Ecology 5 Conservation Biology PDQ.docx



AP Biology Ecology Topic 5- Conservation BiologyInstructions:Topic Presentation:Textbook Reading:Supplementary Resources:Crashcourse Biology Videos::Videos by Paul Anderson:Questions to answer:Things you should make sure you understand:Instructions: Open the presentation.Interact with it.Answer the “Questions to answer”.Make sure you understand the “Things you should make sure you understand”.Feel free to view the “Supplementary Resources”.Write down any questions that you have about the ic Presentation: click hereTextbook Reading:Chapter 55 (Section 55.5, pp. 1232-1235)Chapter 56 (focus on Sections 56.1 and 56.2)Listen and Look: Here is a list of key terms and concepts you will hear about and see during these podcasts and the chapter reading. Get to know them! Be able to connect them to one another using a concept map.KEY TERMSBio-magnification Global warming Acid rain Ozone Overpopulation Greenhouse effect Urban Sprawl Pollution Deforestation Endangered SpeciesBioremediation Extinction Vortex Supplementary Resources:Crashcourse Biology Videos:5 Human Impacts on the Environment: Crash Course Ecology #10Pollution: Crash Course Ecology #11CHOOSE 2 to write a GIST for Class:Al Gore on averting climate crisis (TED 16 min)Jonathan Foley: "The Other Inconvenient Truth" (TED 18min)Capt. Charles Moore on the seas of plastic (TED 7.5 min)Yann Arthus-Bertrand captures fragile Earth in wide-angle (TED 15 min)Eben Bayer: Are mushrooms the new plastic? (TED 9min)Optional:How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth (Full Documentary 48min)Bjarke Ingels: 3 warp-speed architecture tales (Eco-Architecture) (TED 18min)Questions to answer:Why is conservation important from an ethical perspective (in other words, what does our society consider to be the “right thing to do” or what a person should do given a dilemma?Why is conservation important from a scientific perspective?Why is conservation important from a quality of life perspective?Explain why conservation does not equal environmentalism.How does the decline of a population increase the likelihood of its extinction?Why is it impossible to understand the the interactions among organisms in the biosphere?Explain the major phases of conservation (monitoring, planning, and action), and provide examples of each in action in DCThings you should make sure you understand: (feel free to ask questions about them in class)There is nothing outside of the “Questions to Answer” for this presentation. ................
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