1ST SEMESTER TEST FRQ FOCUS

Relationships:

Variables	Variables
genetic diversity / population survival	anaerobic respiration / oxygen levels in the environment
pollution persistence / environmental degradation	altitude / amt of moisture air can hold
sexual reproduction / genetic diversity	amt sulfur oxides released / pH of rain
energy efficiency / energy productivity	amt of phosphates in runoff / pH of rain
per capita ecological footprint / environmental degradation	degree of economic development / country's population life expectancy
GNI / country's amt of industrialization	temperature of oceans / atmospheric CO2 levels
sun angle / primary productivity	amt deductive reasoning / breadth of information you start with
positive & negative feedback late step / earlier step	inductive reasoning / breadth of information you start with
nitrous oxides / pH of rain	amt of environmental change / amt of evolutionary change
kinetic / potential energy	sustainability / environmental degadation
ice melting / reflection of solar energy	amt poverty / amt of family planning
degree of a country's education of women / TFR	amt of conservation tillage farming / amt of Horizon A loss
amt of ecosystem disturbance / time required for recovery	ecosystem biodiversity / stability in terms of inertia & resilience
number of species / biodiversity	color & texture match to the environment / chances of a prey falling to a predator
species 1 and species 2 degree of nich overlap / chances they will survive in the same environment	presence of predators / chances a prey population will survive

Sustainability:

Importance of ecosystems and their services

Importance of understanding evolution processes

Human impacts on biodiversity

Importance of human population control

Importance of understanding of geological processes & soil

Human impacts on climatic change

Carrying capacity of the Earth

Ecocolumns:

biogeochemical cycles

carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus & sulfur

energy transfers (food web & chains)