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APES Unit 9 Exam Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coral bleaching is most directly caused by:

a)

Increasing plastic pollution

b)

A parasitic symbiotic relationship

c)

Increasing ocean temperatures

d)

Invasive species

2.

Invasive species tend to be:

a)

Generalists and K-selected

b)

Generalists and r-selected

c)

Specialists and K-selected

d)

Specialists and r-selected

3.

Which of the following is considered an indirect source of methane caused by human-lead climate change?

a)

Increasing factory farming of cattle

b)

Sea level change flooding wetlands

c)

Droughts causing large wildfires

d)

Melting of permafrost

4.

Where is the ozone layer located?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Exosphere

5.

Which of the following agreements lead to the reduction of CFC production?

a)

Montreal Protocol

b)

Kyoto Protocol

c)

CITES

d)

The Endangered Species Act

6.

Which of the following GHGs does NOT have a global warming potential greater than 1?

a)

Methane (CH4)

b)

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

c)

HCFCs

d)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

7.

The type of energy that is trapped by greenhouse gases is:

a)

Visible light

b)

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

c)

Gamma radiation

d)

Infrared (IR) radiation

8.

The most severe effect resulting from an increase in insect species globally would likely be:

a)

an increase in disease vectors

b)

a reduction in water quality

c)

an increase in soil erosion

d)

a decline in food crop pollination

9.

Which of the following aquatic species provides a habitat for thousands of other species?

a)

coral reefs

b)

zooxanthellae

c)

phytoplankton

d)

dolphins

10.

The international legislation that establishes a list of species susceptible to international trade and thus endangerment is called the:

a)

Endangered Species Act

b)

Lacey Act

c)

Marine Mammal Protection Act

d)

CITES Treaty

11.

Climate change would most likely have the greatest impact on which of the following groups of species?

a)

generalists

b)

organisms in the Arctic, such as polar bears

c)

organisms in temperate communities adapted to seasonal changes

d)

livestock

12.

If a habitat has been fragmented by urban development, the best strategy to reduce harm to affected species is to implement:

a)

catch-and-release programs

b)

captive breeding in zoos

c)

habitat corridors

d)

introducing new species

13.

Which of the following gases is the greatest overall contributor to the greenhouse effect?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

methane

c)

ozone

d)

water vapor

14.

Emissions of which GHG is most closely tied to the decreasing pH of ocean water?

a)

methane

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

water vapor

d)

nitrous oxide

15.

Which of the following equations best represents the chemical changes that occur during ocean acidification?

a)

CO2 + Ca + CO3 -> CaCO3

b)

6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

c)

CH4 + 2O2 -> CO2 + 2H2O

d)

CO2 + H2O -> 2H + CO3

16.

Why are the poles warming at a faster rate than the rest of the world?

a)

there are more GHGs being emitted near the poles

b)

the melting of sea ice decreases the albedo

c)

the melting of sea ice increases the albedo

d)

the holes in the ozone layer are located over the poles

17.

Which of the following would NOT help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

a)

using more energy efficient vehicles

b)

switching from fossil fuel use to renewable sources

c)

planting more trees

d)

swapping a turkey burger for a beef burger

18.

Habitat fragmentation will most likely harm which TWO groups of species?

a)

generalists

b)

specialists

c)

large, apex predators

d)

invasive species

19.

Which group of chemicals is associated with destroying ozone in the ozone layer?

a)

fertilizers

b)

pesticides

c)

CFCs

d)

smog

20.

Which of the following would increase in prevalence as a result of decreasing stratospheric ozone?

a)

sunburns

b)

melting of sea ice

c)

air pollution

d)

malaria, Zika, and other vector-borne illnesses

21.

Which GHG is released from cows, landfills, and permafrost?

a)

methane

b)

nitrous oxides

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

HCFCs

22.

Which GHG is released from agricultural practices, specifically fertilizers?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

HCFCs

c)

methane

d)

nitrous oxides

23.

Which GHG is released from refrigerants and air conditioners?

a)

methane

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

HCFCs

d)

nitrous oxide

24.

Which GHG is primarily released from the combustion of fossil fuels?

a)

methane

b)

nitrous oxides

c)

water vapor

d)

carbon dioxide