AP Environmental Science - Reading Quiz (AP Review)
A short quiz to double check that you have done the reading. There is a time limit, so make sure you have read before you begin. � Spelling counts, so make sure you spell the answers correctly!
- 1.Which of the following laws of thermodynamics states that energy is neither created or destroyed?
- A.
1st
- B.
2nd
- C.
3rd
- D.
4th
- E.
5th
- 2.Cellular respiration releases which of the following gases
- A.
CO2
- B.
O2
- C.
CH4
- 3.Which level or organization includes all individuals of a single species in a defined area?
- A.
Population
- B.
Community
- C.
Ecosystem
- 4.Approximately what percent of biomass at one trophic level is transferred as biomass to the next trophic level?
- A.
5%
- B.
10%
- C.
20%
- D.
25%
- 5.the type of evolution that occurs when two unrelated species develop similar traits because they live in similar environments
- 6.Name the country that the introduced species KUDZU is from
- 7.What does CITES stand for?
- 8.The competition that occurs between members of the same species
- A.
Intraspecific competition
- B.
Interspecific competition
- C.
I don't know
- 9.The type of mimicry exhibited by organisms that have similar color patterns and are both toxic (it is an advantage because predators are more likely to remember certain colors or patterns if several toxic species have these colors - like yellow and black of bees, wasps, butterflies etc. )
- A.
Mullerian
- B.
Batesian
- C.
Camouflage
- 10.According to the law of __________ exclusion, no two species in the same ecosystem can occupy the same niche, one will always outcompete the other.
- A.
Synergistic
- B.
Agonistic
- C.
Competitive
- 11.A two word answer. What is it called when species divide up resources so that they can co-exist in the same ecosystem. For example Hawks and Owls, Tree Frogs and leaf litter frogs
- 12.What is the term for the transitional zone between two different ecosystems?
- A.
Succession
- B.
Primary succession
- C.
Ecotone
- D.
Epithelial
- 13.The warmer water layer on the surface of a lake that absorbs sunlight
- A.
Hypolimnion
- B.
Epilimnion
- C.
Thermocline
- 14.What is the term for the shallow area on the outside of a lake that supports rooted vegetation?
- A.
Littoral
- B.
Limnetic
- C.
Bathyal
- D.
Profundal
- 15.Which of the following types of species often have large numbers of offspring, with few that survive to adulthood
- A.
R - selected
- B.
K - selected
- C.
P - selected
- 16.What is the doubling time for a population of 100,000 that is growing at 3.5% a year?
- 17.Who wrote "Essay on the principle of population" - hint: 18th century
- 18.The author of "The tragedy of the commons"
- A.
Aldo Leopold
- B.
John Muir
- C.
Garrett Hardin
- D.
Lars Soderbergh
- 19.Famous for his "land ethics" he wrote "A sand county almanac"
- A.
Aldo Leopold
- B.
John Muir
- C.
Garrett Hardin
- D.
Parker Berg
- 20.Which of the following was an international agreement to phase out CFC's. Remember that CFC's destroy the ozone layer by single chlorines ripping off an oxygen atom from O3 (ozone)
- A.
Kyoto protocol
- B.
Cites
- C.
London Dumping convention
- D.
Basel convention
- E.
Montreal protocol
- 21.The scientist that is famous for writing "A Silent Spring", which documented the downfall of predatory birds due to exposure to DDT (pesticide) and the resulting thinning of egg shells.
- A.
Teddy Roosevelt
- B.
John Muir
- C.
Gifford Pinchot
- D.
Rachel Carson
- E.
Connor Curtis
- 22.Reusing waste heat for other purposes, such as warmer a greenhouse or water.
- A.
Synergy
- B.
Cogeneration
- C.
Coevolution
- 23.The most commonly used fuel in nuclear powerplants
- A.
U - 235
- B.
U - 234
- C.
Plutonium - 266
- 24.The hardest and most desirable coal is
- A.
Lignite
- B.
Hematite
- C.
Biuminous
- D.
Anthracite
- 25.The term for treated water being released (think back to our field trip - aslo in the reading)
- A.
Biomass
- B.
Effluent
- C.
Leaching
- D.
Activated sludge
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