Global Change Ecology

1. Distinguish between the levels of biological organization: cells, individual organisms,
populations, communities, ecosystems
2. Name the levels at which biodiversity is measured, and identify examples of each level.
3. Explain how biodiversity results from speciation and extinction events
4. Identify examples and descriptions of the four types of ecosystem services.
5. Distinguish between the major factors responsible for loss of biodiversity in a graph or
description: habitat loss, pollution, invasive species, overexploitation, climate change
6. List the four possible outcomes for a species faced with one of the global change agents from
the previous LO.
7. Describe circumstances in which extinction of a species is likely to occur.
8. Relate disturbances to extinction risk and global change agents.
9. Identify abiotic and biotic factors that affect the range or distribution of organisms across a
landscape in a graph or description.
10. Distinguish between depictions of habitat loss and habitat fragmentation.
11. Distinguish between examples or descriptions of endemic species, introduced species, and
invasive species.
12. Identify examples of the three types of pollution.
13. Distinguish between examples or descriptions of bioaccumulation and biomagnification.
14. Explain how the greenhouse gas effect contributes to climate change
15. Name the four most abundance greenhouse gases, and identify natural and anthropogenic
sources of each.
16. Interpret graphs or diagrams that display relationships between a global change agent and any
level of biological organization, including being able to:
a. Label dependent and independent variables
b. Identify axes and trends