Ecology Book Work for 8/29-8/30

Using 4.1 in your text, answer the following questions in your notebook. Discuss with group members as you go!

1. What are     a) producers?     b) primary consumers?    c) secondary consumers?   d) detritivores? e) saprotrophs?       If possible, include an example of each of the above.
2. What are   a) autotrophs?    b) heterotrophs? Examples?
3. What is an ecosystem?  Give 3 examples.
4. How does an ecosystem remain sustainable?
5. What is a mesocosm and what are they used for?
6. Do the Chi-squared DBQ on p 209.  There are instructions about what is happening in the DBQ and how to do the calculations on pp. 207-208.
7. If you get this far, then start reading C1!!

Added on Tues 9/3:

8. What is a population?

9. What is a community?