Quiz about APES 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Question 1

The area of the map shaded in yellow represents which of the following terrestrial biome

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Desert

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Coniferous Forrest

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Deciduous Forrest

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Tundra

Question 2

The area of the map shaded in green represents which of the following terrestrial biome

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Tundra

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Coniferous Forrest

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Deciduous Forrest

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Desert

Question 3

The area of the map shaded in dark blue represents which of the following terrestrial biome

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Deciduous Forest

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Coniferous Forest

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Desert

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Tundra

Question 4

Which biome features permanently frozen soil called permafrost?

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Tundra

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Coniferous Forest

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Deciduous Forest

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Desert

Question 5

Which biome has trees that lose their leaves during the fall season?

Accepted Answer

Deciduous Forest

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Coniferous Forest

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Desert

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Tundra

Question 6

The ability to conserve water is an important adaptation in which biome?

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Desert

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Coniferous Forest

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Deciduous Forest

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Tundra

Question 7

What are the two most significant factors that influence life in a biome?

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Average temp and precipitation

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Soil type and climate

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Plants and animals

Question 8

Tropical grasslands are also known as

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Savannas

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Prairies

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Rain lands

Question 9

Boreal forests are known for trees that shed their leaves in winter.

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False

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True

Question 10

All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

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abiotic factors

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biotic factors

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niche

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habitat

Question 11

All of the living or once living things in an ecosystem, or anything that originates from a living thing.

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biotic factors

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abiotic factors

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niche

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habitat

Question 12

Which of the following is a terrestrial ecosystem?

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forest

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pond

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ocean

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lake

Question 13

Which of the following is an aquatic ecosystem?

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ocean

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forest

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prairie

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desert

Question 14

When one organism feeds on another.

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parasite

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bacteria

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host

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consumer

Question 15

Suppose that a new predator of the rabbit migrated to this ecosystem. What is the most likely initial effect on the other organisms?

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More competition among the hawks for food

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More competition among the mice for food

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Less competition among snakes for food

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Less grass available for food

Question 16

An observer notes that the various birds in her yard feed on are using different parts of the tree for nesting sites and food. This is an example of _______________

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resource partitioning

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division of labor

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resource conservation

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mutualism

Question 17

An ecosystem contains

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living and non-living components

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only one species

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multiple species

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all the similar biomes across the world

Question 18

A population is best described as

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only one species

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multiple species

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living and non-living components

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all the similar biomes across the world

Question 19

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

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precipitation and temperature

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elevation and precipitation

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latitude and temperature

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elevation and latitude

Question 20

What do you call ALL the living things in the same environment?

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community

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population

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ecosystem

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biome

Question 21

All the organisms on earth get their energy directly or indirectly from?

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The Sun

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Oxygen

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Water

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Nitrogen

Question 22

In addition to temperature, a terrestrial biome is defined by

I. annual precipitation.

II. distinctive animal species

III. distinctive plant species.

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I and III only

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I, II and III

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II and III only

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I and II only

Question 23

Most of the nutrients in a tropical rain forest are found in plants so,

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the rainforest soil is poor in nutrients

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the rain forest soil is very rich.

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there are few animals in the rain forest.

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there are few plants in the rainforest.

Question 24

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

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Temperate Seasonal (Decidious) Forests

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Taiga/Boreal/Coniferous Forests

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Deserts

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Tropical Rain Forests

Question 25

One characteristic feature of the tundra is that only the surface thaws in the summer and refreezes in the winter, leaving a permanently frozen subsoil. This characteristic is known as

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Permafrost

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Hoarfrost

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Glaciation

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Crystallization

Question 26

Which of the following has the lowest productivity?

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Open Ocean

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Lakes

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Estuaries

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Coral Reef

Question 27

Select the major types of Aquatic Biomes

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Marine & Fresh water

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Rivers & Lakes

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Oceans & Rivers

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Glaciers & Streams

Question 28

Which biome contains the aphotic zone?

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open ocean

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mangrove swamps

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strams and rivers

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coral reefs

Question 29

Most of the photosynthesis in lakes and ponds occurs in the?

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littoral zone

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bentich zone

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limnetic zone

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profundal zone

Question 30

Which of the following ecosystems experiences harsh conditions due to conditions from tides?

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Intertidal zone

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Coral reef

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Freshwater wetlands

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Open ocean

Question 31

Which of the following biomes has the highest soil nutrient levels?

Accepted Answer

Tropical rainforest

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Woodland/shrubland

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Boreal forest

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Temperate rainforest

Question 32

A person's ecological footprint is

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the land needed to support all of a person's activities

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the land whtat a person lives on.

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the amount of carbon dioxide a person contributes to climate change.

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the land required to produce a person's food.

Question 33

Resource partitioning

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can occur through morphological differences between competing species.

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occurs in mutualisms.

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can cause the extenction of a competing species.

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is not the result of behavioral changes

Question 34

The interaction between bees and sunflowers in an example of

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mutualism

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predation

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hervivory

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parasitism

Question 35

Which interaction harms both species involved?

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Competition

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Predation

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Parasitism

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Commensalism

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