AP Environmental Science Exam

Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?

• Horizon A

• Horizon B

• Horizon C

• Horizon D or R

The pattern of air during thermal inversion is

• warm- cold- warm

• cold- warm- cold

• there is no pattern, it is only cold

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The "Tragedy of the commons" describes the problem between

• Short-term interests of individuals & long term interests of the Earth

• Farmers & industrialized society

• Poor people & rich people

• People & animals

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following are Abiotic factors?

• plants

• weather

• predators

• sunlight

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An ecosystem is a location on Earth that includes

• only biotic components

• only abiotic components

• interacting biotic and abiotic components

• positive and negative feedback loops

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is a qualitative observation?

• 15 inches

• a liquid

• a green solution

• 6 feet 1 inches

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The cattle egret follows herds of cattle and eat the insects that the cattle stir up as they move through the grassland. The cattle appear to be unaffected by the egrets. This is a _____ type of relationship.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Symbiotic

• Mutualism

Which is a biotic factor?

• producers

• pH

• energy

• humidity

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3