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APES Exam General Review
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Review for AP Exam based on questions from Prep Book.
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1
The pesticide treadmill occurs when
Genetically modified crops increase
Farmer uses IPM
Homeowner mows grass too frequently
Different or larger amounts of pesticides must be used due to resistance
2
Which of the following is an example of geographic isolation?
2 species in living in different area
2 species living in same area
one species separated becoming 2 species
one species moves to new area
3
Monocultures are a problem because
Difficult to harvest
loss of property
invasive species
Suseptability to illness and pests
4
Which of the following components, not shown in the diagram, are part of tertiary treatment of wastewater?
wet scrubbers
disinfectants such as ozone, UV light and chlorine
coagulants such as aluminum sulfate
filters such as screens and grit chambers
5
What is the primary source of nitrates and phosphates in the wetland?
fertilizer runoff
sewage
pesticide runoff
acid rain
6
Which of the following is an example of bioremediation?
sunflowers planted to soak up toxic metals
Oil-eating bacteria used to clean up oil spill
adding species to areas with low diversity
killing off an invasive species
7
If there are 10,000 Kcals at the producer level, how many will be in the tertiary level?
10,000
10
1,000
100
8
Skin cancer rates have been increasing due to
climate change
eutrophication
deforestation
ozone depletion in the stratosphere
9
One effect on a river system from deforestation would be
increased invasive species
lower temperature
increased O2 levels
sediment pollution due to increased erosion
10
Which is an example of an r-strategist?
large size with low reproductive rates
specialist
at risk of endangerment
small size with high reproductive rates
11
Which biome has permafrost?
tundra
Grassland
desert
Temperate rainforest
12
An air conditioner uses 600 W per hour daily; energy costs $0.10 per kWh; used for 30 days. What is the cost per month?
$4.32
$1.80
$43.20
$13.01
13
All of the following are characteristics of invasive species except
threat to biodiversity
outcompete native species
no natural enemies
stay in limited areas
14
If you have a soil sample of 20% sand, 30% silt, and 50% clay, what soil type do you have?
Clay
Sandy Clay Loam
Silt Loam
Loam
15
The soil layer that contains organic matter such as freshly fallen leaves is
C
A
O
B
16
This energy source is used to cook in many developing nations
Wind
Hydroelectric
Biomass
Solar
17
The very damaging, but most cost effective method of tree harvesting is
cover harvest
seed tree cutting
selective cutting
clear cutting
18
The development of extra strong Trade Winds in the Pacific Ocean are a sign of
Typhoons
El Nino
La Nina
Hurricanes
19
What law enforces cleanup of hazardous waste sites?
CITES
CERCLA
FIFRA
RCRA
20
Which of the following environmental problems is most often linked to the combustion of fossil fuels?
thermal inversions in mountainous coastal areas
cultural eutrophication in surface waters
ozone thinning in the stratosphere
photochemical smog formation in the troposphere
21
Which of the following chemicals is responsible for destroying the ozone layer
CFC
nitrates
methane
carbon
22
Which lake layer would you expect to find the least photosynthesis?
euphotic
profundal
limnetic
littoral
23
What is happening to the population and what country would have a population pyramid shaped like this?
Decreasing; Brazil
Increasing; China
Increasing; India
Decreasing; Italy
24
Movement of the Earth's plates is due to
Subduction zones
The iron core
Lithosphere density
Convection currents in mantle
25
Which layer of the atmosphere has the highest density and most of the water vapor content?
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
mesosphere
26
Biodiversity is declining all over the globe. This is mainly due to all of the following
EXCEPT:
Invasive Species
Niche Restriction
Habitat Loss
Overexploitation
27
What is the best explanation for why our climate is warming?
absorption of infrared radiation by greenhouse gases
absorption of incoming visible light
absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the ozone layer
absorption of greenhouse gases by the atmosphere
28
IPM would use which of the following only as a last resort?
crop rotation
predator bugs
organic agriculture
chemical pesticides
29
Which of the following represents LD50 experiment data?
50 out of 100 rats get sick
1 out of 50 rats get sick
1 out of 50 rats die
50 out of 100 rats die
30
The estimate of the average number of children a woman will have in a lifetime is
Child Mortality
Total fertility rate
Crude birth rate
Life expectancy
31
Which of the following best illustrates the concept of tragedy of the commons?
selective harvesting of trees in a national forest
depletion of an aquifer by regional farmers
destruction of landscape by surface mining on private land
legislating catch limits to avoid depletion of fish stocks
32
Which is an example of point source water pollution?
animal feedlot runoff
factory effulent
oil runoff from pavement
agriculture runoff
33
A scrubber on a coal burning power plant is designed to get rid of
CO2
Particulates
SOx and NOx
Methane
34
A photovoltaic cell would be used to
Generate wind power
Generate passive solar energy
Turn Sun energy into electricity
Burn biomass fuel
35
Gross Productivity=75 kg C/m2/yr; Net Productivity=55 kg C/m2/yr; What is used for respiration?
130
100
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