APES PBL Unit 2

What is a generalist species?

• Species with a broad range of tolerance

• Species with a narrow range of tolerance

Which of the following could increase the amount of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere? (Choose two)

• Burning fossil fuels

• Planting trees

• Cutting down trees

• Walking to school and work

Pick all of the following traits that make a species LESS likely to go extinct (Choose 2):

• Inability to move to a new habitat

• Ability to move to a new habitat

• Being a specialist

• Being a generalist

Cows eat grass to obtain energy. This is an example of...

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Commensalism

If an island is closer to the mainland, how will this impact the biodiversity!

• There will be a higher level of biodiversity here than an island that is further away

• There will be a lower level of biodiversity here than

  an island that is further away

• There will be no difference in biodiversity here than

  an island that is further away

______ refers to humans living on Earth and their use of resources without depletion of the resources without depletion of the resources for future generations.

• Ecosystem services

• Ecological footprint

• Human impact

• Sustainability

The removal of which type of species will cause a trophic cascade?

• Primary Consumer

• Producer

• Keystone Species

• Invasive Species

If producers capture 80,000 J of energy from the sun, how much will be passed on to the secondary consumers?

• 8,000 J

• 800 J

• 8 J

• 80 J

If the GPP of an area is 57 kcal/m2/yr and the amount of energy lost to respiration is 23 kcal/m2/yr, what is the PP of the area?

• 34 kcal/m2/yr

• 23 kcal/m2/yr

• 57 kcal/m2/yr

• 80 kcal/m2/yr

Bees pollinating our crops would be considered what type of ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Supporting

• Cultural