APES TEST (BUNDLED)With correct answers 2023/2024 updated/verifified

APES Unit 5 Progress Check MCQ ReviewWhich of the following is an example of an industrial practice that contributes to the tragedy of the commons? - correct answer Burning fossil fuels for energy production Which of the following best exemplifies how an action within the fishing industry could l...

APES Unit 5: Climate and Land Use Layers of the Atmosphere - correct answer troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere and thermosphere. A further region at about 500 km above the Earth's surface is called the exosphere Troposphere - correct answer Closest layer to Earth Densest layer Weather occu...

APES Unit 4 TestAs the altitude increases what happens to the density of gases? - correct answer the density decreases The vast majority of ozone (O3) is found in a thin layer due to a lack of vertical mixing of gases in which of the following atmospheric layers? - correct answer stratosphere ...

APES Unit 4 Study GuideWhat are the layers of the earth? - correct answer 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - correct answer Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - correct answer Th...

Apes unit 4 progress checkStudents want to determine how vegetation affects soil erosion. They collect four soil samples of equal starting mass with different types of vegetative cover, as seen in the table below. Each sample is placed in a three-sided plastic dish that can drain into a beaker and i...

APES Unit 4: Populationage-structure pyramid - correct answer graphical representations of populations' ages biotic potential - correct answer the amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment crude birth rate - correct answer the number of live bi...

APES Unit 4 MCQWhich of the following statements best describes the boundary between the two tectonic plates seen in the map? - correct answer The map illustrates a transform boundary, where tectonic plates slide past each other as the Pacific Plate moves northwest and the North American Plate moves...

apes unit 4 describe what happens when two tectonic plates collide in a subduction zone - correct answer in a subduction zone, one plate is pushed beneath the other. a trench may be formed at the subduction zone. explain how subduction leads to volcanic activity - correct answer The plate closer ...

APES unit 3A scientist is studying a biome that experiences large seasonal fluctuations in both temperature and precipitation patterns. Which of the following would best characterize the organisms that inhabit the biome? - correct answer Generalists would be most abundant, because the resources ava...

APES Unit 3 review By the year 2050, world population is expected to approach 10 billion. If the current population trends continue, which region of the world will most likely experience the majority of the growth? - correct answer africa and asia Which of the following is most typically associa...

APES Unit 3 progress check: Which of the following would best characterize the organisms that inhabit the biome? - correct answer Generalists would be most abundant, because the resources available would be constantly changing Which of the following best describes a difference between generalist ...

APES UNIT 3 AP CLASSROOMThe tropical rain forests are known to have a large variety of animals. One example is the orchid mantis that is highly camouflaged when standing on a certain species of orchid found in tropical environments. Another species, the tropical cockroach, can live anywhere in the r...

APES Unit 2 Adaptation - correct answer the acquisition of traits that allow a species to survive in its environment; explained by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection Evolution - correct answer A trait must be inherited (genetic) for it to evolve; individuals with traits t...

APES unit 2indicator species - correct answer Species that serve as early warnings that a community or ecosystem is being degraded. keystone species - correct answer a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drasticall...

APES: Unit 2, Ecological Tolerance and Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems - correct answer Changing Sea level due to the amount of glacial ice on Earth overtime, major environmental change/upheaval leading to habitat change, wildlife engaging in short term and long ...

APES Unit 2 reviewKeystone species - correct answer Species that plays large role in affecting many other species in an ecosystem Invasive species - correct answer Species that migrate or are introduced into an area Extinction - correct answer Complete disappearance of a species from Earth. Sp...

APES Unit 1 Vocabularyenvironment - correct answer all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things. environmental science - correct answer the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment s...

APES Unit 1 Test FRQ's, AP Environmental Science-Unit 1 QuizDescribe a biological process by which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and converted to organic molecules. - correct answer Photosynthesis- In Photosynthesis, plants take in CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into glucose/complex...

APES Unit 1 Layers of ecological organization - correct answer cell, organism, population, community, and ecosystem cell - correct answer smallest level of organization Organism - correct answer A living thing Population - correct answer A group of individuals that belong to the same specie...

APES Unit 1 FRQ4a) (i) Describe a biological process by which carbon is removed from the atmosphere and converted to organic molecules. - correct answer Photosynthesis: the process by which plants/autotrophs take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into food/glucose/sugar/complex ca...

APES Tragedy of the CommonsTragedy of the Commons - correct answer The tragedy of the commons suggests that individuals will use shared resources in their own self-interest rather than in keeping with the common good, thereby depleting the resources. Tendency of individuals to use shared/public r...

APES: Terrestrial Biomes Tundra: Climate - correct answer A cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation. In the winter, the soil is completely frozen with permafrost. The four month summer season is the growing season. The temperature does not exceed 20F and is no colder than -30F. The annual ...

