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Chapter 21 Study Guide: Populations and Communities

Posted by E Saturday, April 21, 2012









The following Study Guide is for Chapter 21. The test will be on 4/27/2012.


Study Guide Chapter 21:
Test will be on 4/27/2012
Total Point out of 20
·         (Adapted from page 734)

Section 21.1:
·         Identify that an organism interacts with both living and non-living parts of its habitat.
o   Define Abiotic and Biotic Factors (MC)  
o   Identify if something is Abiotic or Biotic (Short Answer / Table)
·         Place Population, Community, and Ecosystem in the correct order (Short Answer)

Section 21.2:
·         Identify if a counting of a population is direct or indirect (MC)
·         Identify limiting factors for population growth: Food and water, space, and weather conditions.
·         Apply the formula for Population Density (2 Problems / Short Answer)

Section 21.3
·         Define Natural Selection (MC)
·         Define Niche (MC)
·         Write out the three types of symbiotic relationships (Short Answer):
o   Mutualism, Commensalism, and parasitism.