Ecology

Cell

Organism

Population

Community

Ecosystem

Biosphere

Abiotic Factors

Biotic Factors

Diversity

Ecological Groups

Producers/ Autotrophs

Photosynthesis EQUATION

Cellular Respiration (Aerobic) EQUATION

Consumers/ Heterotrophs

Trophic Level

Primary Consumers

Secondary Consumers

Tertiary Consumers

Consumers can be divided into:

Herbivores

Carnivores

Top Order Carnivore

Detritivores

Scavengers

Decomposers

Parasites

Food chains

Food Web

Ecological Pyramids

Number Pyramid

Biomass Pyramid

Energy Pyramid

Energy Transfer EQUATION

Amount of energy passed on through each trophic level

Intraspecies

Interspecies

3 Types of Interactions

Competition

Resource

Competitive Exclusion Principle

Niche

Predation

Symbiosis

3 types of symbiosis

Mutualism

Commensalism

Parasitism

Bioaccumulation

Species Richness

Abundance & Density

Abundance can be expressed qualitatively by:

Population Distribution

Quadrat Sampling Assumptions

Quadrat Sampling

Mark & Recapture Method

Mark & Recapture methods are:

Mark & Recapture Method Assumptions

Population Dynamics

Exponetial Growth

Logistic Growth

Carrying Capacity (K)

Natural Selection

Gene Pool

Genetic Variability

Sustainability of human population:
current exponential growth can't continue because:

Adaptation

Structural Adaptation

Structural Adaptation: Example 1

Structural Adaptation: Example 2

Behavioural Adaptation

Behavioural Adaptation: Example 1

Behavioural Adaptation: Example 2

Physiological Adaptation

Behavioural Adaptation: Examples