Second APES Exam Review

Question 1

Pure water with a pH of 7 is how many times more acidic than stomach fluid with a pH of 1?

Accepted Answer

1000000

Question 2

Skin cancer rates have been increasing due to

Accepted Answer

ozone depletion

Question 3

Which biome has permafrost?

Accepted Answer

tundra

Question 4

If you have a soil sample of 20% sand, 30% silt, and 50% clay, what soil type do you have?

Accepted Answer

Clay

Question 5

Movement of the Earth's plates is due to

Accepted Answer

Convection currents in mantle

Question 6

Difference between nuclear power and coal power is

Accepted Answer

coal produces air pollution, nuclear doesn't

Question 7

Which is an example of an r-strategist?

Accepted Answer

small size

Question 8

The soil layer that contains freshly fallen leaves is

Accepted Answer

O

Question 9

The type of irrigation that is 95% effective is

Accepted Answer

Drip

Question 10

The development of extra strong Trade Winds in the Pacific Ocean are a sign of

Accepted Answer

La Nina

Question 11

If there are 10,000 Kcals at the producer level, how many will be in the tertiary level?

Accepted Answer

10

Question 12

Monocultures are a problem because

Accepted Answer

Suseptability to illness and pests

Question 13

Which of the following represents LD50 experiment data?

Accepted Answer

50 out of 100 rats die

Question 14

Which of the following chemicals is responsible for destroying the ozone layer

Accepted Answer

CFC

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of bioremediation?

Accepted Answer

Oil-eating bacteria used to clean up oil spill

Question 16

Which of the following is not part of the hydrologic cycle?

Accepted Answer

Nitrification

Question 17

All of the following are problems with incineration except

Accepted Answer

leachate

Question 18

Which gas comes primarily from coal burning?

Accepted Answer

SOx

Question 19

What country would have a population pyramid shaped like this?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 20

Which energy source is used most in the US?

Accepted Answer

Coal

Question 21

A scrubber on a coal burning power plant is designed to get rid of

Accepted Answer

SOx and NOx

Question 22

The following is the correct equation for photosynthesis

Accepted Answer

H2O + CO2 + Energy = Glucose + O2

Question 23

A disadvantage of tidal energy is

Accepted Answer

Must live close to the coast

Question 24

This energy source is used to cook in many developing nations

Accepted Answer

Biomass

Question 25

Which of the following is not an anthropogenic source of greenhouse gasses?

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes

Question 26

One concern of feedlots is

Accepted Answer

amount of animal waste produced

Question 27

According to the graph, when there are more hares than lynx,

Accepted Answer

lynx increase

Question 28

Leachate is the name for

Accepted Answer

liquid at bottom of landfill

Question 29

Which lake layer would you expect to find the least photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

profundal

Question 30

All of the following are characteristics of invasive species except

Accepted Answer

stay in limited areas

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of geographic isolation?

Accepted Answer

one species separated becoming 2 species

Question 32

One effect on a river system from deforestation would be

Accepted Answer

sediment pollution

Question 33

An air conditioner uses 600 W per hr daily, energy costs $.10 per kWh, for 30 days. Cost/month?

Accepted Answer

$43.20

Question 34

A photovoltaic cell would be used to

Accepted Answer

Turn Sun energy into electricity

Question 35

Net Productivity=75 kg C/m2/yr Gross Productivity=55 kg C/m2/yr What is used for respiration?

Accepted Answer

20

Question 36

What law enforces cleanup of hazardous waste sites?

Accepted Answer

CERCLA

Question 37

The estimate of the average number of children a woman will have in a lifetime is

Accepted Answer

Total fertility rate

Question 38

The sewage treatment step where chlorine, ozone, and ultraviolet light are used

Accepted Answer

Tertiary

Question 39

Of the following, which would be an example of a biotic factor?

Accepted Answer

grass

Question 40

The very damaging, but most cost effective method of tree harvesting is

Accepted Answer

clear cutting

Question 41

Which is an example of point source water pollution?

Accepted Answer

factory effulent

Question 42

The pesticide treadmill occurs when

Accepted Answer

Different pesticides must be used as a result of resistance

Second APES Exam Review

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Second APES Exam Review

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