2. Understand wetland as a special type of aquatic ecosystem
3. Identify the major characteristics of wetlands
4. Identify peat lands as a special type of wetland which is prevalent in Newfoundland & Labrador
5. State the percentage area of peat land in Newfound land & Labrador
6. List the main characteristics of peat lands.
7. Identify bogs and fens as the two types of peat lands
8. Identify the distinguishing features of bogs and fens.
9. Distinguish between a bog and fen simply
by visual observation.
2. Define succession
3. Understand that succession tends to make an ecosystem more stable.
4. Explain what happens in an ecosystem as succession proceeds.
5. Define what is meant by the term "climax
community"
2. Describe how a peat land forms.
3. Why is a peat land a unique community?
4. Identify the major plants & animals that characterize a bog.
5. What are the special adaptations that enable these plants & animals to live in a bog ecosystem?
6. Identify the characteristics of bogs that make them critical to the survival of wildlife that live there.
7. Define and give examples of Habitats.
8. What are examples that show interdependence in a bog ecosystem?
9. Describe the difficulties in attributing economic values to a wetland ecosystem.
10. What is the difference between renewable & non-renewable resources?
11. Identify the impacts that humans have had on bog ecosystems.
12. What are some examples of sustainable uses of wetlands?
13. What are the potential effects of introducing
new species into a natural community?
2. Describe the major differences between standing & flowing water in the freshwater ecosystem.
3. List typical freshwater organisms found in Newfoundland & Labrador.
4. What are the basic characteristics of the ocean ecosystem.
5. Describe the role of phytoplankton and zooplankton in the ocean ecosystem.
6. What role do currents play in oceans?
7. What is the role of the oceans in the
water cycle?
8. What is the importance of the oceans
in the carbon cycle?
9. List the major oceans.
10. What are the differences between ocean and terrestrial ecosystems?
11. Describe the dominant forest type in Newfoundland & Labrador.
12. List three species that have been introduced to Newfoundland.
13. Describe the characteristics of plants and animals that live on barrens.
14. Define "population density".
15. Describe several methods for determining population density and use one to calculate an actual population density.
16. Explain how limiting factors acts to control natural populations.
17. what is the difference between absolute and relative abundance?
18. Give examples of how humans have affected populations.
19. What is carrying capacity?
2. What is the difference between ecosystem and ecoregion?
3. What are the FIVE criteria used to describe the ecoregions of Newfoundland & Labrador.
4. Identify the main climatic and vegetation features of the ecoregions in which we live.
5. What influences have humans had on our ecoregion?
6. Describe how our ecoregion would have been if humans had not lived here.
7. What do you think this ecoregion will
look like in the future?