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Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Apes Test Bank 2023   Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science 1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). 1) How many citizens of Mexico does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average citizen of the United States? A) They are essentially equal. B) Two citizens of Mexico eq...

APES Succession/Biodiversitydiversity index - correct answer a numerical measure of species diversity that is derived from both the number of species (variety) and their proportional abundance ecological succession - correct answer (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established primary succession - correct answer process by which a community arises in a virtual...

APES Module 7 During what stage of the hydrologic cycle is water released to the atmosphere from plants? A. Evaporation B. Transpiration C. Precipitation D. Infiltration E. Condensation - correct answer B Water that moves across the surface of the land into streams and rivers is called A. evaporation B. precipitation C. groundwater D. transpiration E. runoff - correct answer E Humans have an effect on the hydrologic cycle. Which of the following has a direct effect? I. Defores...

APES Semester 1 Exam (Unit 1, 2, 3, 4) with complete solution

Unit 2 Progress Check: FRQ (APES)(a) Identify the oldest stage of succession shown in the figure above - correct answer the forest (b) Pioneer species are important in ecological succession (i) Identify a pioneer species that could be found in an ecosystem like the one in the figure above. - correct answer (i): Any of these answers are correct ⬇️ • lichens • mosses • sea grass • algae • fungi (ii) Describe the role of pioneer species in early succession. - correct a...

APES Unit 1 Vocabularyenvironment - correct answer all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things. environmental science - correct answer the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment system - correct answer instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity ecosystem - correct answer a system formed by the interaction of a comm...

APES Unit 9Which is the least likely to be an effect of global warming? - correct answer decreased rate in photosynthesis in vegetation Which of the following is a greenhouse gas that comes only from a human source? - correct answer chlorofluorocarbons Which of the following types of releases of greenhouse gases from an anthropogenic source is shown in the diagram? - correct answer industrial and agricultural practices releases CH4 into the atmosphere Which of the following best describ...

APES - 2.4 - Ecological Tolerance Question and answers rated A+ 2023/2024ecological range of tolerance - correct answer - Range of conditions such as temperature, salinity, pH, or sunlight that an organism can endure before injury or death results species and individual organisms both have... - correct answer ...range of tolerance for all the diff. environmental conditions of their habitat - ex: salmon have a basic range of tolerance for temp. from 6 degrees to 22 degrees C. But some individ...

Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Apes Test Bank 2023   Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science 1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). 1) How many citizens of Mexico does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average citizen of the United States? A) They are essentially equal. B) Two citizens of Mexico eq...

APES Exam Review Questions with correct Answers What is an ecosystem? a location on earth that includes interacting living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) components. What percentage of energy is lost as trophic level increases? only 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to another. What is the Tragedy of the Commons? The destruction of a natural habitat known as a common that was overgrazed by sheep The addition of a limiting nutrient to an ecosystem ma...