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APES unit 3 review Questions and Answers Based on the data shown in the graph, which of the following events occurred after the glacial retreat? primary succession Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are forecasting this summer's Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life—to be approximately 7,829 square miles, or roughly the size of Massachusetts. The annual prediction...

APES Unit 5 The Green Revolution Questions and Answers correct industrial agriculture - mechanization and standardization applied to food production energy subsidy - fossil fuel energy and human energy input per calorie of food produced - 10 calorie energy input for every 1 calorie you consume - most of this is due to fossil fuel use causes of energy subsidy - fossil fuel use - fertilizers, pesticides - tractors, machinery - irrigation - transportation green revolu...

APES Unit 8 Questions & Answers correct Atomic Energy Act (1954) Was passed because of the government's keen interest in monitoring the commercial and national defense uses of atomic energy. Government concerns included radiation hazards and the disposal of radioactive waste. The act establishes a general regulatory structure for construction and use of nuclear power plants and nuclear weapons facilities. Unlike most environmental statutes, it does not permit citizen suits and affords on...

APES 2.5 Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems Questions and Answers natural disturbance a natural event that disrupts the structure and/or function of an ecosystem, ex. tornados, hurricanes, asteroids, forest fires, drought periodic occurs with regular frequency (ex. dry-wet seasons) episodic occasional events with irregular frequency (ex. hurricanes, droughts, fires) random no regular frequency (volcanoes, earthquakes, asteroids) Earth's climate has varied over ...

APES Final Exam questions and Answers Which of the following are a point source of water pollution? offshore oil wells If the world's population grew by 2% in 1998 and continued at that rate, how long would it take Earth's population to double? 35 years All of the following are general types of nutrient cycles except the carbohydrate cycle Which of the following is false? Tectonic plates... are composed of crust and core The fissionable fraction of the fuel...

APES 1.1-1.6 Test Questions and Answers Biosphere Organization individual, population, community (multiple populations), ecosystem, biome (multiple ecosystems), biosphere Ecosystems are the result of what? Biotic and Abiotic interactions Biotic Living things such as plants and animals. There is often interaction and competition between living things. Abiotic Nonliving things that you could usually measure: climate, weather, sunlight, temperature, PH, etc. Predato...

APES Unit 1 Test 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 biodiversit...

APES Study Guide Questions and Answers Sustainabiliy The ability of a system to support itself Gaia Hypothesis proposes that organisms interact with their inorganic surroundings on Earth to form a self-regulating, complex system that contributes to maintaining the conditions for life on the planet. Spaceship Earth 1968 Picture of Earth from Space Precautionary Principle The precautionary principle or precautionary approach states that if an action or policy has a suspec...

APES chapter 1 Questions & Answers exponential growth a quantity increases by a fixed % of the whole in a given time environment everything that effects a living organism ecology biological science that studies the relationships between living organisms and the environment environmental science interdisiplinary science that uses concepts such as economics, ecology, bio, chem, politics, and ethics to help capital wealth used to sustain a business and create more ...

AP Environmental Science Final Exam Questions and Answers. Succession -recovery after disaster Photosynthesis -the process by which producers use solar energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose Cellular Respiration -the process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy (ATP), carbon dioxide, and water Food Chain -the sequence of consumption from producers through tertiary consumers Food Web -a complex model of how energy and matter move...

APES Chapter 1-6 Questions and Answers correct common pool resources those parts of our environment available to everyone but for which no single individual has responsibility. (tragedy of the commons) consumption overpopulation each individual in a population consumes too large a share of the resources. - common problem in many highly developed countries Environmental science interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the living and nonliving parts of our environmen...

APES Ecosystems Questions and Answers Ecosystems Community of different species interacting with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy. Components of an Ecosystem +Biotic-Living (plants, animals, etc.) +Abiotic-Non-living (water, air, nutrients, etc.) -Physical and chemical factors that influence living organisms. -Each population has a range of tolerance to variations in its physical and chemical environment. Ecology How organisms interact wi...

Primary Productivity – APES Questions and Answers What percent of the sunlight is actually converted into chemical energy via photosynthesis? Less than 1% What percent of the sunlight is reflected and/or absorbed? 70% What is the word equation for the process of photosynthesis? carbon dioxide + water + the sun's energy → glucose + oxygen What is the word equation for cellular respiration? glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water + the sun's energy Wh...

APES Unit 3 Vocab Questions and Answers population a group of the same species, living in the same space at the same time ecology Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment population size the number of individuals in a population; denoted by the letter N population density individuals per unit area; used to issue hunting permits population distribution random: all over the place, uniform: live in just about the ...

APES Module 59 Questions and Answers correct threatened species According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), species that have a HIGH risk of extinction in the future. Near-threatened species species that are very likely to become threatened in the future least concern species Species that are widespread and abundant intrinsic value value independent of any benefit to humans instrumental value worth as an instrument or a tool that can ...

APES Unit 9 Review Questions and Answers correct stratospheric ozone layer is important to the evolution of life on Earth and the continued health and survival of life on Earth Stratospheric ozone depletion is caused by anthropogenic factors, such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and natural factors, such as the melting of ice crystals in the atmosphere at the beginning of the Antarctic spring how does a decrease in stratospheric ozone affect UV radiation on Earth? it increases t...

APES Chapter 9 Questions & Answers correct Dams and Salmon on the Klamath River hydroelectric dams, in conjunction with the drainage of two large lakes at the river's source for agriculture, impeded the flow of water and prevented the natural migration of salmon to their breeding grounds; conflict over water use between farmers, fisherman, Native Americans, industry, etc. led to overuse and exploitation of this resource and massive fish kills (increased temperatures, disease, toxic algae);...

APES Module 64 Questions and Answers Kyoto Protocol An international agreement to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases from all industrialized countries to 5.2 percent below their 1990 levels by 2012 carbon sequestration an approach to stabilizing greenhouse gases by removing CO2 from the atmosphere Global warming might limit the availability of fresh water in many areas because of melting glaciers Effects of climate change on organisms include all of the followin...

APES Chapter 6 Questions and Answers correct population group of individuals who live in a given area at a particular time community group of interacting populations of organisms within a given area dynamic constantly changing population ecology study of factors that influence population increase/decrease population size (N) total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time population density number of individuals per unit area (terrestri...

APES Unit 8 REVIEW Questions and Answers Algal Bloom An immediate increase in the amount of algae and other producers that results from a large input of a limiting nutrient. Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Amount of oxygen required by aquatic bacteria to decompose given load of organic waste; a measure of water pollution. Biomagnification The increase in chemical concentration in animal tissues as the chemical moves up the food chain. the higher the trophic level, the higher th...