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1
Which international agreement effectively banned the use of CFCs?
CITIES
Kyoto Protocol
Montreal Protocol
REACH
2
Photosynthesis is the process of converting _____ into ______ energy
chemical bond energy, kinetic
sunlight, chemical bond
chemical bond energy, potential
solar energy, kinetic
3
A biome absent of North America is the
tropical rainforests
alphine tundra
volcanic islands
desert
4
The Earth is tilted approximately 23 degrees. This causes
solar lights
tides
seasons
hurricanes
5
Anthropocentric means
centered on animals
disinterested in nature
morally upright
centered on people
6
The perfect mixture of sand, silt, and clay is known as
loam
sandy clay silt
sand
silty clay
7
Boreal forests are generally
warm and humid, with large rivers
the lack of large predators
cold and dry
extreme cold and short summers
8
The change in genetic composition of a population over time is called..
Artificial Selection
Genotype
Mutation
Evolution
9
This picture represents a
food cycle
food chain
food web
energy cycle
10
Which is a negative externality of producing electricity?
The price consumers pay for electricity
Tax on electricity
Cost of fuel
The cost of damages caused by air pollution
11
Where is the world's largest hydroelectric dam?
China
Brazil
United States
India
12
A niche specialist
is especially susceptible to environmental change
has a highly varied diet
is found at the high trophic level
can colonize new areas rapidly
13
One way to decrease the size of our ecological footprint is to
decrease consumption rates
increase consumption rates
increase development in the region
take a large park and divide it into smaller areas
14
Which environment is most susceptible to desertification?
grassland
tundra
rainforests
areas near other deserts
15
The history of Earth from the first hints of formation until today...
Geological Time
Earthquakes
Tectonic Plates
Earth History
16
A cell is
a building block from DNA
smallest molecule with organic characteristics
made up of DNA
smallest unit in which life processes go on
17
Igneous rock come from
erosion
weathering
sediment
magma
18
Habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, overpopulation, climate change have lead to
mountain top removal of coal
increasing the number of endangered species
the amount of phosphorus in the atmosphere
ozone depletion
19
Which layer of the atmosphere is the most dense?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
20
A biome is described as...
geographic location
a specific bioregion
large land forms in the area
a broadly similar environmental conditions
21
What occurs when a small group from a population colonizes a new area?
Genetic Drift
Bottleneck Affect
Founder Affect
Artificial Selection
22
Coral reefs form in
nutrient rich coastal areas
cold polar seas
warm, clear, tropical seas
deep. warm, tropical seas
23
This picture is an example of...
Coriolis Effect
Soil Conservation Chart
Geologic Time Scale
Ocean Circulation
24
Deciduous forests
are not found on the African continent
have trees that shed their leaves seasonly
are adapted to extremely cold climates
are not useful commercially
25
Are you ready for the APES test??
Heck NO
Heck YES
lol
maybe
26
Skin cancer rates have been increasing because of
climate change
deforestation
ozone depletion
deprivation
27
The law of conservation of matter tells us that matter
needs to be conserved or it won't be available in the future
can be destroyed
is used repeatedly
can never be reused
28
The word "conifer" distinguishes plants that are
evergreen
cone-shaped
needle bearing
cone bearing
29
All members of a species that live in the same area at the same time make up a(n)
community
biome
species
population
30
The variety of genes within a system are called...
Species Diversity
Ecosystem Diversity
Species Richness
Genetic Diversity
31
Which of the following is NOT a molecule?
DNA
H2O
C
03
32
Omnivores eat mainly
dead plant and animals
plants
plants and animals
animals
33
Poverty is usually passed on from one generation to the next through
improper care of natural resources
genetic conditions
illnesses spread by viruses
the lack of available opportunities
34
The physical expression of an organism's genes is called its...
Phenotype
Founder Affect
Genotype
Mutation
35
The theory of plate tectonics describes how
animals adapt to changes in the environment
Earth's lithosphere is divided into moving sections
plants on Earth evolved from a single species
how volcanoes contribute to air pollution problems
36
Approximately 50% of coal reserves worldwide are found in which countries?
China, United States, Russia
India, Brazil, Canada
China, Japan, Mexico
United States, Canada, Mexico
37
Which of the following cycles does NOT repeat through Earth's ecosystem?
carbon
water
nitrogen
energy
38
Describes the formation and movements of the ocean and continental planes
Global Warming
Plate Tectonics
Rock Cycle
Ocean Circulation
39
The top of the biomass pyramid is considered
detritivores
carnivores
herbivores
primary consumer
40
Which term refers to the variety of ecosystems within a region?
Species Diversity
Species Evenness
Ecosystem Diversity
Genetic Diversity
41
Which is a nonrenewable energy source?
wind
nuclear
biomass
Solar
42
Phosphorus cycles through Earth's ecosystems
only when activated by human activity
rarely
very slowly
very quickly
43
Location of specific biomes can be predicted based on
precipitation and temperature
large land forms in the area
the Coriolis Effect
the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
44
Tundra biomes occur
high latitudes/altitudes, where the growing season is short
at the highest latitudes, where temperatures are low
exclusively on Antarctica
only at high latitudes
45
If approximately 1.1 billion people in the world don't have clean water, what % is this?
15%
10%
50%
25%
46
Humid tropical forests have high species diversity because
they are complex, with many diverse niches
due to heat and humidity, evolution has gone faster
they are larger than any other biome
warmer climate makes it less harsh for species to survive
47
An example of a keystone species would be
Frog
spider
bald eagle
elephant
48
Which one is more stable?
United States
Mexico
49
A compound is to a(n) _____ as a word is to a ______
atom, letter
isotope, sentence
element, phrase
element, sentence
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Wetlands are biomes that
have fresh, not salty, water.
recieve more rainfall than others
are wet some of the year
are wet all year round
