AP Environmental Science Test Review

The study of environmental science primarily considers

• interactions among human systems and those found in Earth

• the effect of human systems

• abiotic factors that influence the state of our environment

• factors that affect global climate change

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Place the ecology levels of organization in proper order (smallest to largest)

• organism > population > community > ecosystem > biosphere

• community > organism > ecosystem > biosphere > population

• organism > community > biosphere > population > ecosystem

• population > biosphere > ecosystem > community > organism

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

A keystone species is best defined as

• an organism that eats all others

• an organism that runs the fastest

• an organism that keeps the food web stable

• an organism that has the most advantages

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the evidence that solar radiation is less important to global warming than the increase in greenhouse gases?

• temperatures have increased more in the summer than in winter

• temperatures have increased more in the winter than in summer

• temperature increases have been uneven across the globe

• there is a historic correlation of CO₂ and temperature

• There is a lack of temperature change in some areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following are examples of wetlands?

• swamps

• marshes

• bogs

• all of these are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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 best describes the difference between an environmentalist and an environmental scientist?

• the difference is unimportant because both care about Earth

• an environmentalist follows a belief system; an environmental scientist is concerned with the methods of science

• an environmentalist studies the humanities; an environmental scientist has a background in biology and chemistry

• an environmentalist is concerned with abiotic factors; an environmental scientist studies biotic factors

Living in a sustainable way refers to

• recycling all paper, plastic, and metals

• using resources in a way that does not deprive future generations

• using Earth's resources efficiently

• eating locally whenever possible

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is a qualitative observation?

• 15 inches

• a liquid

• a green solution

• 6 feet 1 inches