Unit 1 APES

Which is NOT a common issue with experimental design?

• having only uncontrolled variables

• no repeated trials

• having control groups

• having more than one independent variable

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

A tapeworm lives in the small intestines where it feeds and grows, robbing the human of essential nutrients. This is a _____ type of relationship.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Symbiotic

• Mutualism

A positive feedback loop occurs

• when a system responds to a change by returning to its original state

• when feedback into a system decreases a rate of response

• when a system is in a steady state

• when feedback into a system increases a rate of response

Which is a biotic factor?

• producers

• pH

• energy

• humidity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which best describes the concept of net primary production?

• total amount of energy available from the Sun

• total amount of cellular respiration conducted within an ecosystem

• energy captured minus energy lost

• total amount of energy available from the producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 10^oC and 200 cm of precipitation annually?

• Temperate seasonal forest

• Temperate rainforest

• Woodland/shrubland

• Tropical seasonal forest

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 4^oC and 50 cm of precipitation annually?

• Tundra

• Boreal forest

• Temperate grassland/cold desert

• Woodland/shrubland

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What factors are used to classify a biome?

• average temperature

• average precipitation

• distinctive plants adapted to area

• all of these are correct

Which biome is characterized by the presence of permafrost?

• temperate seasonal forest

• woodland/shrubland

• tundra

• boreal forest

Terrestrial biomes are defined by ____ and ____ variables.

• temperature; precipitation

• temperature; animals

• precipitation; plants

• animals; plants