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 * AP Biology**
 * Chapter 50 Guided Reading**

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 * 1) Define the following terms:
 * 2) Abiotic
 * 3) Biotic
 * 4) Biota
 * 5) Give an example of the interactions of biotic and abiotic factors.
 * 6) What do the following subfields of ecology study?
 * 7) Organismal ecology
 * 8) Population ecology – include the definition of ecology
 * 9) Community ecology – include the definition of community
 * 10) Ecosystem ecology – include the definition of ecosystem
 * 11) Landscape ecology
 * 12) Explain the factors that affect dispersal of organisms.
 * 13) Give two examples of the impact of abiotic factors on the distribution of organism:
 * 14) Temperature
 * 15) Water
 * 16) Sunlight
 * 17) Wind
 * 18) Rocks and soil
 * 19) What is the difference between macroclimate and microclimate?
 * 20) How does latitude affect sunlight intensity?
 * 21) What causes the seasons?
 * 22) Explain how mountains affect rainfall?
 * 23) How does seasonal turnover in lakes affect the oxygen level available to the aquatic organisms?
 * 24) Label the below listed diagrams of aquatic and marine environments – also include a written description of the zone.
 * 25) Aquatic
 * 1) Marine
 * 2) Describe the following aquatic biomes – write enough to use this guided reading as a study guide for the test.
 * 3) Lakes
 * 4) Wetlands
 * 5) Streams and Rivers
 * 6) Estuaries
 * 7) Intertidal Zones
 * 8) Ocean Pelagic Biome
 * 9) Coral Reef
 * 10) Marine Benthic Zone
 * 11) How does temperature and precipitation impact the distribution of terrestrial biomes? Use figure 50.18 to answer this question. This is a core concept.
 * 12) Describe the following terrestrial biomes – write enough to use this guided reading as a study guide for the test.
 * 13) Tropical forest
 * 14) Desert
 * 15) Savanna
 * 16) Chaparral
 * 17) Temperate grassland
 * 18) Coniferous forest
 * 19) Temperate broadleaf forest
 * 20) Tundra