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APES Unit 1

Quiz by Alicia McGeorge

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  • Q1
    Which is not a biotic feature of an environment?
    soil
    plants
    herbivores
    bacteria
    30s
  • Q2
    A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area at the same time is called a
    community
    population
    ecosystem
    indivdiual
    30s
  • Q3
    Bacteria are essential for the breakdown and recycling of organic material in the ecosystem. What term can we use to classify them?
    detritivore
    scavenger
    carnivore
    decomposer
    30s
  • Q4
    The number of individuals per species that can be sustained by an ecosystem is referred to as the population's...
    carrying capacity
    density
    dispersal
    limiting factors
    30s
  • Q5
    Which is the most productive terrestrial biome?
    prairie
    tropical rainforest
    swamps/marshes
    desert
    30s
  • Q6
    Which is the least productive aquatic biome?
    mangrove forests
    open ocean
    salt marshes
    coral reef
    30s
  • Q7
    Biome dominated by succulent plants which can store large amounts of water.
    tropical rainforest
    tundra
    desert
    deciduous forest
    30s
  • Q8
    Which biome is not commonly affected by wildfires?
    tundra
    savanna
    shrubland
    temperate grassland
    30s
  • Q9
    This biome is used extensively for agriculture, especially in the US.
    Savanna
    prairie
    boreal forest
    temperate rainforest
    30s
  • Q10
    Lumber and medicinal plants provide which type of ecosystem service?
    provisions
    regulating services
    cultural services
    30s
  • Q11
    The Shannon-Wiener Index measures which type of diversity?
    biodiversity
    genetic diversity
    species
    30s
  • Q12
    Which of these primary contributing factor to the patterns of biomes across the Earth?
    ocean currents
    air currents
    the angle of incoming sunlight
    plant & animal life
    30s
  • Q13
    When the # of births and immigration exceeds death and emigration, a population will..
    get larger
    get smaller
    remain the same size
    30s
  • Q14
    The the # of births and immigration equals the # of deaths and emigration, the population size will...
    remain the same
    decline
    grow
    30s
  • Q15
    A disturbance in an existing ecosystem, such as a wildfire, could cause the community structure to change. This is known as..
    primary succession
    intermediate disturbance hypothesis
    secondary succession
    density-independent factors
    30s

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