FNR 24000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Keystone Species, Lake Ecosystem, River Ecosystem

• School: Purdue University
• Department: Forestry and Natural Resources
• Course: FNR 24000
• Professor: Wes Flynn

Document Summary

Below are general suggestions for topics that might be covered on the exam. The document is not meant to be a complete overview for the exam but will help guide your studying. Know the characteristics of the different terrestrial and aquatic biomes. Know the characteristics of the vegetation and wildlife found in different terrestrial biomes. For aquatic biomes, know the different percentages that represent salt water and freshwater (including the different components of freshwater). Know the difference between a lentic and a lotic system. Know the difference between eutrophic and oligotrophic lakes. Review the different zones present in each of the aquatic habitats. Know the definitions of each hierarchical level of ecology (e. g. , what is a population?) Know the niche concept definitions, rules, etc. Have an understanding of the different population growth models (i. e. logistic and exponential). Be able to distinguish between the different types of survivorship curves. Be able to differentiate between density-dependent and density-independent regulators of population size.