APES Semester 1 Midterm Review

An age structure diagram shows everything listed below EXCEPT

Which of the factors below would result in lower birth and fertility rates?

What type of succession would follow in the image shown below?

Atoms are neither created nor destroyed in a chemical or physical change.

What is the term used to explain the declining number of honeybees on earth?

In which layer of the atmosphere would you find the beneficial ozone layer?

Which characteristic below is NOT true of specialist species?

Which biome has fairly low soil fertility even though its biodiversity is extremely high?

The warming of the earth's surface due to natural gases trapping radiating energy is

A species that is nonnative and causes environmental problems in an ecosystem is a/n...

Which of the following IS an ecological service provided by inland wetlands?

Why are sea otters considered a keystone species?

Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another.

Energy in a reaction when changing from one form to another becomes lower quality, less usable.

Which formula for population change is correct?

What is the process where nitrogen compounds, like ammonia, are converted to usable nitrates?

Which of the following IS a characteristic that makes species more vulnerable to extinction?

Which species below threatens coastal kelp beds when left unchecked?

What is considered a major source of ocean acidification?

Choose one of the two greatest, long term threats to coral reefs.

The best method to control an invasive species is to...

The highest rate at which a resource can be used without depleting its stock is...

Anytime we are using resources faster than nature can renew them we are...

Which of the following has most directly led to exponential human population growth rate?

What limits the ability of large mammals like humans to evolve rapidly?

Which of the following would increase the likelihood of a couple having a child?

Darwin's Theory of Evolution is based on what concept?

Which of the following correctly shows the reactants and products of photosynthesis?

Which of the following is MOST likely to be a major threat to marine ecosystems?

What is a major factor in determining which biome is found in a particular region?

When harmful chemicals build up in the tissues of organisms this is called

Which of the following is NOT a factor that determines biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems?

What is net primary productivity?

Species using resources at different times or in different areas to reduce competition is

The depletion or degradation of a commonly held (public) resource is...

The number of different species in a given area is...

Species that serve as an early warning of problems in an ecosystem are

Which of the following is NOT considered a greenhouse gas?

The treaty that controls the international trade of endangered plants and animals is...

What is one of the major factors that influences global air circulation on earth?