APES Unit 1 Review (1.1-1.3, 1.8-1.11)

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which is a biotic factor?

• producers

• pH

• energy

• humidity

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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

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

Terrestrial biomes are defined by ____ and ____ variables.

• temperature; precipitation

• temperature; animals

• precipitation; plants

• animals; plants

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What is a herbivore?

• receives energy from the sun

• only eats meat

• only eats plants

• eats both plants and meat

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The direction of an arrow in a food chain represents

• the flow of energy from organism B to A

• the movement of organisms

• the directionality of the sun

• the flow of energy from organism A to B

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What is an omnivore?

• receives energy from the sun

• only eats meat

• only eats plants

• eats both plants and meat

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3