APES Semester 1 Review

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APES Semester 1 Review

• Short version

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Country with the largest area of boreal forest

1. Australia
2. Brazil
3. Russia
4. United States

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Ammonia is converted from nitrite and then
nitrates

1. Nitrification
2. Denitrfication
3. Ammonification
4. Nitrogen fixation

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The amount of energy isolated in a system stays
constant

1. Kinetic energy
2. 1st Law of Thermodynamics
3. 2nd Law of thermodynamics

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Exemplified by ticks feeding on a deer

1. Commensalism
2. Parasitism
3. Mutualism
4. Competition

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Ozone is important because it absorbs..

1. Ultraviolet radiation
2. Infrared radiation
3. Microwaves
4. X-rays

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El Nino occurs in which of the following areas?

1. Tropical East Pacific
2. Gulf of Mexico
3. Tropical Indian Ocean
4. Temperate West Atlantic

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All of the following are toxic heavy metals
except..

1. Cadmium
2. Potassium
3. Lead
4. Mercury

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Overgrazing of public lands by privately owned
livestock is an example of

1. Right of Eminent Domain
2. Principle of Manifest destiny
3. Rule of seventy
4. Tragedy of the commons

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Of the following organisms, which occupies the
lowest trophic level

1. Spider
2. Deer
3. Hawk
4. Snake

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Road Construction, logging and mining are banned
in which of the following federal lands

1. National Parks
2. National Forests
3. National Resource Lands
4. National Wildlife refuges

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Which of the following regions is least likely to
contain photosynthetic organisms?

1. Intertidal zone
2. Zone of coastal upwelling
3. Euphotic zone
4. Abyssal Zone

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Which of the following elements is most likely to
limit primary productivity in fresh water lakes?

1. Dissolved Oxygen
2. Calcium
3. Carbon
4. Phosphorus

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Which of the following is the zone in a pond or
lake that contains rooted plants such as
cattails?

1. Benthic
2. Limnetic
3. Littoral
4. Profundal

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Why do introduced species often become pests?

1. They displace native species
2. They increase biodiversity
3. They do not adapt well
4. They have low biotic potential

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The overuse of nitrogen based fertilizers is a
major contributing factor in which of the
following?

1. Spread of West Nile Fever
2. Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
3. Soil Erosion in Texas
4. Water Shortages in the communities of the Great
   Lakes

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