APES Semester 1 Final Exam Review

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What causes summer in Australia to occur in December?

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The tilt of Earth causes Australia to receive highly concentrated solar radiation.

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What is fundamentally responsible for seasons on Earth?

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The tilt of Earth's axis of rotation.

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How do you calculate the natural annual percent increase of a population?

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Natural annual percent increase = (Crude Birth Rate - Crude Death Rate) / 10.

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What is Net Primary Productivity?

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The energy available to consumers determined by subtracting the energy used by plants from the total energy transformed by the process of photosynthesis.

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What type of interaction occurs between corals and microalgae in reef ecosystems?

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Mutualism.

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Define Crude Birth Rate.

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The number of live births per 1,000 people in a given year.

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Define Crude Death Rate.

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The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a given year.

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What is Gross Primary Productivity?

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The total amount of energy captured by photosynthesis in a given area.

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What is Cellular Respiration?

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The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

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Explain the concept of ecological succession.

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The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, often following a disturbance.