APES Succession/Biodiversitydiversity index - correct answer a numerical measure of species diversity that is derived from both the number of species (variety) and their proportional abundance ecological succession - correct answer (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosyst...

APES Review BiomesBiome: - correct answer large distinct terrestrial region having similar climate, soil, plants & animals. Tropical Rain Forests - correct answer characterized by the greatest diversity of species, believed to include many undiscovered species. Occur near the equator. Soils tend ...

APES QUIZ: BIODIVERSITYautotrophs - correct answer species diversity - correct answer the diversity of Earth's species genetic diversity - correct answer the diversity of genes within a species ecological diversity - correct answer the variety of ecosystems on Earth functional diversit...

APES Practice Exam 1 The layer that contains the earth's daily weather - correct answer troposphere Extends from 50-85 km above Earth - correct answer mesosphere The earth's ozone layer exists in this layer of the atmosphere - correct answer stratosphere The highest layer of the atmosphe...

APES Population Quiz5 levels of complexity - correct answer individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere population ecology - correct answer the study of factors that cause populations to increase or decrease population characteristics - correct answer size, density, distributio...

APES Population FormulasPopulation Density - correct answer population/area Birth or Death Rates (%) - correct answer # of births or deaths per year/total population Population Growth Rate (r) (%) - correct answer births-deaths/total population Doubling Time of a Population (years) - correc...

APES pesticides and herbicides "perfect pesticide" - correct answer narrow-spectrum pesticide that would kill ONLY the organisms for which it is intended, readily break down into safe material and stay put. DOESNT EXIST. narrow-spectrum pesticide - correct answer a pesticide that kills only th...

APES OceansWhat does the ocean do along with the atmosphere? - correct answer The oceans regulate global temperatures, shape weather and climate patterns, and cycle elements through the biosphere. What is the order of the ocean's layers, from top to bottom? - correct answer Epipelagic zone (0-20...

APES Module 11 E.N.S.O - correct answer El Nino Southern Oscillation What are ocean currents driven by? - correct answer combination of: 1) temperature 2) gravity 3) prevailing winds 4) the Coriolis effect 5) the locations of continents. Warm water, like warm air _____ and _____ - correc...

APES Module 10 Questions Temperature change in adiabatic heating occurs due to.... - correct answer: A pressure increase. Latent Heat Release.... - correct answer: Increases air temperature. Which of the following does NOT contribute to atmospheric convection currents? - correct answer Answer...

APES Module 7 During what stage of the hydrologic cycle is water released to the atmosphere from plants? A. Evaporation B. Transpiration C. Precipitation D. Infiltration E. Condensation - correct answer B Water that moves across the surface of the land into streams and rivers is called A. ...

APES Module 6 Biosphere - correct answer The region of out planet where life resides, the combination of all ecosystems on earth Producer/Autotroph - correct answer An organism that uses the energy of the sun to produce usable forms of energy Photosynthesis - correct answer the process by whi...

APES mining vocabORE - correct answer Part of a metal-yielding material that can be economically and legally extracted at a given time. Comprised of two parts; the ore mineral and the waste mineral material. OVERBURDEN - correct answer Layer of soil and rock overlying a mineral deposit. Surface m...

APES Legislation Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act - correct answer (1977) requires coal strip mines to reclaim the land Madrid Protocol - correct answer (1991) Suspension of mineral exploitation (mining) for 50 years in Antartica Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - correct answer (1974...

APES FRQFRQ 1 - (a) Describe TWO characteristics of invasive plants that help them outcompete native plants. - correct answer · Invasive species generally have a greater range of tolerance than native species . · Invasive species are often generalist species and are advantaged in habitats that ar...

Apes Final11) In general, successfully introduced species experience ________. A) increased environmental resistance B) competitive success against native species C) increases in limiting factors D) increased competition from other organisms E) decreased biotic potential - correct answer B.) Co...

APES Final Review Vocabulary Average residence time - correct answer time it takes for a given part of the total reservoir of a particular material to by cycled through the system Gaia - correct answer Greek goddess Mother Earth Sustainability - correct answer the ability to meet humanity's ...

APES Final Exam ReviewAnthropocentric - correct answer regarding humans as most significant species; human-centered Tragedy of the Commons - correct answer the depletion of shared resources by people acting in individual interest Triple Bottom Line - correct answer approach to sustainability t...

APES: Environmental Legislation National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA, 1969) - correct answer Established the EPA & the Council on Environmental Quality Requires and Environmental Impact Statement (E.I.S.) for any project which receives federal $ Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA, 1970) ...

