APES practice test multiple choice Questions and
Answers
1. People who believe that wild species have an inherent right to exist generally believe
that species have - -intrinsic value.
-2. The heat island effect can be counteracted by:
I. planting more vegetation
II. establishing higher energy efficiency standards
III. painting roofs and other surfaces lighter colors - -I, II and III
-3. A one-hectare pond is sampled in early September. The sample yields 1 small catfish as
well as 17 benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates that represent 10 different species.
Which of the following can be estimated from the sample for the invertebrates in the pond?
- -The species richness
-4. The water cycle:
I. Is powered by energy from the sun and gravity
II. Involves only liquid and gaseous phases
III. Is expected to cease due to global warming - -I only
-5. Withdrawal of fresh water from streams, lakes, and underground sources has resulted
in which of the following?
I. Intrusion of ocean salt water into groundwater
II. Groundwater depletion
III. Alteration of water quality and consequently changing ecological processes - -I, II, and
III
-6. Base your answer to the following question on the following processes.
(A) Decomposition
(B) Assimilation
(C) Denitrification
(D) Transpiration
(E) Photosynthesis
After this process occurs, only decomposition can return nitrogen to the soil - -
Assimilation
-7. Choose the process below that best fits the following: the rapid rate
of this process in tropical forests results in low-nutrient soils. - -Decomposition
-8. Defining characteristics of a wetland involve which of the following?
I. Hydrology
II. Soil type
III. Species composition - -I, II, and III
, -9. The rain shadow effect that occurs along the mountain ranges through California are
characterized by - -lack of precipitation and semiarid conditions on the leeward side of the
mountain range
-10. The great concentrations of DDT, a once commonly-used pesticide, in predatory birds
such as the peregrine falcon is an example of - -biomagnification
-11. Drip irrigation promises to: - -increase efficiency and crop yields
-12. Of the following, which is the primary method of waste disposal in the United States? -
-Landfilling
-13. In Mediterranean climate regions like portions of California, a wetter-than-normal
winter often leads to greater severity of fires the following summer. This seeming paradox
occurs because increased rain leads to - -greater accumulation of chapparal biomass
-14. All of the following are ways to reduce groundwater depletion EXCEPT - -planting
crops such as cotton and sugarcane in dry areas
-15. A farmer complains that her soil for a potted plant does not aerate well enough and
absorbs water too slowly. What kind of soil should she mix up with the soil in the pot? - -
Sand
-16. Antibiotic resistance is making this once treatable disease very difficult to treat with
the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains. - -Tuberculosis
-17. According to the Coriolis effect, the rotation of the earth would cause a Southern
Hemisphere wind originally moving south to actually move - -south-east
-18. Characteristics that tend to increase the risk of species becoming endangered include
which of the following?
I. Having a very limited distribution
II. Being a specialist at the end of a long food chain
III. Having a small population size. - -I, II and III
-19. Which of the following is the usual cause of cultural eutrophication is in surface
waters? - -Runoff of nitrate compounds into bodies of water
-20. Above the tree line, well-drained soil, frozen plains
(A) Antarctic
(B) Benthos
(C) Coral Reefs
(D) Deserts
(E) Freshwater
(F) Grasslands
(G) Oceans
Answers
1. People who believe that wild species have an inherent right to exist generally believe
that species have - -intrinsic value.
-2. The heat island effect can be counteracted by:
I. planting more vegetation
II. establishing higher energy efficiency standards
III. painting roofs and other surfaces lighter colors - -I, II and III
-3. A one-hectare pond is sampled in early September. The sample yields 1 small catfish as
well as 17 benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates that represent 10 different species.
Which of the following can be estimated from the sample for the invertebrates in the pond?
- -The species richness
-4. The water cycle:
I. Is powered by energy from the sun and gravity
II. Involves only liquid and gaseous phases
III. Is expected to cease due to global warming - -I only
-5. Withdrawal of fresh water from streams, lakes, and underground sources has resulted
in which of the following?
I. Intrusion of ocean salt water into groundwater
II. Groundwater depletion
III. Alteration of water quality and consequently changing ecological processes - -I, II, and
III
-6. Base your answer to the following question on the following processes.
(A) Decomposition
(B) Assimilation
(C) Denitrification
(D) Transpiration
(E) Photosynthesis
After this process occurs, only decomposition can return nitrogen to the soil - -
Assimilation
-7. Choose the process below that best fits the following: the rapid rate
of this process in tropical forests results in low-nutrient soils. - -Decomposition
-8. Defining characteristics of a wetland involve which of the following?
I. Hydrology
II. Soil type
III. Species composition - -I, II, and III
, -9. The rain shadow effect that occurs along the mountain ranges through California are
characterized by - -lack of precipitation and semiarid conditions on the leeward side of the
mountain range
-10. The great concentrations of DDT, a once commonly-used pesticide, in predatory birds
such as the peregrine falcon is an example of - -biomagnification
-11. Drip irrigation promises to: - -increase efficiency and crop yields
-12. Of the following, which is the primary method of waste disposal in the United States? -
-Landfilling
-13. In Mediterranean climate regions like portions of California, a wetter-than-normal
winter often leads to greater severity of fires the following summer. This seeming paradox
occurs because increased rain leads to - -greater accumulation of chapparal biomass
-14. All of the following are ways to reduce groundwater depletion EXCEPT - -planting
crops such as cotton and sugarcane in dry areas
-15. A farmer complains that her soil for a potted plant does not aerate well enough and
absorbs water too slowly. What kind of soil should she mix up with the soil in the pot? - -
Sand
-16. Antibiotic resistance is making this once treatable disease very difficult to treat with
the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains. - -Tuberculosis
-17. According to the Coriolis effect, the rotation of the earth would cause a Southern
Hemisphere wind originally moving south to actually move - -south-east
-18. Characteristics that tend to increase the risk of species becoming endangered include
which of the following?
I. Having a very limited distribution
II. Being a specialist at the end of a long food chain
III. Having a small population size. - -I, II and III
-19. Which of the following is the usual cause of cultural eutrophication is in surface
waters? - -Runoff of nitrate compounds into bodies of water
-20. Above the tree line, well-drained soil, frozen plains
(A) Antarctic
(B) Benthos
(C) Coral Reefs
(D) Deserts
(E) Freshwater
(F) Grasslands
(G) Oceans
