Random APES Knowledge
Unit #1: Biodiversity
Unit #2: Ecosystems
Unit #3: Populations
Cycles
100
the tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain
What is the tragedy of the commons?
100
Define species richness.
the # of different species in an area
100
Which layer in an aquatic biome receives the most sunlight? Euphotic, Disphotic, or Aphotic?
Euphotic
100
What does the dashed line on this graph represent?
Carrying Capacity (K)
100
What are the four main cycles to know about?
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Carbon, Water
200
the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.
What is Ecological Footprint?
200
Define species evenness.
the relative abundance or proportion of each species in the community
200
Name two biomes that have a low amount of rainfall.
Tundra & Desert - they differ by their temperatures.
200
What type of strategists would bears be considered?
K strategists
200
What process breaks down dead organisms and puts carbon into the soil?
Decomposition
300
The amount of biological or living diversity per unit area. It includes the concepts of species diversity, habitat diversity and genetic diversity.
What is Biodiversity?
300
Name the 3 primary types of Biodiversity. (100 pts each)
Genetic, Species, Ecosystem
300
Which biome does this Climatogram best represent?
Tropical Rainforest, warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall in wet season
300
What type of survivorship curve would fish have?
Type III
300
What process do plants do in the nitrogen cycle?
Nitrogen fixing/Nitrificiation
400
the basic ecosystem processes, such as nutrient cycles and soil formation, that are needed to maintain other services
What is supporting ecosystem services?
400
Describe an area in which secondary succession would occur.
Secondary succession occurs somewhere there has been life before, but the ecosystem has been disrupted by a disaster. This leaves a soil layer behind for secondary succession to begin.
400
Describe an adaptation an organism would need to have to survive in an intertidal zone.
They would need to be able to withstand different amounts of water & oxygen due to living where land meets water. They may need to be able to attach to surfaces.
400
Which demographic transition stage is Afghanistan in based on this Age Structure Diagram?
Stage 2, Transitional
400
In what phase(s) of the water cycle does acid precipitation form?
Condensation/Precipitation
500
factors that influence TFR (100 Points for each)
educational opportunities for females, access to family planning, gov. acts and policies
500
Name 5 ways humans impact Biodiversity.
HIPPCO
Habitats, Invasive Species, Pop Growth, Pollution, Climate Change, Overexploitation
500
What is the equation for Primary Productivity?
NPP = GPP - R
500
One issue that can result from the introduction of an invasive species.
Disruption of the food chain, elimination of other species, problems with resource distribution, etc.
500
Why is the phosphorus cycle different from other cycles?
No gas/atmosphere stage and is slower