APES - The Living World (shorter)

Question 1

Which of the following is the correct chemical formula for cellular respiration?

Accepted Answer

H2O + C6H12O6 -> O2 + CO2

Question 2

What ecosystem service do bacteria provide?

Accepted Answer

decompose waste

Question 3

What ecosystem service do coral reefs NOT provide?

Accepted Answer

water purification

Question 4

What is the largest reservoir of phosphorus?

Accepted Answer

rocks in the ocean

Question 5

2 islands that have different extinction rates and distances from the mainland are explained by

Accepted Answer

biogeography

Question 6

_________ is when one species splits into two or more different species.

Accepted Answer

speciation

Question 7

Why are there no trees in temperate grasslands?

Accepted Answer

fire prevents trees from growing

Question 8

___ occurs when one organisms feeds on another organism, usually by living on or in the host.

Accepted Answer

parasitism

Question 9

____ is when a member of one species feeds directly on a member of another species.

Accepted Answer

Predation

Question 10

_______ is an interaction that benefits one species but has little or no effect on the other.

Accepted Answer

commensalism

Question 11

Where are most tropical rain forests found?

Accepted Answer

Around the equator

Question 12

What is secondary succession?

Accepted Answer

succession in which plants are gone but soil remains

Question 13

The distribution of many aquatic organisms is determined largely by the water's ____?

Accepted Answer

salinity

Question 14

Which biome has the highest annual precipitation (cm)?

Accepted Answer

tropical rain forest

Question 15

What is primary succession?

Accepted Answer

succession in an area without soil or bottom sediments

Question 16

____ is an interaction that benefits both species.

Accepted Answer

mutualism

Question 17

Which of the following is a way that humans alter the water cycle?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 18

What does the acronym GMO refer to?

Accepted Answer

genetically modified organisms

Question 19

Coral reefs provide homes for _____ of all marine species.

Accepted Answer

1/4

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a coastal zone in aquatic systems?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 21

Which of the following is phosphate NOT incorporated into?

Accepted Answer

proteins

Question 22

What ecosystem service does a wetland NOT provide?

Accepted Answer

insect control

Question 23

Kudzu is an example of a(n) ______ species.

Accepted Answer

invasive

Question 24

How were zebra mussels introduced into their non-native habitat?

Accepted Answer

The ballast water of ships

Question 25

What ecosystem service does a forest NOT provide?

Accepted Answer

decompose waste

Question 26

The Giant Panda is an example of a(n) _____ species.

Accepted Answer

specialist

Question 27

______ powers evaporation, precipitation, and transpiration.

Accepted Answer

the sun

Question 28

Fill in the blank. Precipitation -> Runoff -> ______ -> Transpiration -> Condensation

Accepted Answer

evaporation

Question 29

Lakes that have a small supply of plant nutrients are called ______ lakes.

Accepted Answer

oligotrophic

Question 30

What determines the type of biome an area will have?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 31

Which of the following is an example of a tropical seasonal forest?

Accepted Answer

Harare, Zimbabwe

Question 32

What are edge effects?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 33

What is the largest reservoir of nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

Question 34

Which of the following is NOT a dominant plant species in a polar grassland?

Accepted Answer

broad leaf trees

Question 35

_______ can NOT be readily absorbed and used by plants.

Accepted Answer

N2

Question 36

Which of the following is a characteristic of biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 37

What is the largest reservoir of carbon?

Accepted Answer

marine sediments

Question 38

How much usable energy is lost at each trophic level? How?

Accepted Answer

90%, heat

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT a reservoir for phosphorus?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

Question 40

Freshwater covers ___% of the earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

2.2

Question 41

Which of the following is a correct example of a food chain?

Accepted Answer

grass -> grasshopper -> lizard -> snake

Question 42

What ecosystem service does a bat provide?

Accepted Answer

insect control

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a way that humans alter the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

using sustainable forestry methods

Question 44

What is the largest reservoir of water?

Accepted Answer

ice

Question 45

The American Alligator is an example of a(n) _____ species.

Accepted Answer

keystone

Question 46

Which of the given biomes has low plant diversity, deciduous trees, and a slow growing season

Accepted Answer

boreal

Question 47

How much usable energy is available at each trophic level?

Accepted Answer

10%

Question 48

How do consumers take in carbon?

Accepted Answer

they ingest producers or other consumers

Question 49

Which of the following is an example of an invasive species?

Accepted Answer

Zebra Mussels

Question 50

What ecosystem service does a honey bee provide?

Accepted Answer

pollination

Question 51

What is an ecosystem service?

Accepted Answer

benefits provided by an ecosystem

Question 52

A lake with a large supply of nutrients is called a _______ lake.

Accepted Answer

eutrophic

Question 53

What ecosystem service does the water cycle provide?

Accepted Answer

natural purification of drinking water

Question 54

What is the formula for population growth?

Accepted Answer

(Births + immigration) - (deaths + emigration)

Question 55

Which of the following is the correct formula for photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

CO2 + H2O -> O2 + C6H12O6

Question 56

What is a biome?

Accepted Answer

A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna

Question 57

Fill in the blanks. fixation -> nitrification -> ________ -> _________ -> denitrifcation

Accepted Answer

assimilation, ammonification

Question 58

What is a keystone species?

Accepted Answer

a species on which other species in an ecosystem depend on

Question 59

Phosphorus has a(n) ____ cycle compared to water, carbon, and nitrogen.

Accepted Answer

very slow

Question 60

Usable energy ________ with each link in a food chain or web.

Accepted Answer

decreases

APES - The Living World (shorter)

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APES - The Living World (shorter)

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