Questions for Thursday, September 1

Please answer the following questions in your notebook! Each individual does this, although you can discuss some as a group.

1. Define the following terms and give examples of each:  species, population, community
2. Discuss the Galapagos tortoise activity at your table and write down whether you think the tortoises in the 3 situations represent separate species with a brief explanation why.
3. Do the data-based questions on Unexpected diets (p. 204).  Note that the number of points for question 3 is 4!! So explain it.
4. What is a quadrat?  What is it used for?  How is it used?
5. On page 209 do the Chi-squared testing data-based question.  This is done differently than we did it before, but they give an excellent example of how to do it on page 208.
6. What is an ecosystem?  Give examples of 4 different types of ecosystems.
7. What is included in the abiotic environment?  Why is it important?
8. What makes an ecosystem sustainable?
9. What is a mesocosm?  How would you go about making one?

(Data-based questions on p. 216 added on Tuesday 9/6)