APES Semester 1 Final Exam Review

In reef ecosystems, corals often have microalgae living inside them. The algae supply the corals with nutrients, and the coral give shelter to the algae. Which of the following interactions best describes the relationship between the corals and the algae?

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Predation

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Which of the following terrestrial biomes has the highest net primary productivity?

• Desert

• Tropical Rain Forest

• Taiga

• Savanna

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This biome is found in shallow waters off the coastline and is Earth’s most biologically diverse marine biome.

• Coral Reefs

• Open Ocean

• Freshwater Wetlands

• Rivers

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Which of the following biogeochemical cycle is shown in the diagram?

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water (Hydrologic) Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

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Which of the following biogeochemical cycle is shown in the diagram?

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water (Hydrologic) Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

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Which of the following biogeochemical cycle is shown in the diagram?

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water (Hydrologic) Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

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The total rate of photosynthesis in a given area is...

• Primary Producer

• Gross Primary Productivity

• Net Primary Productivity

• Cellular Respiration

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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.

• Cellular Productivity

• Net Primary Productivity

• Gross Primary Productivity

• Cellular Respiration

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Based on the second law of thermodynamics, how much biomass of phytoplankton would be needed to produce 1 kilogram (kg) of large fish in this food web?

• 1 kg

• 10 kg

• 100 kg

• 1000 kg

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Which of the following biogeochemical cycle is shown in the diagram?

• Carbon Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Water (Hydrologic) Cycle

• Phosphorus Cycle

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