ECOLOGY SYLLABUS

General Ecology

EARTH’S LIVING ENVIRONMENT

  1. Interactions Among Living Things
    1. The Structure of Ecosystems
    2. Food and Energy in the Environment
    3. Interactions and Evolution
    4. Biotic Relationships
    5. Life in Balance
  1. Cycles in Nature: Biotic and Abiotic
    1. Time Cycles:  Biological Clocks/Rhythms of Life
    2. Cycles of Matter
    3. Water Cycle
    4. Cycles of Change: Ecological Succession
  1. Populations: Controlled or Uncontrolled?
    1. Population Growth
    2. Human Populations
  1. Biomes: Diversity and Balance
    1. Biogeography
    2. Terrestrial Biomes
    3. Aquatic Biomes
  1. Protecting Life: Incredible Shrinking World!
    1. Natural Resources
    2. Conservation
    3. Pollution
    4. Limits of Ecosystems
  1. Global Warming: Catastrophe or Challenge?
    1. Causes/Effects
    2. Economic factors
    3. The Future?