APES Unit 1 & 2 Midterm Review

All of the following are components of the atmosphere EXCEPT…

Which of the following is not a primary pollutant?

Name the parts of the earth structure from inside out.

Which one of these is NOT a part of the Nitrogen Cycle?

In “The Tragedy of the Commons”, Hardin argues when a resource is held __, people tend to _ it.

Which one is not a triple-bottom line goal?

All these statements about dealing with threats of volcanoes are true EXCEPT:

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

What type of erosion is pictured?

To what environmentalist would the illustrated picture especially concern?

What is the equation for Ecosystem Productivity?

Darwin’s finches went through which of the following?

What human activity do humans use to obtain phosphorus?

Which of the following isn’t a trophic level in an ecosystem?

Why is biodiversity so hard to measure?

Soil is a _________ __________

Organisms that undergo photosynthesis are called ___________.

Which of the following describe the climate in Tropical Rain Forest?

Environmental Science is classified as a _________.

What is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

Which layer does weather occur in?

What type of soil conservation is shown below?

Which of the following factors do not influence climate?

Identify the type of erosion displayed below:

From top to bottom, which is in the correct order of the aquifer:

Zebra mussels, an invasive species, was introduced to the Great Lakes by:

Who wrote Tragedy of the Commons?

What caused the “killer smog” in 1952 London?

The Coriolis Effect causes all of the following EXCEPT

In which example of the Tragedy of the Commons is the total productivity reduced?

How and where are fossils formed?

What percent of energy consumed by organisms is passed onto the next trophic level?

What are the two forms of Cellular Respiration

How does phosphorus runoff affect the food web?

What is a possible reason for a dramatic increase in ocean temperature?

What are the layers of the atmosphere from lowest to highest altitude?

Which is NOT an ecosystem service?

What is this an example of?

Highest per capita supply of fresh water are in counties with __population and __ precipitation

Which does NOT contribute to biodiversity loss?

_______ receives recharge water directly from the surface

Which of the following facts about the Phosphorus Cycle is true?

Which Island described has the highest level of biodiversity?

Which is the correct order of amount of liquid freshwater in increasing order?

What is temperature inversion?

Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?

What is NOT a reason for dramatic increases in ocean temperatures?

Which is not an abiotic factor?

Which of the answer choices is not the effect of excess nitrogen?

_____ has the greatest direct impact on the carbon cycle.

What is an underground reservoir that holds groundwater (½ of earth’s freshwater supply)?

Which of the following is a consequence of biodiversity loss?

What is the release of water vapor by plants?

What theory is this and who invented it?

What is this a picture of?

What is an effect of excess nitrogen?

Most of the fresh water in the world is located in

Biodiversity includes which of the following?

With each energy exchange, some energy is lost as _____.

Which letter best represents infiltration?

What is the main use of Earth’s water?

The correct order of the soil horizons are

What describes a Hadley cell?

Rising sea levels can be credited to

The ____ horizon is where minerals and organic matter leach out

Which is an invasive species?

__slows erosion by providing more ground cover and reduces vulnerability of diseases

Which of the following are NOT experienced due to population growth?

Which one of these is not a property of soil?

Flying possum and the flying squirrel both evolved to have gliders, this is an example of what?

Which pair of characteristics describe an oligotrophic lake?

The process which various chemicals in top layers of soil dissolve and go to lower soil layers?

What is the correct order of these organisms in order from lowest to highest trophic level?

What type of rock is formed by extreme heat and pressure?

If your soil is acidic, it will bubble when you add ________.

Which is a limiting factor in soil due to its low concentration and solubility:

Two different species of birds utilizing different parts of a tree is an example of what?

What is a the largest known aquifer called?

Which layer protects humans from UV rays?

What are the two types of Nitrogen fixation?

What is the main source of energy in the water cycle?

________ is the rapid speciation to fill specific niches that is driven by natural selection.

At what trophic level would a primary consumer be in?

Which biome has the highest NPP (Net Primary Production)?

What is CITES?:

Identify the type of boundary shown below:

Which soil type has the highest porosity?

Which one of the following expresses the environmental impact of an individual or population?

In Which sphere(s) does sulfur exist?

In which atmospheric level does this natural phenomenon take place?

Which is a limiting factor in terrestrial ecosystem?

Name the types of rocks in order (1, 2, 3)

All food webs and food chains begin with _____.

What is this layer of the Earth called?

Which of the following includes all living & nonliving things around us with which we interact?

Island Chains are formed at:

Name the layers of the Earth from innermost to outermost layer

Mostly mineral and nutrients and clay with very little organic material. Zone of Accumulation.

Materialism and overconsumption best describes which concept

Which of the following is NOT a type of weathering?

Which one of these is NOT a consequence of the aquifers being depleted?

Which of the following are mudslides NOT more likely to occur in?

All of these are examples of soil degradation except

New land is formed at:

What is the approach to sustainability satisfies economic, social, and environmental goals?

Local environment changes around some boundary or edge represents____________

Which zone has the highest albedo?

What is the most efficient way to preserve water?

Largest particles of soil are _____

What is the chemical formula for Ozone?

Which of the following acts was the primary legislation for protecting biodiversity in the U.S?

Which of the following choice is not part of Environmental Science ?

Which of the following lists ecosystem levels of organization from broadest to narrowest?

All the following choice are parts of Ecological Footprint except:

The aurora borealis occurs in the _______ layer of the atmosphere.

Which of the following is not a major process in the water cycle?

We are currently undergoing…

Biodiversity attempts to describe diversity at which three levels?

What percentage of freshwater is used for agriculture?

What theory did Alfred Wegener propose and when?

Which of these do not decrease biodiversity?

Which characteristic does not describe La Nina?

What are the 4 types of erosion in order of severity? (Least severe to most severe)

Hadley cells would most likely be found between the latitude lines of

What could explain fisheries in Southern America suddenly experiencing a decrease in fish