AP Environmental Science

Which of the following pairs would be considered a regulating service of biodiversity?

• Food and fresh water

• Pollination and biological control

• Tourism and the arts

• Habitats and genetic diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following would be an anthropogenic effect on the cultural services of biodiversity?

• Switching to a vegan diet

• The dumping of toxic chemicals in our fresh water ways

• Increased snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef

• Removal of a forest to build new town homes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Invasive species are successful because

• they enter an ecosystem much like the one they come from.

• they are the first organisms to appear after a disturbance

• they have no predators and reduced competition

• they require less energy and can fit in lower trophic levels.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The result of a bottleneck event is...

• reduced genetic diversity

• increased genetic diversity

• speciation

• increased gene flow

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following might be a pioneer species after a fire has destroyed a forest?

• native grasses

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• larger trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which one of the following factors is not a major cause of loss of biodiversity?

• habitat fragmentation

• Agriculture

• Invasive species

• Pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is one way we can reduce human impact on the release of invasive species?

• Increase travel

• Increase shipping and purchase of goods from other countries

• build more residential and commercial areas

• return unwanted pets to proper locations and organizations

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which of these is an aquatic indicator species?

• Shrimp

• Coral

• Plankton

• Sea Anemone

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This community has

• low species richness

• high species evenness

• an unequal distribution of species

• no biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which law regulates the trade in endangered species between countries?

• CITES

• Kyoto Protocol

• Montreal Protocol

• Endangered Species Act

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5