Unit 1 APES Review

Place the ecology levels of organization in proper order (smallest to largest)

• organism > population > community > ecosystem > biosphere

• community > organism > ecosystem > biosphere > population

• organism > community > biosphere > population > ecosystem

• population > biosphere > ecosystem > community > organism

A tapeworm lives in the small intestines where it feeds and grows, robbing the human of essential nutrients. This is a _____ type of relationship.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Symbiotic

• Mutualism

The cattle egret follows herds of cattle and eat the insects that the cattle stir up as they move through the grassland. The cattle appear to be unaffected by the egrets. This is a _____ type of relationship.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Symbiotic

• Mutualism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A positive feedback loop occurs

• when a system responds to a change by returning to its original state

• when feedback into a system decreases a rate of response

• when a system is in a steady state

• when feedback into a system increases a rate of response

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which is a biotic factor?

• producers

• pH

• energy

• humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What law best relates to energy loss within an ecosystem?

• First law of thermodynamics

• Second law of thermodynamics

• Third law of thermodynamics

• Law of conservation of matter

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-4

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Which best describes the concept of net primary production?

• total amount of energy available from the Sun

• total amount of cellular respiration conducted within an ecosystem

• energy captured minus energy lost

• total amount of energy available from the producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 10^oC and 200 cm of precipitation annually?

• Temperate seasonal forest

• Temperate rainforest

• Woodland/shrubland

• Tropical seasonal forest

In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 4^oC and 50 cm of precipitation annually?

• Tundra

• Boreal forest

• Temperate grassland/cold desert

• Woodland/shrubland

What factors are used to classify a biome?

• average temperature

• average precipitation

• distinctive plants adapted to area

• all of these are correct