APES Unit 1 Review

Exemplified by starlings displacing bluebirds from nesting sites

• commensalism

• parasitism

• mutualism

• competition

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The shaded regions in the diagram below show where different species of warblers, a type of bird, hunt for insects in the same tree.

Which of the following interactions between the warbler species is shown in the diagram?

• Resource partitioning

• Intraspecific competition

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

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This biome has the highest net primary productivity, in part because of consistently warm temperatures and abundant sunlight.

• desert

• boreal forest

• tropical rainforest

• temperate grasslands

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Traveling southward from the Arctic regions of Canada to the tropics of Panama, one passes through several biomes - tundra, coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, and tropical rain forest. This pattern of change in vegetation is primarily the result of

• primary and secondary succession

• the invasion of exotic species

• an increase in mean annual temperature and a decrease in mean annual precipitation

• an increase in both mean annual temperature and mean annual precipitation

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Which of the following best describes soil in many tropical rain forests?

• They lack soil horizons.

• They are quickly depleted nutrients when the forest is removed.

• They are similar to soils in grasslands.

• They are well suited for growing a wide variety of crops.

Directions: The following questions(s) refer to the figure below, which shows five different marine zones.

Question

The zone that has the greatest biodiversity

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Which of the following is true of carbon as it cycles in nature?

• Carbon dioxide is released during photosynthesis.

• Carbon compounds rarely exist in the gaseous state.

• Carbon sinks include forests and oceans.

• The carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is reduced by cutting trees.

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The diagram below shows a simplified carbon cycle. Based on the diagram above, which of the following processes reduces the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

• decomposition

• burning of fossil fuels

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Directions: Select the choice that best fits each statement. The following question(s) refer to the graph below which shows the monthly average CO₂ concentration, in parts per million, as measured at Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

According to the graph, the increase in CO₂ concentration, in parts per million, between 1970 and 1990 is closest to

• 5 ppm

• 30 ppm

• 50 ppm

• 340 ppm

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Which process in the nitrogen cycle releases nitrogen gas into the atmosphere?

• Leaching of fertilizers from agricultural areas

• Assimilation of soil nitrates by plants

• Bacteria fixation of nitrogen in soil

• Denitrification of soil nitrates by bacteria