APES Unit 2 Review

A tapeworm lives in the small intestines where it feeds and grows, robbing the human of essential nutrients. This is a _____ type of relationship.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Symbiotic

• Mutualism

The cattle egret follows herds of cattle and eat the insects that the cattle stir up as they move through the grassland. The cattle appear to be unaffected by the egrets. This is a _____ type of relationship.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Symbiotic

• Mutualism

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What law best relates to energy loss within an ecosystem?

• First law of thermodynamics

• Second law of thermodynamics

• Third law of thermodynamics

• Law of conservation of matter

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Which best describes the concept of net primary production?

• total amount of energy available from the Sun

• total amount of cellular respiration conducted within an ecosystem

• energy captured minus energy lost

• total amount of energy available from the producer

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Which biome is characterized by the presence of permafrost?

• temperate seasonal forest

• woodland/shrubland

• tundra

• boreal forest

Terrestrial biomes are defined by ____ and ____ variables.

• temperature; precipitation

• temperature; animals

• precipitation; plants

• animals; plants

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What is a herbivore?

• receives energy from the sun

• only eats meat

• only eats plants

• eats both plants and meat

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A keystone species is best defined as

• an organism that eats all others

• an organism that runs the fastest

• an organism that keeps the food web stable

• an organism that has the most advantages

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Which of the following are examples of wetlands?

• swamps

• marshes

• bogs

• all of these are correct

Which biome has warm temperatures, high precipitation, and little seasonal variation due to its location near the equator?

• Boreal forest

• Tropical rainforest

• Woodland/shrubland

• Subtropical desert

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