Exam Study
Guide
- The Field
& Lab Practical ...
- is 30% of the
grade.
- is closed
book.
- covers the
questions given as "Lesson Points"
for each topic we covered - see also Material Covered below
- will consist of 15-25 stations
in the field and lab. Each station will
have multipart questions.
- questions will be short
answer/short essay (that is, requiring one to
several sentences).
- be sure to bring snowshoes and
cold weather gear, needed for the field
component of the exam.
- forecast - Sunday: Areas
of
blowing snow before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a
high near 37. Windy, with a west wind between 24
and 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
- Material Covered in the Practical
will be from:
- Lectures
- Field &
Lab Exercises [Exercise
results links]
- Guest
Lectures
- Readings
- In general see "Resources for
Studying" (below)
- The only
material that may be directly taken from the
readings is re Plant Physiology on -
- Plant
hardening -- key aspects = LC p. 43-56
- How to
Structure your Studying? ...
- Review the "Lessons"
for each day's topic –
- Physical
Setting
- Winter
Climate & Snowpack
- Winter
Limnology
- Winter Soil
Biology - covered on Sat 2/18/12
- Winter
Vegetation Ecology
- Winter
Ornithology
- Winter
Mammalian Ecology
- Winter Invertebrate Ecology - covered on Sat
2/18/12
- Review the
details
that
support these key points –
- For
ecosystems & communities: What key
winter processes occur in these systems? and how
do they contribute to the system's structure?
- For
organisms: What are their key adaptations
to winter? - and the mechanisms behind these
adapations?
.
- Need to know species
id's? yes and no:
- You are not
responsible for id'ing species presented as
specimens in lab activities -
- However,
you are expected to know common/dominant
species in the field (common name ok).
- Resources for Studying:
- Use LC (&
suppliemental WEH) Readings
to confirm your understanding of material
presented in class & the field.
- Lecture and
Field Handouts -
- Review Exercise
Results
-
- Review Study
Guides:
- Winter
Mammalolgy Study Guides - by Sheryn Olson
- Winter
Ornithology Study Guide by Arvind Panjabi
(pdf, 70k)
- Plant
Adaptations Study Guide: Review
readings & handouts
- Conifers'
Border Pits: LC, p.
68-70
- Hardening
(as noted above): LC,
p. 43-56
- Evergreen
strategy: LC,
p. 76-80)
- Raunkaier
Lifeforms, etc.: handout pdf(600k)
- Some Guest
Presentations are downloadable - see
corresponding WEEKLY schedule pages: WEEK 1
| WEEK
2 | WEEK 3
| & WEEK
5
- Mammal
Adaptations to Winter
- Antarctic
Dry Valleys
- High
Elevation Ecosystems in an Era of Global
Environmental Change: Niwot Ridge Tundra &
Treeline Dynamic - Tim Seastedt
|
Winter Ecology - Field Exam Study
Guide