Ecology AP

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

• Food and Water

• Water and Sunlight

• Temperature and Oxygen

• Water and Temperature 

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Which of the following are the two greatest long-term threats to coral reefs?

• ocean acidification and overfishing

• damage by divers and predation

• climate change and acidification

• erosion and sea-level rise

• climate change and predation

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If you find a new species of algae floating on the surface of a coastal zone, you would likely consider it a type of ____.

• benthos

• zooplankton

• nekton

• phytoplankton

• ultraplankton

In what year was the average global temperature lowest between 1880 and 2000?

• 1880

• 1900

• 1940

• 2000

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By what amount did carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere increase between 1960 and 2000?

• 40 -50 ppm

• 60 -70 ppm

• 110 -120 ppm

• 360 -370 ppm

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In a population of spiders there are three different sizes: small, medium, and large.
---The large spiders are easily seen by predators.
---Small spiders have a difficult time finding food.
What will most likely happen to this population of spiders after many generations?

• Small and large spiders will mutate

• Medium spiders will be the most plentiful

• Large spiders will learn to hide from predators

• Small and medium spiders will be the least plentiful

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How is secondary succession different from primary succession?

• Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an area that was previously uninhabited.

• Secondary succession occurs after a disturbance in an area in which the soil has remained intact.

Characteristic or trait that helps an organism survive in its environment

• skills

• speciation

• natural instinct

• adaptation

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Charles Darwin noticed that birds of the Galapagos Islands were very similar in size and shape but their beaks were very different. What is the explanation for birds having different beaks? 

• gathering food

• building nest

• fighting

• scaring predators

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Which of the following describes the importance of biodiversity to an ecosystem?

• a. People like to be able to see all the different plants and animals

• b. If there aren�t all the different species, there will be resources that aren�t being used

• c. Biodiversity is not as important as many people think

• d. Biodiversity can help minimize the effects of losing a species.

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