Grade 9 Ecology Unit Test

TEST DATE: THURSDAY OCTOBER 8th IN-CLASS REVIEW PERIOD: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 7th
Target CP Pages Textbo ok pages 14, 16 30 Textbo ok Questi ons

Ecosystems Understand what makes up an ecosystem Apply and use key terms such as organism, population, and ecosystem Define and describe terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems Spheres of the Earth Be able to identify the different spheres that make up earth Describe the relationship between the four spheres The Carbon Cycle Can explain the major ways carbon is trapped by living organisms Can explain major ways carbon is released back into the abiotic environment Can explain and write the equation for photosynthesis Can explain and write the equation for cellular respiration Understand and explain why and how cellular respiration and photosynthesis are complementary processes Explain how human activities disrupt the balance of photosynthesis and cellular respiration Representing Ecosystems Trophic Levels- be able to count and describe a trophic level Food Chains and Food Webs- be able to read, describe, and evaluate both food chains and food webs Energy Pyramids- be able to read and create Biotic Interactions Be able to use and define the following terms: competition, predation, symbiosis, commensalism, mutualism, parasitism, mimicry, camouflage Populations Apply carrying capacity Be able to read and describe population graphs Describe limiting factors on populations and ecosystems

107, 116-117

108

18-19

111-112

26-27

118-119 120-122

30 31-32

129 Jungles Video 130-131 132 133

38-39

40-41 41-42

Human Activity and Ecosystems Invasive Species describe the effects of an invasive species How do humans impact ecosystems? Define and apply the terms bioaccumulation and biomagnification Explain why biomagnification is an issue

138-139 Human Footprin t 151-152

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