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AP Biology Summer assignment 2013Name_________________________________enclosed:1. Essay questions pertaining to Campbell Biology chapters 50-51. Please note, these must be typed.2. Scientific vocabulary root words, prefixes and suffixes. Keep this list handy, as you will find that many scientific terms are based in Latin prefixes and suffixes. We may have pop quizzes on these terms3. Short answer questions pertaining to chapters 50-51. Typed only4. Instructions for an Ecology Scavenger Hunt photo journal5. Journal article entitled “Artic Fever “For this class you will need:1. A 2" locking binder just for AP Biology class.2. Put divider tabs inside for the following: a. Chapter notesb. Labsc. Chapter Worksheetse. Practice Essaysf. Practice tests3. Dedicated Folder for handouts4. Marble notebook for lab workBecause of time constraints, it is impossible to cover all 55 chapters in the Campbell's Biology textbook in one school year. This is about four times as many chapters as you covered in Biology I. Since this is a college level course you must learn to work independently and at a quick pace. It is therefore necessary for you to cover some of the curriculum on your own during the summer break. You will be expected to understand key concepts from Biology I and Chemistry that includes, cell biology, genetics, evolution, classification, general and biochemistry. Some great web sites to help with reviewing these key concepts are : you click on the drop down menu on the lefttitled "Review Main", you can go to key topics. This website will be helpful for when studying for tests as well.The web site below is one that has animated tutorials on key concepts. This will be helpful to you all year. should log onto the College Board web site apclick into biologyYou will find a detailed course description and you can find valuable resources. The four big ideas are outlined on the website, and you should explore them thoroughly before class begins in September. The course objectives are also on the website, and it is a good idea to understand the nature of the course before beginning your studies.A description of the AP Biology test format is also on this site. Your textbook: Campbell Biology 6eCampbell Biology Website for online textbook resourcesoccawlonline.bookbind/pubbooks/campbell6e_awl/chapter0/deluxe.htmlThe student code for Campbell's site is:SSNAST-WAHOO-MELIC-BAJAN-HOBBY-GAMESOn the First day of class: be prepared with all your work handed in. Do not wait until the night before to do it. If you need to send us an email contact either of us at:kbrowne@mpress@Part 1. Short answer questionsThe following questions correlate to chapters 50-55 in your Campbell textbook. There are many available resources on the Campbell website to help you answer the questions. Look to the left of the website and click into the toolbar.Type your response. Answer in complete sentences, paragraph form if applicable. Describe the relationship between ecology and evolutionary biology.Describe the problems associated with introduced species. Specifically address the African bees and zebra musselsExplain the tens rule.Describe and illustrate the biotic and abiotic factors that dictate the distribution of various species.List and describe the characteristics of the major terrestrial biomes. What is the primary determinant of the major terrestrial biomes?What are the major climatic factors that determine the distribution species?Explain how genes and the environment can contribute to behavior. What is unique about innate behaviorDescribe imprinting, associative learning, and cognitive mechanisms of learningDescribe the conditions that may result in clumped dispersion, uniform dispersion, and random dispersion of populationsDescribe the characteristics of type I, type II, and type III survivorship curves.Distinguish between r selected and k selected populationsHow do density and density independent factors work together to control population growth ?Describe the competitive exclusion principle and explain how this affects community structureDefine an ecological niche and restate the competitive exclusion principle using the concept of the niche.How does resource partitioning affect species diversity?Describe the predator prey relationship and explain how each one can affect the others population. Describe defense mechanisms in plants and how they may have evolved to prevent predation by herbivores. Use the terms competition predation, mutualism, and commensalism.Describe and distinguish between primary and secondary succession.Describe and distinguish between energy pyramids and biomass pyramids. Why are both relationships in the form of pyramids?Explain how decomposition affects all trophic levels in an ecosystem.Explain how cultural eutrophication can alter freshwater ecosystems.Explain why toxic compounds usually have the greatest effect on top level carnivores.Describe how increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide could affect earth.Explain why biodiversity at all levels is vital to human welfare.List the four major threats to biodiversity and give an example of eachPart II Biology Scavenger HuntFor this part of the summer assignment, you will be familiarizing yourself with science terms that we will be using in the ecology unitYou must photograph and label the item into a powerpoint that we can save using google docs. Do not take a picture of a picture! Take a walk around your yard, go on a field trip, bring your camera on vacation!The following is a list of the items that are required on your powerpoint:Two different biomesA food chainA food WebAn example of Batesian mimicryAn example of commensalismA detrivoreAn herbivoreA CarnivoreAn example of homeostasisThree different examples of invasive or introduced plant speciesThree different examples of invasive or introduced animal species(use a variety of animal phylum)A K-strategistLichenA littoral zone organismAn example of Mullerian mimicryAn example of mutualismAn animal in its’ nicheA pollinatorA population of animalsPredationAn r-strategistSeed dispersal SuccessionTaxisTerritorial behaviorTrophic levelsPart III Ecology Essays. The following essay questions correlate to chapters 50-55 in the Campbell book.You should choose and answer 5 essays, being careful to answer all parts of the questions. Please type your responses. Please be complete in your response In pet shops across North America,, you can purchase a variety of fish, bird and reptiles that do not originate from North America. How does such a pet trade endanger native plants and animals?Hiking up a mountain on day, you notice a plant species that has one growth form at a low elevation and a very different growth form at high elevations. You wonder if this represents different genetically distinct populations of this species as each adapted to the prevailing conditions of where they are found, or if this species has developed developmental flexibility. What experiment can you design to distinguish between these two hypothesis?Scientists studying scrub jays found that it is common for helpers to assist mated pairs of birds in raising young. The helpers lack territory and mates of their own. Instead, they help the territory owners gather food for their offspring. Propose a hypothesis to explain what advantage there might be for the helpers to engage in this behavior instead of seeking their own territory and mates. How could you test this hypothesis?Contrast the difference between r and k strategist reproduction. What advantages to a species do each provide?Many people regard the rapid population growth of developing countries as our most serious environmental problem. Others think that the population growth in developed countries, though smaller, is actually a greater threat to the environment. What kinds of problems result from population growth in either types of environments or which do you think is the greater threat and why?By 1935, hunting and trapping had eliminated the wolf population form the USA except for Alaska. Because wolves have since been protected as an endangered species, they have moved south form Canada and have become reestablished in the Rocky Mountains and northern great lakes. Conservationists who would like to speed up this process have introduced wolves into Yellowstone. Local ranchers are opposed to this because they fear that predation on their cattle and sheep . What are some reasons for reestablishing wolves in Yellowstone? what effects will this reintroduction have on the ecological communities in the region> how can the conflicts be resolved>The amount of CO2 has been rapidly increasing in the environment. Global temperatures have also increased. Many scientists feel these are unrelated events. What is greenhouse warming and how is carbon recycled into the environment in natural and accelerated ways. What is the oxygen cycle and how does this contribute to this event? Are their ways to counteract the greenhouse effect?Extinction is a natural process in the world. However the current rate of extinction caused by human impact has rapidly accelerated this process. What are the implications of this rapid extinction rate for the restoration of biological diversity in the future as compared to the far slower rates in the past history of the earth?Part IV Journal article : Artic Fever ................
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