APES Midterm Review

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What is the main reservoir for Nitrogen?

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Air

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Why are vegetables considered a more sustainable food source than meat?

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It takes more land to raise animals for food.

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What factors determine the properties of soil?

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Time, parent material, climate, and topography.

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What happens to prey numbers when predator numbers decrease?

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Prey numbers increase because fewer of them are being consumed.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the most efficient type of irrigation?

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Drip Irrigation.

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Define 'sustainability' in the context of environmental science.

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Sustainability refers to meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The greenhouse effect is the warming of Earth's surface due to the trapping of heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

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What is biodiversity?

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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Explain the concept of an ecological footprint.

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An ecological footprint measures the environmental impact of an individual or community, expressed as the amount of land and water area required to produce the resources consumed and absorb the waste generated.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3