APES Chapter 15air pollution - correct answer the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or microorganisms into the atmosphere at concentrations high enough to harm plants, animals, materials (buildings), or alter ecosystems ground-level pollution - correct answer air pollution that occur...

APES Chapter 11Approximately how many people worldwide are malnourished? - correct answer 45 percent Undernutrition means - correct answer the condition in which not enough calories are ingested to maintain health anemia, the most widespread nutritional deficiency is the result of insufficient...

APES Chapter 9Dams and Salmon on the Klamath River - correct answer hydroelectric dams, in conjunction with the drainage of two large lakes at the river's source for agriculture, impeded the flow of water and prevented the natural migration of salmon to their breeding grounds; conflict over water u...

APES Chapter 5Evolution by Natural Selection - correct answer The process in which the environment determines which individuals survive and reproduce Artificial Selection on Animals - correct answer The process in which humans determine which individuals breed, typically with a preconceived set o...

APES Chapter 4 Quiz QuestionsWhich of the following is the best description of a region's climate? - correct answer the average temperature and precipitation over several decades In which level of the atmosphere does weather occur? - correct answer troposphere Which level of the atmosphere is...

APES Chapter 3abiotic - correct answer Two types of components make up the biosphere and its ecosystems: One type, called abiotic, consists of nonliving components such as water, air, nutrients, rocks, heat, and solar energy. aerobic respiration - correct answer Producers, consumers, and decompos...

APES- Carbon cycleCarbon cycle - correct answer movement of molecules that contain Carbon, between sources and sinks what is the is key carbon reservoir? - correct answer atmosphere carbon sink - correct answer a carbon reservoir that stores more carbon than it releases ex: Ocean, plants, soi...

APES- biodiversitybiota - correct answer sum of all natural species of living things biological wealth - correct answer value of biota and ecosystems they form (comprises most of ecosystem capital) genetic bank - correct answer concept that natural ecosystems with all their species serve as a ...

Apes biodiversity Biodiversity - correct answer Biodiversity is the sum total of the genetically based variety of all organisms in the biosphere. species diversity - correct answer The number and variety of species in the world or in a particular region. Species Richness - correct answer The ...

APES Air Pollution4 layers in the atmosphere - correct answer troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere Troposphere - correct answer about 11 miles long above sea level, contains breathing air, weather, 90% of mass of atmosphere, made up of 78% N, 21% O, and 1-4% water vapor, the temper...

APES 9.10 Which of the following is a commercial used method for harvesting trees and is most likely to lead to a fragmented landscape with serious impacts on biodiversity? a. Selective cutting b. Clear-cutting c. Shelter-wood cutting d. Slash and burn clearing e. gleaning - correct answer b. ...

APES 4.9: El Nino and La NinaEl Nino (ENSO) - correct answer trade winds weaken & warm surface water moves toward South America. Diminished fisheries off South America, drought in western Pacific, increased precipitation in southwestern North America, fewer Atlantic hurricanes. (see-sawing of air pr...

APES - Unit 4 QuestionsBriefly describe the structure of the atmosphere, being sure to include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and the boundaries between each set of layers. - correct answer Troposphere: atmospheric layer closest to the earth's surface; layer in which weather occurs; ozo...

APES - Unit 1 Test Six white-tailed deer and six sika deer were enclosed in a pasture for observation during an eight-year study in central Texas. White-tailed deer are a native species to central Texas, while sika deer are a nonnative species to central Texas. White-tailed deer feed on flowering p...

APES - The ULTIMATE AP Exam Quizletpfiesteria - correct answer a microscopic free-living aquatic organism that emits a potent toxin that rapidly kills fish can it harm humans as well? can have up to 24 different life stages under most conditions, pfiesteria is harmless and feeds on algae, but wit...

APES - Carbon Cycle6 Processes of the Carbon Cycle - correct answer Photosynthesis Respiration Exchange Sedimentation and Burial Extraction Combustion Photosynthesis - correct answer Producers convert carbon into sugars Respiration - correct answer Sugars are converted back into carbon ...

APES - 2.6: AdaptationsPhylogeny - correct answer Evolutionary history of a species Evolution - correct answer Change over time Microevolution - correct answer evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period. Macroevolution - correct answer E...

APES - 2.5 - Natural Disruptions to EcosystemsNatural Disturbances - correct answer A natural event that disrupts the structure and or function of an ecosystem - can occur on periodic, episodic, or random time frames - ex: tornados, hurricanes, asteroids, forest fires, droughts Natural disturba...

APES - 2.4: Ecological Tolerance Range of Tolerance - correct answer the limits to the abiotic conditions that a species can tolerate Fundamental Niche - correct answer The full potential range of the physical, chemical, and biological factors a species can use if there is no competition from ot...