AP Bio - Ch. 52

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water
• Water and Sunlight
• Temperature and Oxygen
• Water and Temperature 

Temperature, precipitation, sunlight and wind are major components of

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

What term would describe all the living factors in an ecosystem?

• abiotic

• biology

• biotic

• community

A herd of elephants living in the same area make up a(n)

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• biosphere

All the different populations in a particular area make up a

• ecosystem

• community

• population

• species

According to the diagram, which of the following both have large amounts of precipitation?

• desert & tropical rain forest

• seasonal forest & tundra

• tundra & desert

• tropical rain forest & temperate rain forest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What causes winds to form on Earth?

• solar energy
• ocean currents
• elevation differences
• uneven heating of the Earth by the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?

• climate
• temperature
• weather
• air pressure

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates?

• they are at lower elevations

• they receive more direct solar energy

• they are nearer to ocean currents

• they get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Compared to the change in temperature of the water surface, the change in temperature of the land surface will be

• faster, bc land has a lower specific heat

• faster, bc the land has a higher specific heat

• slower, bc the land has a lower specific heat

• slower, bc the land has a higher specific heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5