APES Midterm Review - Part I

Pollution from which of the following is an example of a point source pollution?

The biggest threat to species is

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways humans intervene in the water cycle?

The long-term storage of phosphorus and sulfur is in which of the following forms?

A group of individuals of the same species in the same geographical area is known as a

The use of resources in a manner which protects a species or environment w/o causing loss:

Exponential growth followed by a steady decrease until the population size levels off:

What forces are most responsible for moving water through the hydrologic cycle?

The area needed for a population to provide for itself and dispose of its waste is called its

This federal law protects habitats for endangered species:

Each statement can be concluded from the law of conservation of matter EXCEPT:

Which of the following invasive species was NOT intentionally introduced?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an environmental tipping being crossed?

The measurement of the concentration of hydrogen ions compared to hydroxide ions:

Which of the following would exhibit primary succession?

Groups of different species living together and interacting with each other.

Which would decrease one's ecological footprint?

The first law of thermodynamics tells us that:

Which of the following is NOT a part of the phosphorus cycle?

Nonpoint sources of pollution include all of the following EXCEPT:

Natural capital includes all of the following EXCEPT:

Organisms that complete the final breakdown and recycling of organic materials of organisms:

Which of these is NOT one of the ethical guidelines for living more sustainably?

Cutting the intermediate-aged trees in uneven-aged forest is referred to as:

Which of the following is NOT a major component of the earth's life-support system?

An example of the tragedy of the commons would be

Honeybees pollinate many species of flowers, w/o this service plants would not reproduce.

Which is NOT one of the human activities having the greatest harmful impact on the environment?

Which of the following best exemplifies global collaboration for protecting biodiversity?

Which of the following is NOT one of the major processes of the water cycle?

The beaver transforms its environment from streams to ponds allowing a diverse organisms.

Which of the following philosophies would be advocated by someone with environmental wisdom POV

A species with a broad niche is considered a(n)

Who wrote Silent Spring?

A tick lives and feeds on a deer, sometimes transmitting disease to the deer.

Organisms use different resources in the same habitat, and in this way avoid competition.

If everyone on earth consumed at the same current level as the average US citizens, we need

What is the root cause of habitat loss; especially in less developed nations?

Set of assumptions and values reflecting how you think the world works and what your role is:

As pollution levels in streams rise, many aquatic insects such as the mayfly quickly disappear.

Which of the following is another name for a destructive, nonnative species?

Humans intervene in the nitrogen cycle in several ways, EXCEPT

Which of the following fixes nitrogen gas in the air into more useable forms?

Which of the following would cause a population to overshoot its carrying capacity?

The maximum number of species that can be sustained in an ecosystem.

Non-natvie species are transplanted by all of the following, EXCEPT:

Each would help to reduce the projected ecological footprint, EXCEPT:

The role a species plays in its ecosystem is the

Which of the following is one of the root causes of environmental problems?

Ants that live on the Acacia tree protect the tree from herbivores and feed on the tree.

Which of the following organisms is NOT likely to be found as a member of the detritus food web

The highest rate at which a renewable resource can be used indefinitely w/o reducing its supply

All of the following are problems created by the deforestation of rainforests EXCEPT:

Building of roads, logging and urban development most likely leads to

The agave plant that defines the Chihuahuan Desert of Northern Mexico and SW U.S.

Using normally renewable resources faster than nature can renew them is called:

Primary succession occurs before secondary succession to

Pollution includes

A complex community of plants, animals, and microorganisms linked by energy and nutrient flow.

Barnacles adhering to the skin of a whale. Barnacles benefit, the whales are not effected.

Life on earth depends on interaction of gravity, the cycling of matter, and

A forest ecosystem in which forest fires have been suppressed for many decades may benefit from

A company pollutes a river. This is an example of

What is the primary difference between renewable resources and nonrenewable resources?