AP Environmental Science Semester 1 Review

The ocean removes carbon from the atmosphere by:

Which of the following extinctions was caused by a catastrophic space impact?

The second law of thermodynamics implies that:

Infrastructure and urban development cause which of these to happen in soils?

Raising livestock requires _____ energy as/than growing crops.

Weathering of carbon-containing minerals leads to eventual _______ of C from the atmosphere

The earth's population has increased dramatically in the past 100 years, mostly due to:

Which of the following practices is consistent with the Endangered Species Act?

Frogs and other amphibians are good indicator species' because:

The hydrosphere includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is at the lowest trophic level?

The development of dangerous strains of disease organisms is mostly due to:

The two most important factors for determining climate are:

The process of the lithosphere taking up water from surface runoff is called:

The soil horizon with the most nutrients is the ____ horizon.

What are the only human activities permitted in a Wilderness Area?

Which of these is NOT a recent consequence of the widespread use of GMOs?

The process of ammonification (decomposing waste organic nitrogen to useful NH₃) is done by:

The population of Japan is steadily declining. Which is NOT a reason for this decline?

What percent of energy is lost as we move up each trophic level in a food web?

Which of the following is a generalized source of pollution?

What is the meaning of "niche" in ecology?

Which of the following about a climax community is FALSE?

Sunlight is known as a:

Which aspect of agriculture involves having single farms focus on a single product?

Species that use the same resources will likely lead one to die out. This is called:

The two ways that the Tragedy of the Commons works are: