APES Unit 1
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- Q1Which is not a biotic feature of an environment?soilplantsherbivoresbacteria30s
- Q2A group of individuals of the same species occupying a given area at the same time is called acommunitypopulationecosystemindivdiual30s
- Q3Bacteria are essential for the breakdown and recycling of organic material in the ecosystem. What term can we use to classify them?detritivorescavengercarnivoredecomposer30s
- Q4The number of individuals per species that can be sustained by an ecosystem is referred to as the population's...carrying capacitydensitydispersallimiting factors30s
- Q5Which is the most productive terrestrial biome?prairietropical rainforestswamps/marshesdesert30s
- Q6Which is the least productive aquatic biome?mangrove forestsopen oceansalt marshescoral reef30s
- Q7Biome dominated by succulent plants which can store large amounts of water.tropical rainforesttundradesertdeciduous forest30s
- Q8Which biome is not commonly affected by wildfires?tundrasavannashrublandtemperate grassland30s
- Q9This biome is used extensively for agriculture, especially in the US.Savannaprairieboreal foresttemperate rainforest30s
- Q10Lumber and medicinal plants provide which type of ecosystem service?provisionsregulating servicescultural services30s
- Q11The Shannon-Wiener Index measures which type of diversity?biodiversitygenetic diversityspecies30s
- Q12Which of these primary contributing factor to the patterns of biomes across the Earth?ocean currentsair currentsthe angle of incoming sunlightplant & animal life30s
- Q13When the # of births and immigration exceeds death and emigration, a population will..get largerget smallerremain the same size30s
- Q14The the # of births and immigration equals the # of deaths and emigration, the population size will...remain the samedeclinegrow30s
- Q15A disturbance in an existing ecosystem, such as a wildfire, could cause the community structure to change. This is known as..primary successionintermediate disturbance hypothesissecondary successiondensity-independent factors30s