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WorksheetsAPES Unit 1 Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 31mins
An ecosystem consists of
A physical environment within which a biological community lives
The species with which a biological community interacts
A biological community and its physical environment
the primary producers within a biological community
The length and complexity of a food web in the Arctic would be ____ when compared to one in the tropical rainforest.
Short and less complex
short and more complex
long and less complex
long and more complex
Producers rely on _____ to release chemical energy and consumers rely on ____ to release chemical energy.
Cellular Respiration; photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration; cellular respiration
photosynthesis; cellular respiration
photosynthesis; photosynthesis
Which biome has the lowest average Temperature, and the lowest Precipitation?
Tundra
Savanna
Rainforest
Taiga
Select the two characteristics that determine which type of biome an ecosystem is.
Climate
Temperature
Elevation
Precipitation
Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?
Temperature
Light
Atmosphere
Population
Water
In a food pyramid, which organism can be found on the bottom?
Primary Consumers
producers
Secondary Consumers
Herbivores
One species benefits and the other is not affected is an example of which symbiotic relationship?
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
Predation
Human activities such as the ____ release large amounts of Carbon into our atmosphere.
Burning of fossil fuels
burning of wood
use of synthetic fertilizers
use of detergents
What is an omnivore?
receives energy from the sun
only eats meat
only eats plants
eats both plants and meat
Which biome has warm temperatures, high precipitation, and little seasonal variation due to its location near the equator?
Boreal forest
Tropical rainforest
Woodland/shrubland
Subtropical desert
Which of the following are examples of wetlands?
swamps
marshes
bogs
all of these are correct
What is a herbivore?
receives energy from the sun
only eats meat
only eats plants
eats both plants and meat
Terrestrial biomes are defined by ____ and ____ variables.
temperature; precipitation
temperature; animals
precipitation; plants
animals; plants
Which biome is characterized by the presence of permafrost?
temperate seasonal forest
woodland/shrubland
tundra
boreal forest
What factors are used to classify a biome?
average temperature
average precipitation
distinctive plants adapted to area
all of these are correct
Which is a biotic factor?
producers
pH
energy
humidity
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
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
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
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
producer
The organism that takes sunlight and converts it into energy
The organisms that eat producers
The organisms that eat primary consumers
The organisms that eat secondary consumers
The ecological role that an organism plays in its environment and the factors that contribute to the species way of life
Mutualism
Abiotic factors
Niche
Biome
How species allocate resources in different ways to reduce competition.
Predaition
Competitive exlusion
Resource partitioning
Niche
Predation
All of the above.
When one organism uses another for energy; one benefits, one suffers
When both organisms benefit from eachother
When both organisms expereince a negative effect
Which of the following biogeochemical cycles does not have an atmospheric phase?
Hydrolic Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Sulfur Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Phosphorous Cycle
Energy enters a system as sunlight and a producer is able to produce 10 kilograms of tissue. If eaten, the producer would produce about ___ kilograms of a consumer tissue that would provide about ____ kilograms of tissue for a secondary consumer
100; 10
10; 1
100; 1
1; 0.1
The length and complexity of a food web in the Arctic would be ____ when compared to one in the tropical rainforest.
Short and less complex
short and more complex
long and less complex
long and more complex
Producers rely on _____ to release chemical energy and consumers rely on ____ to release chemical energy.
Cellular Respiration; photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration; cellular respiration
photosynthesis; cellular respiration
photosynthesis; photosynthesis
In the Nitrogen cycle, what is one Natural way that Nitrogen gets into our soil?
Fertilizers
Human Waste through septic tanks
Decomposing animals
Industrial waste
In the _____, there is no wet/dry season. But we do see more lower plants with a thicker epidermis..
Tundra
Boreal
Savanna
Desert
Taiga
There are less nutrient rich soils in the Rain Forest due to the dense tree canopy and water runoff.
True
False
We see saltier soils due to the evaporation rate in which biome?
Forest
Grasslands
Tundras
Deserts
Which biome has the lowest average Temperature, and the lowest Precipitation?
Tundra
Savanna
Rainforest
Taiga
Select the two characteristics that determine which type of biome an ecosystem is.
Climate
Temperature
Elevation
Precipitation
Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?
Temperature
Light
Atmosphere
Population
Water
Intraspecific Competition is between the same species. true or false?
True
False
In a food pyramid, which organism can be found on the bottom?
Primary Consumers
producers
Secondary Consumers
Herbivores
One species benefits and the other is not affected is an example of which symbiotic relationship?
Parasitism
Commensalism
Mutualism
Predation
What is an omnivore?
receives energy from the sun
only eats meat
only eats plants
eats both plants and meat
All of the following is true about a niche generalist EXCEPT
thrives in multiple environments
feeds on specific food only
lives in various habitats
feeds on various food
Which biome has warm temperatures, high precipitation, and little seasonal variation due to its location near the equator?
Boreal forest
Tropical rainforest
Woodland/shrubland
Subtropical desert
Which of the following are examples of wetlands?
swamps
marshes
bogs
all of these are correct
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
In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 4oC and 50 cm of precipitation annually?
Tundra
Boreal forest
Temperate grassland/cold desert
Woodland/shrubland
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
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
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 of the following is a qualitative observation?
15 inches
a liquid
a green solution
6 feet 1 inches
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
Predation
All of the above.
When one organism uses another for energy; one benefits, one suffers
When both organisms benefit from eachother
When both organisms expereince a negative effect
How species allocate resources in different ways to reduce competition.
Predaition
Competitive exlusion
Resource partitioning
Niche
The ecological role that an organism plays in its environment and the factors that contribute to the species way of life
Mutualism
Abiotic factors
Niche
Biome
Detrivores
An organism that feeds on dead or decaying matter
An organism that converts sunlight into energy
An organism that eats primary consumers
None of the above
Gross Primary Productivity (GPP)
The amount of money a plant makes.
The energy that is used during respiration
The actual amount of energy a plant produces after respiration loss
The total amount of energy a plant produces excluding respiration loss (before taxes)
Which pair of biogeochemical cycles are most associated with inorganic fertilizer and sewage waste?
Carbon and Nitrogen cycles
Carbon and Sulfur cycles
Phosphorus and Nitrogen cycles
Sulfur and Nitrogen cycles
Sulfur and Water cycles
A forest has a GPP of 3.8 kilograms C/m^2/year and the rate of cellular respiration is 2.4 kilograms C/m^2/year. What is the NPP?
6.2 kg C/m^2/year
1.4 kg C/m^2/year
1.0 kg C/m^2/year
9.12 kg C/m^2/year
1.58 kg C/m^2/year
Most energy on Earth comes from
volcanoes
the sun
trees
water
fire
Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located
troposphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
