APES Bio Review

Question 1

Indian pipe is a plant that lacks chlorophyll and is not able to do photosynthesis. It is a(n):

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ectoparasite

Question 2

Coyotes are opportunistic predators that eat, small mammals, insects, fruits and vegetables. Their role in a food web is

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omnivore

Question 3

What is the term used to describe food chains which overlap and intersect?

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food web

Question 4

No two species can occupy the same ecological niche in the same place and the same time.

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Competitive Exclusion Principle

Question 5

Another name for a nutrient cycle in an ecosystem is a

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biogeochemical cycle.

Question 6

The two primary nutrients in agricultural runoff are ________ and __________.

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nitrogen, phosphorus

Question 7

The use of agricultural fertilizers has significantly altered several nutrient cycles including

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all are correct

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a keystone species?

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wolves

Question 9

The small amount of oxygen found in warm water is considered a _______ to many fish species.

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limiting factor

Question 10

A field containing 2,000kg of producers should provide energy to support ___kg of grasshoppers and ___kg of mockingbirds

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200; 20

Question 11

What trophic level do chemosynthetic bacteria around hydrothermal vents have?

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primary producer

Question 12

What does the diagram below indicate?

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resource partitioning

Question 13

Which biome is located in the shaded region of the map below?

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taiga

Question 14

Each step in the flow of energy through an ecosystem is known as a

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trophic level

Question 15

This process is carried out by decomposers and returns nitrogen in organic matter back to the soil.

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Ammonification

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a decomposer?

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moss

Question 17

The development of herbicide resistance in populations of weeds is an example of

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evolution.

Question 18

Which of the following elements is a limiting factor to plants in naturally occurring soil?

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nitrogen

Question 19

Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer?

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wolf

Question 20

Charles Darwin is generally credited with

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developing the concept of natural selection.

Question 21

Extinction of organisms is

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a common event.

Question 22

That mechanism of speciation occurs when a new highway is built in a heavily forested area, dividing a population?

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geographic isolation

Question 23

The relationship between frogs and insects is an example of

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a predator-prey relationship

Question 24

The two major factors that determine the dominant vegetation in biomes are

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precipitation and temperature

Question 25

What kind of plant has nitrogen-fixing bacteria living in their roots?

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legumes

Question 26

In which zone of a marine biome are photosynthetic phytoplankton found?

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euphotic

Question 27

Which biome is characterized by tree frogs, large vines, and fruit-eating birds and bats?

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tropical rainforest

Question 28

Phosphorous is released from rocks by which process?

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weathering and erosion

Question 29

Which biome is characterized by organisms which are nocturnal and burrow underground?

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desert

Question 30

This process returns nitrogen back to the atmosphere.

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Denitrification

Question 31

Which of the following organisms is a primary producer?

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grass

Question 32

Which of these is a process of the phosphorus cycle, but NOT the carbon cycle?

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Weathering and Erosion

Question 33

Animals that eat meat from animals that have died by accident or illness, or killed by others.

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scavenger

Question 34

Plants convert inorganic nitrogen compounds into organic nitrogen compounds such as amino acids.

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Assimilation

Question 35

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

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the climate of the community in which the species inhabit

Question 36

______ are a major carbon sink

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oceans

Question 37

When a population becomes isolated from another over a long period of time

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speciation is likely to occur

Question 38

In a mutualistic relationship...

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both species benefit.

Question 39

Carbon enters the carbon cycle in the form of

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decomposition of organic material., lipids formed in photosynthesis., atmospheric carbon dioxide., carbonate in rock

Question 40

Tapeworms living inside the intestines of their host are an example of what relationship?

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endoparasitism

Question 41

Which of the following types of habitats does NOT have slow decomposition?

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tropical forests

Question 42

Grazing animals and the grasses they eat have evolved to each other's influence. This is...

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coevolution

Question 43

Two organisms that interbreed and produce fertile offspring are individuals of the same

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species

Question 44

Mediterranean Shrublands (Chaparral) have been heavily impacted by humans because

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both they are near the oceans and have a moderate climate.

Question 45

In which biome does fire serve the role of building deep topsoil and minimizing establishment of trees?

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tall grass prairies

Question 46

Savannas are found in

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tropical parts of Africa

Question 47

Phosphorus ions are ________ in water and tend to precipitate.

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insoluble

Question 48

Ecologists distinguish two different kinds of competition. One is

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interspecific, intraspecific

Question 49

Biting insects that transmit parasites are known as

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vectors

Question 50

Natural selection is the process that determines

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which individuals within a species will pass on their genes.

APES Bio Review

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APES Bio Review

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