APES Unit 1 Test |45 Questions and Answers

APES Unit 1 Test |45 Questions and Answers
A species ecological niche is... - -Its pattern and role in the ecosystem

-What is most significant when determining the diversity of an ecosystem? - -The number
of species present

-Of the following, which are products of photosynthesis?

I. Glucose

II. Carbon dioxide

III. Water - -I only

-Which of the following is NOT an example of an abiotic compoent of an ecosystem? - -
Fungi

-Which of the following is not a measure of biodiversity? - -Economic Diversity

-Many of the hot spots for biodiversity are located in nations that are considered to be... - -
Developing

-What factors are used to classify a biome?

I. Average temperature

II. Average precipitation

III. Distictive plants adapted to the area - -I, II, and, III

-Which of the following allows more rapid evolution? - -High Genetic Variation

-Aerobic respiration requires what reactants? - -Glucose and Oxygen

-What law best relates to energy loss within an ecosystem? - -Second Law of
Thermodynamics

-Biological evolution by natural selection occurs when genes _____, individuals _______, and
populations _______________. - -Mutate, are selected, evolve

-What group of organisms is primarily responsible for the processes that occur in the
nitrogen cycle? - -Bacteria