AP Environmental

This is NOT a part of the phosphorus cycle.

• Phosphate is incorporated into sedimentary rocks

• Phosphate bound to soil

• Atmospheric phosphate

• Phosphate is absorbed from the soil by plants

Photosynthesis

• absorbs CO₂

• releases CO₂

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an ecological hotspot is

• an area where temperatures reach at least 120 degrees F

• an area of very high biodiversity

• an area where almost no species can be found

• a species that is only found in one part of the world

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

a species that exist in one area and nowhere else in the world is called

• hot spot species

• epistatic species

• endemic species

• predation species

two types of ecological disturbance are

• animals and plants

• abiotic and biotic

• natural and human-caused

• weather and climate

the stability of an ecosystem depends on 2 factors

• natural and human-caused disturbances

• weather and climate

• ecosystem resilience and resistance

• independent and dependent variables

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

the ability of an ecosystem to remain stable throughout a disturbance is

• resistance

• resilience

• relocation

• rejuvenation

the ability of an ecosystem to recover after a disturbance

• resistance

• resilience

• relocation

• rejuvination

Gas that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

What is the formula for atmospheric nitrogen?

• N

• N₂

• NH₃

• NO₃