APES midterm review

The eutrophication that has taken place in the Gulf of Mexico and other locations appears to be due to 

• A)  global warming from the human use of fossil fuels
• A)  pesticide use along the waterways
• A)  heavy metals dumped into the sewage
• A)  excess nutrients from fertilizers

The swamplands of extreme southern Louisiana, which contain elements of both the forests and coastal marshes could be called _______________. 

• a superbiome
• an ecotone
• an abiotic system 
•  a dead zone

A species that is only found on one location on the planet

• Endemic
• r-selected
• k-selected
•  Extinct 

A species that is only found on one location on the planet

• Endemic
• r-selected
• k-selected
•  Extinct 

A species that is no longer present on the planet or cannot produce viable offspring

• Endemic
• r-selected
• k-selected
•  Extinct 

Which of the following gives the major factors that determine a population's growth rate? 

• adaptation, competition, birth rate, emigration 
• survivorship, natural selection, mutation, extinction 
• Immigration, climate, emigration, biotic potential 
• growth rate, death rate, emigration, immigration 

The force driving plate tectonics is ________. 

• freezing and thawing of water in the earth's crust 
• nuclear reactions in magma 
• solar radiation 
• heat in the deepest layers of the earth 

The oceans face pressure from ________. 

• overfishing 
• the Endangered Species Act 
• increasing whale populations 
• too many preserves 

The rate of this process is dependent upon the amount of available carbon dioxide and water.

• Photosynthesis
• Chemosynthesis
• Cellular Respiration
• Polymerization

All cells containing mitochondria complete this process. 

• Photosynthesis
• Chemosynthesis
• Cellular Respiration
• Polymerization