Ecology - the interaction of living things and their environment

A. Terms that should mean something to you
Related words are grouped together

Ecology [ 416 ] Ecosystems [ lecture ] Communities [ Chapter 16 ] Species [ 331-333 ] Population [ 416-418 ] Population density [ 418 ] Biodiversity [ 415 ]

Habitat [ Chapter 16 ] Tide pools [ 419-422 ] Kelp forest [ 423 ] Beach [ 423-424 ] Salt marshes and estuaries [ 424-427 ] Coral reefs [ 427 ] Open ocean [ 428 ] Deep-sea floor [ 429-430 ] Hydrothermal vents [ 430-432 ] Whale falls [ 432-433 ] Polar communities [ 433 ]

Phytoplankton [ 355+ ] Zooplankton [ 365+ ] Protozoan [ lecture ] Symbiosis [ 433 ]

B. Questions you should be able to answer
1. How are ecology and environmentalism different?
2. Why is primary productivity not always a fair measure of "productivity"?
3. What are the most abundant photosynthesizers in the ocean?
4. Where are the most abundant photosynthesizers located?
5. Why is life concentrated in some areas of the ocean?
6. Are the rules of life different in the ocean than on land? How?
7. How do we measure the amount of life in the ocean?
8. Can there be life without sunligh?
9. Will the amount of living things remain the same over time?
10. How is the biodiversity of life on earth changing?
11. What is unique about each of the major marine habitats?

E. Notes and diagrams
1.    Photosynthesis
2.    Autotrophic Bacteria
          Prochlorococcus: A window into the photosynthetic machinery of the oceans
3. The Bioluminescence Web Page
4.    Coral reefs
         See if any reefs around the world are temperature-stressed now.
          Tropical Ocean Coral Bleaching Indices
5.    Bacteria in extreme environments
      Extremely salty
      Extremely hot
       Yellowstone National Park
      Extremely cold