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AP Environmental Science Final Review - part 4
AP Environmental Science Final Review - part 4
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1
What are biotic factors that affect the structure and organization of biological communities?
soil nutrients, air currents
precipitation, wind
predation, competition
temperature, water
2
If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should
figure it out as you do the lab
ask the instructor before proceeding
try several methods until something works
skip it and go on to the next part
3
A scorpion stalks, kills, and then eats a spider. Which ecological terms describe the scorpion?
consumer, carnivore, heterotroph
detrivore, consumer, heterotroph
producer, herbivore, decomposer
omnivore, producer, autotroph
4
Which trophic level is the Giant Sea Bass in?
Producers
tertiary consumers
secondary consumers
primary consumers
5
Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are
always against the rules
not dangerous
okay
okay if you are working alone
6
Several species of warblers can live in the same spruce tree ONLY because they
Have different habitats within the tree
eat different foods within the tree
can find different mates within the tree
occupy different niches within the tree
7
Which of the following organisms is a secondary consumer in this food web.
strawberry plant
Grizzly bear
yellow bellied marmot
least chipmunk
8
The following footwear is
best
in the laboratory
sandals
open-toed shoes
closed-toe shoes
shoes appropriate for the weather
9
A parasite gets nutrients from its hosts but does not kill it, this is because
It likes living there
the host would kill it
It would lose its food source
it cannot kill it
10
In the food pyramid shown below, examples of SECONDARY consumers would be
deer, bees, rabbits
bear, nuts, insects
Leaves, blossoms, insects
toad, wolf, red fox
11
_________________ questions whether the benefit of doing something outweighs the economic cost
tragedy of the commons
supply and demandd
cost/benefit analysis
Waukegan Harbor cleanup
12
You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should
go to a doctor after school
tell the instructor immediately
visit the school nurse
apply first aid to yourself
13
In the food web below, what is the main source of energy for the copepods?
Shrimp
Parrotfish
Algae
Corals
14
The study of relationships between organisms and their environment is called
environmental science
anatomy
biology
ecology
15
After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be
taken home
dumped in the sink
left at your lab station for the nexgt class
disposed of according to your instructor's directions
16
In a series of trophic levels, the animals farthest from the producer usually
receive the least energy
have the most biomass
Are the largest in number
receive the most energy
17
Cattle and sheep require the same food which is grass, this is an example of
Competition
mutualism
mating
commensalism
18
A relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its nectar is an example of
predation
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism
19
A factor in an experiment that can change is a
hypothesis
variable
control
observation
20
All of the following are autotroph EXCEPT
algae
fungi
elm tree
phytoplankton
21
Identify this lab tool
bunsen burner
test tube rack
dish rack
test tube holder
22
The term "symbiosis" means two species are
living together in close long term association
mating
sharing food or habitat sources
competing against each other
23
Identify this piece of lab equipment
cover slip
lens
magnifying glass
microscope slide
24
What is the origin of almost all of the energy in an ecosystem?
decomposers
autotrophs
the sun
bacteria
25
When gathering glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should
examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
Read all directions to konw what equipment is necessary
all of these
clean any glassware that appears dirty
26
If you wear contact lenses in the school laboratory
you do not have to wear protective goggles
take them out before starting the lab
keep the information to yourself.
advise your science instructor that you wear contact lenses
27
The "tragedy of the commons" illustrates how
individual irrationality results in group rationality
short-term individual gain leads to long termcosts
the more you gain, the more you lose
everyone looks out for themselves
28
A relationship in which one species benefits while the other is not helped or harmed is labeled
competition
commensalism
mutualism
communalism
29
Who is Rachel Carson and why is she important to environmentalism?
a lawyer who started the movern environmentalism movement
A publisher who started the modern environmentalism movement
A publisher who fought against the use of pesticides
A resource conservationist
30
Refer to the illustration below.How much energy is available to the organisms in level B?
10 percent of the energy in level A
90 percent of the energy in level B
All of the energy in level A minus the energy in level B
All of the energy in level D minus the energy in level A
31
All of the following are abiotic factors of a habitat
except
fungi
water
wind
Soil
32
An organism's role or "job" in the ecosystem is called
niche
living factor
habitat
species
33
A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area at the same time is called a
population
habitat
Community
ecosystem
34
Flammable materials, like alcohol, should never be dispensed or used near
an open door
an open flame
the sink
another student
35
Head lice living on a human scalp is an example of
parasitism
competition
Mutualism
predation
36
The difference between a renewable resource and a nonrenewable resource is:
one affects the environment and the other doesn't
one can be replenished during a lifetime and the other can't
one is biodegradeable and the other is not
one can be replaced and the other can't
37
Renewable sources of energy
were never utilized until this century
replenish themselves naturally
are manufactured from fossil fuels
must be created in laboratories
38
An organism that feeds only on producers is called a
a detrivore
an autotroph
tertiary consumer
a herbivore