AP Biology Name ____________________________
Chapter 50 Guided Reading
1. Define the following terms:
a. Abiotic

b. Biotic

c. Biota

d. Give an example of the interactions of biotic and abiotic factors.

2. What do the following subfields of ecology study?
a. Organismal ecology

b. Population ecology – include the definition of ecology

c. Community ecology – include the definition of community

d. Ecosystem ecology – include the definition of ecosystem

e. Landscape ecology

3. Give two examples of the impact of abiotic factors on the distribution of organism:
a. Temperature

b. Water

c. Sunlight

d. Wind

4. What causes the seasons?

5. Explain how mountains affect rainfall?

6. Label the below listed diagrams of aquatic and marine environments – also include a written description of the zone.
a. Aquatic

b. Marine

7. Describe the following aquatic biomes – write enough to use this guided reading as a study guide for the test.
a. Lakes

b. Wetlands

c. Streams and Rivers

d. Estuaries

e. Intertidal Zones

f. Ocean Pelagic Biome

g. Coral Reef

h. Marine Benthic Zone

8. How does temperature and precipitation impact the distribution of terrestrial biomes? Use figure 50.18 to answer this question. This is a core concept.

9. Describe the following terrestrial biomes – write enough to use this guided reading as a study guide for the test.
a. Tropical forest

b. Desert

c. Savanna

d. Chaparral

e. Temperate grassland

f. Coniferous forest

g. Temperate broadleaf forest

h. Tundra