AP Environmental - Ecology Exam

Question 1

Which of the following removes carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

Question 2

Photosynthesis is the process of converting ___ into ___ energy.

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Solar electrical energy;Heat

Question 3

An example of a population is..

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All maple trees in a forest

Question 4

As energy is used and transformed it becomes ___ quality and ___ concentrated.

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Lower;Less

Question 5

The Easter Islanders are an example of a sustainable society.

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False

Question 6

Rachel Carson is credited with starting up the environmental revolution due to her book.

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True

Question 7

Biocentric preservation is a philosophy that supports the belief that..

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All living things have an equal footing in the biosphere.

Question 8

In everyone in the world used resources at the rate that people in the US do,

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Our current resources would run out quickly.

Question 9

The present American lifestyle could be described as "sustainable".

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False

Question 10

The fundamental basis of environmental science as a discipline is the...

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Human impact on the Earth

Question 11

detritivores, scavengers, and decomposers are all similar in that they

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consume nonliving organic matter

Question 12

Environmentalism for "Silent Spring" differed from N.American conservation perspectives by...

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Placing more emphasis on pollution problems.

Question 13

All the feeding relationships that exist among plants and animals in an ecosystem..

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a food web

Question 14

A simple linked feeding series such as grass-rabbit-wolf is known as a(n)

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Food Chain

Question 15

On a pyramid, animals that feed on herbivores are found at..

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Level C

Question 16

This conservationist is responsible for saving 90 million acres of land.

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John Muir

Question 17

A species includes all organisms that are similar enough to..

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Produce fertile offspring in nature

Question 18

Places in the world where indigenous people live tend to have...

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High biodiversity

Question 19

In a natural ecosystem the biomass of herbivores will be ___ the biomass of carnivores.

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greater than

Question 20

About ___ percent of the solar energy that falls on plants is captured for photosynthesis.

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1-2

Question 21

Which of the following biogeochemical cycles does not have an atmospheric phase?

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Phosphorus Cycle

Question 22

W/o oxygen, certain organisms derive sufficient energy from partial organic molecule breakdown

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all the above

Question 23

The second law of thermo that as energy moves it gradually..

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Dissipates and becomes unavailable

Question 24

Evidence of progress in dealing with population problems is illustrated by...

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A decrease in the average number of children born to women.

Question 25

Sustainable development differs from traditional economic development in that...

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Long term

Question 26

Environmental Science is a...

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Way to see the world in scientific terms.

Question 27

Pragmatic conservationist (Pinchot/Roosevelt) supported conservation in order to protect..

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Jobs and homes for people

Question 28

A Biological community consists of all

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Populations living and interacting in an area

Question 29

Erosion is causing which of the following global environmental problems facing humanity?

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Degradation of soils

Question 30

Living vegetation and the ocean are known "carbon sinks" because...

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They store carbon

Question 31

Ecologists study...

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Relationships between organisms and their environment.

Question 32

In a food web, which type of organism receives energy from every other type of?

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Decomposer

Question 33

Human activities such as the ___ release large quantities of sulfur.

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Burning of fossil fuels

Question 34

Most of today's environmental problems began during which period in human history?

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Industrial Revolution

Question 35

Primary consumers are known as

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Herbivores

Question 36

Proponents of sustainable development argue that..

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Development can proceed with minimal cost to the environment

Question 37

Theodore Roosevelt was the president to create the national parks/forest service & other areas.

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True

Question 38

a farmer who grows and plows under a crop of alfalfa (a legume) will enrich her soil with

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nitrogen

Question 39

Biomass includes all

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Biological Material

Question 40

Which of the following situations describes the use of a renewable resource?

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Building wooden furniture.

Question 41

One way to decrease the size of our ecological footprint is to

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Decrease consumption rates.

Question 42

Why did the Easter Islanders die out?

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Overexploited the land and used up their natural resources.

Question 43

All members of a species that live in the same area at the same time make up an..

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Population

Question 44

An ecosystem consists of?

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A biological community and its physical environment

Question 45

productivity in a ecosystem has to do with

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it's rate of producing biomass

Question 46

What implication(s) does the law of conservation of matter have for humans?

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Disposable goods are not going "away" when thrown out.

Question 47

First law of thermodynamics and law of conservation of matter are similar in that..

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Both energy and matter are recycled through bio systems.

Question 48

What percent of biomes energy will be passed on to the next energy level in a food chain

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10%

Question 49

Whether a process can be continued indefinitely without depleting energy of material resources.

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Sustainability

Question 50

The process of cellular respiration

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Releases energy from chemical bonds (glucose)

Question 51

Sustainable development, ideally, improves living conditions.

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For generations in the future.

Question 52

Nitrogen gas (N2), the most abundant form of nitrogen on Earth is..

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Also the easiest for plants to use

Question 53

Photosynthesis produces sugars from..

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Water, carbon dioxide and energy

Question 54

The law of conservation of matter tells us that matter..

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Is used repeatedly.

AP Environmental - Ecology Exam

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AP Environmental - Ecology Exam

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