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AP Environmental Science (APES) Chapter1-9 Review Questions 2024
When we discuss "our environment" we are referring to
a. All conditions in the world.
b. only interactions that affect human life.
c. only conditions that cause negative effects on our health.
d. primarily interactions that harm the atmosphere.
e. the sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life - e
Ecosystem services
a. are the processes by which life supporting resources are produced.
b. can be provided by a forest.
c. can be provided by an aquifer.
d. can be provided by soil.
e. All of these answers are correct. - e
Evidence of biodiversity is seen in the
a. genetic variation among human populations.
b. number of species in a region.
c. number of ecosystems and habitats in a region.
,AP Environmental Science (APES) Chapter
1-9 Review Questions 2024
d. variety of nutrients available in a region.
e. All of these answers are correct. - e
The population with the greatest ability to respond to environmental change most
likely is the one with
a. high genetic diversity.
b. low genetic diversity.
c. one type of dominant organism.
d. two types of dominant organisms.
e. more animals than plants. - a
The number of species on Earth that have been identified is approximately
a. 10 billion
b. 1 billion
c. 100 million
d. 2 million
e. 100,000 - d
,AP Environmental Science (APES) Chapter
1-9 Review Questions 2024
The health of frog populations is used as an indicator of environmental health
because frogs
a. are exposed to the water.
b. are amphibious.
c. eat insects which are very low on the food chain.
d. live in the tropics.
e. may ingest toxins on land. - b
Two square km is equal to _____ square meters. a. 200,000
b. 2,000,000
c. 20,000,000
d. 200,000,000
e. 2,000,000,000 - b
Use Figure 1-1. According to the figure above, which of the following statements
about the overall trends in per capita wheat production is correct?
a. Per capita wheat production increased from 1950 through the mid-1980's and
then started to decrease.
b. There is no discernible trend.
, AP Environmental Science (APES) Chapter
1-9 Review Questions 2024
c. Between 1950 and 1960, per capita wheat production was stable and then
decreased
through 2005.
d. Per capita wheat production has not changed since 1950's
e. Per capita wheat production has steadily increased since the 1950's through
today - a
Factors that are responsible for grain production not keeping up with worldwide
population include
a. crop diseases.
b. soil degradation.
c. use of food crops for fuel.
d. government encouragement to let land remain uncultivated.
e. All of these answers are correct. - e
The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
a. is increasing in part due to fossil fuel use.
b. has not significantly changed in the past 200 years.
c. is increasing in part due to deforestation.
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