1. Animal evolution: What is a phylogenetic tree? Describe the major points of adaptations in the kingdom Animalia. Pick four phyla of animals that you are most interested in to describe in depth.

1. Ecology: What is ecology? Describe the different types of ecology. How does ecology help biologist learn about the natural world? Discuss the different population growth rates. Compare these with the human growth rate, what would be your recommendations for the human population based on this information?

3. Biodiversity: What are the different components of biodiversity? What are the functions of biodiversity? Why is it so important to maintain? Discuss in detail the causes of declining biodiversity. Be sure to give examples of each.

4. Interspecific interactions: What are interspecific interactions? Discuss how they are categorized and give examples of each. How can interspecific interactions drive evolution? Describe what a keystone species is and give an example.

5. Ecosystems: What is an ecosystem? Discuss the components of an ecosystem. What happens to water systems when contaminations of nutrients or toxic chemicals occur? Describe conservation and restoration biology. What is biorestoration? Describe what sustainability is. Discuss at least one way you are already sustainable and two ways you can be more sustainable in your life.