PARTIAL EXAM BIOLOGY 10TH

STUDY GUIDE

(pages 90-123)

1. Biotic and Abiotic factors. Explain

2. Niche and Habitat. Explain Definition and difference.

3. Three community interactions. Explain each.

4. Three symbiotic relationships. Explain each

5. Ecological succession. Primary and Secondary succession. Pioneer species. Give examples.

6. Biome. Two main characteristic of each biome.

7. Soil. Definition.

8. Layers of plant growth in a forest.

9. How are Aquatic ecosystems determined??.

10. Two main types of fresh water ecosystem.

11. Percent of the surface water on Earth that is fresh water. (3%).

12. Wetlands. Definition. Three main types of fresh water wetland. List and write the dominant plant species found in each.

13. Marine Ecosystem. Explain Photic and Aphotic zone (differences, types of organism in it). Definition of Coastal Ocean, and Coral Reefs.

14. Three important characteristics of a population (Explain each) . Factors that can change a population's size. Compare Exponential growth to Logistic Growth (learn the graphs). Definition of Carrying capacity.

13. Estuaries. Definition and characteristic.

Chapter 4 Study Guide. 4-2 What Shapes an Ecosystem?, 4-3 Biomes, and 4-4 Aquatic Ecosystems. page 114.

Chapter 4 Assessmen.t page 115.

Standardized Test Prep. page 117.