Introduction to Ecology
Topics Covered in This Course:
In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
Ecology: its meaning and scope.
Adaptation.
Climate.
Water balance.
In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
Light and biological cycles.
Nutrients.
Soils.
Concept of the ecosystem.
In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
Ecosystem energetics.
Biogeochemical cycles.
Grassland to tundra.
Forest.
In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
Freshwater ecosystems.
Saltwater ecosystems.
Properties of populations.
18 population growth and regulation.
In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
Intraspecific competition.
Population genetics.
Interspecific competition.
Predation.
Plant-herbivore systems.
Herbivore-carnivore systems.
Parasitism.
Mutualism.
Community structure.
Disturbance.
Succession.