pretest Unit 3: Population Ecology

What is a population and how do ecologists study it Explain the difference between a niche and habitat Explain the predatorprey relationship and carrying capacity on the graph Explain why animals fight. I CAN LEARN. No such thing as “scratch work”. All problems on all tests, quizzes, and homework should be written legibly, in order and numbered. . All that you might be tempted to call “scratch work” is important in this class. It shows you are working the problems yourself.. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Global human population. United Nations . projections (2004) . (. red. , . orange. , . green. ). . U. S. Census Bureau modern (. blue. ) . & historical . (. black. ) . (LSU BIOL 4253, Section 3, Fall 2015). Composite satellite image (“Blue Marble 2012”) from Wikimedia Commons. A312 Life . Sciences . Annex. kharms@lsu.edu. Dr. Kyle E. Harms. http://. www.kharms.biology.lsu.edu. We will discuss answers in class once you have completed the pretest. Milk and Dairy Pretest. T or F. _______ 1. When scalding milk, it is necessary to bring the milk to a full rolling boil.. ________2. When milk curdles, the protein settles out in the form of white clumps.. Chapter 4 Section 1. Levels of Ecological Organization. Ecologists study life at many levels.. Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their environments . . Individual Species/Organism. Vegetation and Terrestrial Wildlife. Vegetation. Plant Communities. Disturbance. Unique Communities. Wildlife. Amphibians and Reptiles. Birds. Mammals. Terrestrial Ecology: Vegetation. Goals of vegetation sampling on ODOT projects. BIOL 7083. Community Ecology. Robert H. MacArthur:. Life, Work, and Legacy. Biographical Sketch. Robert H. MacArthur. April 2, 1930 – November 1, 1972. Personal Background. Born in Toronto, Ontario. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Global human population. United Nations . projections (2004) . (. red. , . orange. , . green. ). . U. S. Census Bureau modern (. blue. ) . & historical . (. black. ) . Economics of . Medieval Parks. © Ian D. Rotherham . 2014. Ian D. Rotherham. Sheffield . Hallam University. . Wood-pasture was once the most abundant type of wooded landscape in north-western Europe. . Researcher manipulates the independent variable (usually to create groups) and then compares the groups in terms of their scores on the dependent variable (outcome measure) while keeping all other variables constant through direct experimental control or randomization- If score on the dependent variable are different then the researcher can conclude that the difference was due to the difference between groups and no other cause (and the experiment will have internal validity) . Viengkham. District, . Luang. . Prabang. Province, . RDP Laos.. National multi stakeholder workshop “towards an agroecology transition”. 2. nd. to 3. rd. of June 2016.  . 1. Limiting pressure on environment, . damp, dark. raining, dripping, steaming. monkey, jaguar, frog, anaconda. climbing, stalking, slinking. furry scaled. endangered.. What is ecology?. Is this . ? . F. Producers. G. Decomposers. H. Omnivores. J. Predators. Ecology. 97. Which . of the following correctly describes an interaction that occurs between two . body systems . of a rabbit that helps the rabbit outrun a pursuing coyote. Developers have . approved a project that . will permanently reduce . the primary producers’ . biomass by 50% and remove all rabbits and deer. Which of the following is the most likely result at the completion of the project?.