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IB 3113
Ecology
1. Biosphere
1.1 Define biosphere.
1.2 Describe the three physical zones of the environment (atmosphere,
hydrosphere, and lithosphere).
1.3 Determine where life exists in these three physical zones.
1.4 Briefly explain how physical factors limit life in each zone.
2. Biome
2.1 Define biome.
2.2 List biomes of the world.
2.3 Identify the following features of each biome: geography, climate,
characteristic plants present, and characteristic animals present.
2.4 Describe local biomes (terrestrial and aquatic).
3. Community
3.1 Define community, producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore,
saprophyte, scavenger, and decomposer.
3.2 Distinguish between abiotic and biotic factors.
3.3 List examples of abiotic and biotic factors.
3.4 Describe energy levels in a food chain.
3.5 Relate biomass to energy.
3.6 Describe and give examples of living relationships such as commensalism,
mutualism, and parasitism.
3.7 Outline oxygen/carbon dioxide cycle, nitrogen cycle, and recycling of matter.
3.8 With respect to abiotic and biotic factors, analyze one of the following
communities: forest, meadow, or pond.
3.9 Study a community by collecting, identifying, and determining, through
sampling, the quantitative distribution of organisms. (Optional Project)
3.10 Construct a food web and classify each member with regard to its
ecological role (producer, herbivore, etc.).
3.11 Describe at least one predator/prey relationship in the food web of
objective 3.10.
4. Population
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