APES Unit 1

Compared with a population with low genetic diversity, a genetically diverse population is more likely to include individuals that

• are distributed over a large range
• vary greatly by age
• vary greatly by appearance and behavior
• each carry a large number of genes

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Which of the following is most likely to give an individual a larger range of tolerance than other members of its population?

• spending more time in extremely hot and cold conditions
• having a relatively large number of offspring
• genetic similarity to the rest of the population
• genetic differences from the rest of the population

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Of the following pairs of ecosystems, which has the highest net primary productivity?

• swamps and estuaries
• woodland and agricultural land
• savannas and coniferous forests
• open ocean and tundra

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One species benefits from its relationship with another species for whom the relationship does no harm or good. This relationship is best described as

• commensalism
• parasitism
• ecological succession
• mutualism

Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

• foodweb
• consumer
• food chain
• omnivore

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All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

• ecosystem
• carnivore
• niche
• population

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What does fungi do to dead plants and animals?

• Leave them there
• Decompose them
• Wait for other animals to eat them
• Move away

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What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

• The insects in the habitat would increase.
• The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
• The willow tree population would decrease.
• Foxes would dies due to no food source. 

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In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in the producers gets passed to the herbivores?

• 10%
• 20%
• 80%
• 90%

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