Unit 1 APES

Which biome has warm temperatures, high precipitation, and little seasonal variation due to its location near the equator?

• Boreal forest

• Tropical rainforest

• Woodland/shrubland

• Subtropical desert

The direction of an arrow in a food chain represents

• the flow of energy from organism B to A

• the movement of organisms

• the directionality of the sun

• the flow of energy from organism A to B

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What is an omnivore?

• receives energy from the sun

• only eats meat

• only eats plants

• eats both plants and meat

What law best relates to energy loss within an ecosystem?

• First law of thermodynamics

• Second law of thermodynamics

• Third law of thermodynamics

• Law of conservation of matter

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The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

• is increasing in part due to fossil fuel use.

• has not significantly changed in the past 200 years.

• is increasing in part due to deforestation.

• has been decreasing since the 1800’s.

• can not be reliably measured

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The environment refers to

• all conditions surrounding us on Earth.

• species interactions that affect human life.

• conditions that cause negative effects on our health.

• interactions that harm the atmosphere.

• the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life.

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Evidence of biodiversity is seen in

• genetic variation among human populations.

• number of species in a region.

• number of ecosystems and habitats in a region.

• genetic variation among plants and animals in a region.

• All of these answers are correct.

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Which is an example of a sustainable practice?

• I only

• II only

• I and III

• I and II

• I, II, and III

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An ecological footprint considers

• per capita resource use of a nation.

• how much an individual consumes in terms of land area.

• average yearly consumption of resources.

• resources that an entire nation consumes in and average year.

• the ratio of resources consumed in developed nations to less developed nations.

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The study of environmental science differs from study of other natural sciences because it

• doesn’t use experiments.

• does not require any mathematical calculations.

• also includes politics, law, and economics.

• does not require an understanding of biology.

• uses the scientific process.