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Biology 5th Edition ©1999
by Campbell, Reece, Mitchell
Week 27: Basics of Ecology and Behavior
Chapter 50: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere
Chapter 51: Behavioral Biology
College Board Performance Objectives:
- Relate environmental factors of each biome and the structure and function of the various organisms that occupy each biome.
- Explain how an organism's short-term responses to environmental variations operate within a long-term evolutionary framework.
- Explain how behavior results from both genes and environmental factors.
- Explain how the study of cognition relates the nervous system function with behavior.
- Explain how social behavior influences the make-up of the population.
College Board Lab Objectives:
- Explain the concept of distribution of organisms in a resource gradient.
- Explain the difference between a kinesis and a taxis.
- Measure the effects of environmental variables on habitat selection in a controlled experiment.
- Describe the different types of insect mating behaviors.
- State the possible adaptive significance of each behavior
Suggested Laboratory Experiments:
Biology AP* Laboratory 11, Animal Behavior (extended to include brine shrimp behavior)
Resources:
- Chapter 50: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere, pp. 1027–1052
- Chapter 51: Behavioral Biology, pp. 1053–1081
- Instructor's Guide, pp. 753–785
- Student Study Guide, pp. 401–417
- Test Bank: There are Math Pages by mistake in my Test Bank
- Lab Manual: none
- CD-ROM: Chapters 50 and 51 include narrated presentations, activities, and links to the Internet.
Pacing Guide:
- Chapter 50: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere—1.5 days
Look at pictures of the various biomes that have both plants and animals in the pictures. - Chapter 51: Behavioral Biology—1.5 days
Make a tape of the behavior of a bird in your neighborhood. Watch the video and make notes on the observations. - Biology AP* Laboratory 11, Animal Behavior—2 days
Lab Topic 27, Animal Behavior (pp. 729–750), deals with brine shrimp, pill bugs, fish, and fruit flies and is a good addition to this lab. This lab provides good background for the other lab.
Key Words:
- abiotic components, p. 1027
- biotic components, p. 1027
- organismal ecology, p. 1027
- population, p. 1028
- community, p. 1028
- ecosystem, p. 1028
- temperature, p. 1029
- water, p. 1029
- sunlight, p. 1029
- wind, p. 1030
- rocks and salt, p. 1030
- periodic disturbance, p. 1030
- tropics, p. 1031
- turnover, p. 1033
- photic zone, p. 1035
- aphotic zone, p. 1035
- thermocline, p. 1035
- benthic zone, p. 1035
- benthos, p. 1035
- detritus, p. 1035
- littoral zone, p. 1036
- limnetic zone, p. 1036
- profundal zone, p. 1036
- oligotropic, p. 1036
- eutropic, p. 1036
- mesotropic, p. 1036
- wetland, p. 1038
- estuary, p. 1039
- intertidal zone, p. 1040
- neritic zone, p. 1040
- oceanic zone, p. 1040
- pelagic zone, p. 1040
- coral reefs, p. 1040
- oceani pelagic biome, p. 1040
- abyssal zone, p. 1042
- canopy, p. 1042
- permafrost, p. 1042
- regulators, p. 1043
- conformers, p. 1048
- principle of allocation, p. 1048
- acclimation, p. 1050
- behavior, p. 1053
- ethology, p. 1055
- fixed action pattern, p. 1055
- sign stimulus, p. 1055
- search image, p. 1058
- optimal foraging, p. 1058
- learning, p. 1060
- maturation, p. 1060
- habituation, p. 1061
- imprinting, p. 1061
- critical period, p. 1061
- classical conditioning, p. 1063
- operant conditioning, p. 1063
- cognition, p. 1064
- cognitive ethology, p. 1065
- cognitive maps, p. 1065
- kinesis, p. 1065
- taxis, p. 1065
- migration, p. 1065
- sociobiology, p. 1065
- ritual, p. 1068
- agonistic behavior, p. 1068
- dominance hierarchy, p. 1069
- territory, p. 1069
- parental investment, p. 1070
- lek, p. 1071
- promiscuous, p. 1072
- monogamous, p. 1072
- polygamous, p. 1072
- polygyny, p. 1072
- polyandry, p. 1072
- pheromones, p. 1074
- altruism, p. 1076
- inclusive fitness, p. 1077
- coefficient of relatedness, p. 1077
- kin selection, p. 1077
- reciprocal altruism, p. 1078
Suggested Exercises:
Critical thinking questions and end-of-chapter activities are included in these exercises.
- Challenge Questions, p. 1052 #1–2 and p. 1081 #1
- Science, Technology, and Society, p. 1052 #1–2 and p. 1081 #1
- Lab Topic 25: Terrestrial Ecology, pp. 657–698, is an excellent activity to explore the various biotic and abiotic factors in the students' local environment.
- Assign groups of students to answer questions in Section 2B from the Annotated Course Outline. Review AP* Labs 5 and 6 and have students explain the objectives of the labs from the Annotated Course Outline.
Troubleshooting Tips/Error Traps:
Allow students to do extended inquiry with this lab. The materials are simple and much data can be collected easily. The vials with the Drosophila must be kept still during the lab to get expected results. This part of the lab is sometimes difficult to accomplish. Have an extra vial of flies available.