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ap environmental science cram – ecosystems & biodiversity

originally streamed in 2019 with Joshua NielsenTeacher
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Review the complete AP Environmental Science curriculum in this focused cram session covering ecosystems, biodiversity, populations, and earth systems. Perfect for exam prep or reinforcing key concepts before your test. This session walks through Un ...more

covered in this stream

units
Unit 1 – The Living World: EcosystemsUnit 2 – The Living World: BiodiversityUnit 3 – PopulationsUnit 4 – Earth Systems & Resources
topics
1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems1.2 Terrestrial Biomes1.3 Aquatic Biomes1.4 The Carbon Cycle1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle1.6 The Phosphorous Cycle1.7 The Hydrologic Cycle1.8 Primary Productivity1.9 Trophic Levels1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs2.1 Introduction to Biodiversity2.2 Ecosystem Services2.3 Island Biogeography2.4 Ecological Tolerance2.7 Ecological Succession3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species3.3 Survivorship Curves3.4 Carrying Capacity3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability3.6 Age Structure Diagrams3.7 Total Fertility Rate3.8 Human Population Dynamics3.9 Demographic Transition4.1 Tectonic Plates4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion4.3 Soil Composition and Properties4.4 Earth's Atmosphere4.5 Global Wind Patterns4.6 Watersheds4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth's Seasons4.8 Earth's Geography and Climate4.9 El Niño and La Niña

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction and Overview

  • 0:42

    Marathon Session Prep

  • 1:45

    Social Media Shoutout

  • 2:18

    Unit 1: Ecosystems

  • 2:50

    Interspecies Relationships

  • 3:52

    Resource Partitioning

  • 5:27

    Terrestrial Biomes

  • 6:32

    Aquatic Biomes

  • 9:41

    Carbon Cycle

  • 11:14

    Nitrogen Cycle

  • 12:16

    Phosphorus Cycle

  • 13:17

    Water Cycle

  • 13:49

    Primary Productivity

  • 15:23

    Trophic Levels

  • 16:25

    10% Rule

  • 18:03

    Food Webs and Chains

  • 20:07

    Unit 2: Biodiversity

  • 20:37

    Types of Biodiversity

  • 22:12

    Species Richness Evenness

  • 23:13

    Ecosystem Services

  • 25:20

    Island Biogeography

  • 26:23

    Ecological Tolerance

  • 27:54

    Ecological Succession

  • 30:00

    Unit 3: Populations

  • 30:31

    Generalist vs Specialist

  • 34:06

    K and R Species

  • 36:42

    Survivorship Curves

  • 39:18

    Carrying Capacity

  • 40:54

    Age Structure Diagrams

  • 43:30

    Population Growth Formula

  • 45:34

    Total Fertility Rate

  • 46:06

    Demographic Transition

  • 47:37

    Unit 4: Earth Systems

  • 48:08

    Plate Tectonics

  • 50:14

    Soil Formation

  • 52:50

    Soil Texture Pyramid

  • 56:29

    Earth's Atmosphere Layers

  • 59:03

    Global Wind Patterns

  • 1:00:04

    Hadley Cells

  • 1:01:40

    Watersheds and Aquifers

  • 1:02:42

    Earth's Tilt and Seasons

  • 1:04:17

    Geography and Climate

  • 1:06:54

    Closing Remarks

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