APES Unit 1 Test

A ​ (a)   is a group of ecosystems that share similar abiotic and biotic conditions.​

• biome
• climatograph
• net primary production
• ecosystem
• habitat

​ (a)   describes the average conditions, including temperature and precipitation, over long periods of time in a given area.

• Climate
• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

​ ​ (a)   describes the day-to-day conditions in the Earth's atmosphere.

• Weather
• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

​ (a)   measures the amount of salts dissolved in water.

• Salinity
• Estuary
• Potassium pump

In Aquatic Biomes, photosynthesis is dependent largely on the water depth. Order the following zones from the most shallow to the deepest.

• photic zone

• aphotic zone

• benthic zone

​ (a)   are bodies of water, partly enclosed by land, that occur where fresh water from land drainage meets the water of the ocean.

• Estuaries
• Swamps
• Marshes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following

• organisms us oxygen to release energy

• biogeochemical cycles

• producers make their own food

• photosynthesis

• nutrients cycle through the environment

• producers

• organisms that eat to obtain nutrients

• cellular respiration

• organisms that make their own food

• consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Match the following

• consume other animals

• Decomposers

• consume nonliving matter

• herbivore

• break down nonliving matter

• carnivores

• consume both producers and consumers

• Detritivores

• consume primary producers

• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Match the following

• total amount of living tissue

• biomass

• map showing many paths of energy flow

• Food Chain

• linear series of feeding relationships

• food web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following biogeochemical cycles does not have an atmospheric phase?

• Hydrolic Cycle

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Sulfur Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Phosphorous Cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4