Biol 2610 Exam Study Guide

Biol 2610 Exam 1 study guide - Be able to connect scientists and their achievements/contributions to biology (concepts, theories, etc.) - Know the steps of the scientific method - Know the definition of ecology - Distinguish between abiotic and biotic interactions - Distinguish be...

Biol 2610 Exam 1 study guide - Be able to connect scientists and their achievements/contributions to biology (concepts, theories, etc.) - Know the steps of the scientific method - Know the definition of ecology - Distinguish between abiotic and biotic interactions - Distinguish between acclimatization and adaptation - Understand basic earth geophysics - Temperature effects of the tilt of the Earth - Temperature and elevation relationship - Differential heating and wind patterns - Know the 3 types of biomes (terrestrial, marine, freshwater) and coverage on Earth - Know the basic zones of aquatic biomes - Benthic vs limnetic vs littoral - Photic vs aphotic - Lotic vs lentic - Know the terrestrial biomes and how they are defined by climate (i.e. their unique Walter-Lieth climate diagram) - Know Walter-Lieth climate diagram - Thermal adaptations in plants - Closing stomata - Boundary layer - Pubescence - Thermoregulation in endotherms - Know tolerance vs avoidance strategies of adaptation - Concept of Shelford's Law of Tolerance - Concept of Liebig's Law of the Minimum - Concept of trade offs & Levin's Principle of Allocation - Know relationship between surface area to volume ratio and heat exchange with the environment - Water balance equation -- what variables? - Heat Balance equation -- what variables? - Concept of thermal neutral zone (TNZ) - Endotherm vs ectotherm - Know the photosynthesis dilemma - Know the 3 types of photosynthesis - How different in steps of photosynthesis? - What general types of plants use which? - What habitats? - Water balance and nitrogenous waste removal - Heterotroph vs autotroph - Types of heterotroph - Water balance of fish in fresh vs salt water (movement via osmosis)?