APES Semester 1 Midterm Review

Which species below threatens coastal kelp beds when left unchecked?

The number of different species in a given area is...

What is the 3rd greatest threat to wild species according to the HIPPCO acronym?

Which biome has fairly low soil fertility even though its biodiversity is extremely high?

When harmful chemicals build up in the tissues of organisms this is called

In which layer of the atmosphere would you find the beneficial ozone layer?

What is net primary productivity?

The Burmese python is a species that threatens which region of the country?

Species that serve as an early warning of problems in an ecosystem are

Which of the following is an acronym for the major causes of extinction?

All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT

What type of succession would follow in the image shown below?

Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical or physical change.

Which formula for population change is correct?

A species that is nonnative and causes environmental problems in an ecosystem is a/n...

Which of the following IS a characteristic that makes species more vulnerable to extinction?

The treaty that controls the international trade of endangered plants and animals is...

The depletion or degradation of a commonly held (public) resource is...

Darwin's Theory of Evolution is based on what concept?

The warming of the earth's surface due to natural gases trapping radiating energy is

Species using resources at different times or in different areas to reduce competition is

All of the following are characteristics of biodiversity hotspots EXCEPT

Energy in a reaction when changing from one form to another becomes lower quality, less usable.

Choose one of the two greatest, long term threats to coral reefs.

What is a major factor in determining which biome is found in a particular region?

Which of the following would increase the likelihood of a couple having a child?

Which of the following is MOST likely to be a major threat to marine ecosystems?

Which characteristic below is NOT true of specialist species?

What is the term used to explain the declining number of honeybees on earth?

Which of the following correctly shows the reactants and products of photosynthesis?

What limits the ability of large mammals like humans to evolve rapidly?

All of the following are renewable resources EXCEPT

A threatened species is considered vulnerable to soon becoming...

Why are sea otters considered a keystone species?

Which of the factors below would result in lower birth and fertility rates?

Poaching is...

What is the process where nitrogen compounds, like ammonia, are converted to usable nitrates?

Anytime we are using resources faster than nature can renew them we are...

The best method to control an invasive species is to...

What is considered a major source of ocean acidification?

Which of the following is considered a greenhouse gas?

The rate of extinction significantly above the background rate is referred to as a

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

What is one of the major factors that influences global air circulation on earth?

What is the furthest reaching law that was adopted to protect endangered & threatened species?

An age structure diagram shows everything listed below EXCEPT

The highest rate at which a resource can be used without depleting its stock is...

Which of the following has most directly led to exponential human population growth rate?

Which of the following IS an ecological service provided by inland wetlands?

Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems?