Unit 3 apes - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

APES Unit 4 Study Guide with correct answers 2024/2025What are the layers of the earth? - correct answer 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - correct answer Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - correct answer The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give...

APES Unit 3 Progress Check MCQ 2023_with Complete solution Scientists collected data for 35 years on the populations of mice and owls in a given area. 1985: 2 owls, 800 mice born, 200 mice died 1990: 8 owls, 800 mice born, 300 mice died 1995: 30 owls, 400 mice born, 500 mice died 2000: 10 owls, 650 mice born, 475 mice died 2005: 14 owls, 625 mice born, 625 mice died 2010: 15 owls, 650 mice born, 550 mice died 2015: 16 owls, 575 mice born, 550 mice died 2020: 8 owls, 725 mice born, 450...

APES unit 3A scientist is studying a biome that experiences large seasonal fluctuations in both temperature and precipitation patterns. Which of the following would best characterize the organisms that inhabit the biome? - correct answer Generalists would be most abundant, because the resources available would be constantly changing. Which of the following best describes a difference between generalist species and specialist species? - correct answer Generalists use a large range of resource...

APES Unit 2 Adaptation - correct answer the acquisition of traits that allow a species to survive in its environment; explained by Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection Evolution - correct answer A trait must be inherited (genetic) for it to evolve; individuals with traits that make them suited to a particular environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate in that environment than individuals with less suitable traits. Natural Selection - correct answer The proce...

3 Levels of biodiversity genetic: measure of genetic variation of individuals in a population (smallest level of biodiversity, the larger the pop = larger genetic diversity, more diverse has better chance at adapting, precondition for evolution by natural selection) species: # of species in a defined area (most common) ecosystem (habitat): variety of dif habitats, communities, and ecological processes; largest scale (natural prairies, forests. rivers, lakes) why each level of biodivers...

APES ( AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE) UNIT 3 EXAM...

APES Unit 4 Study GuideWhat are the layers of the earth? - correct answer 15; Crust, mantle, outer core and inner core What are the 3 major processes in Earths geologic cycle? - correct answer Tectonic plates, rock cycle & soil formation Define the theory of plate tectonics - correct answer The theory that the lithosphere of the earth is divided into plates, most of which are in constant motion Explain the movement of divergent plate boundaries and give an example - correct answer An ar...

Apes unit 4 test| 45 Questions| CorrWhat are the negative environmental impacts of HEV (hybrid vehicles)? - ANSWER -Needs Neodymium, lithium, and lanthanum. - Causes water to be more acid when mining those three by dissolving metals and minerals How old is the Earth believed to be? - ANSWER - 4.543 Billion years / 4.6 billion years (in textbook) What is the composition of Earth's layers? What is the order? - ANSWER -The earth is composed of concentric layers. - Inner Core, Fluid Core, ...

APES UNIT 4 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A Earth's spheres lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere Earth's core levels - inner core; solid - outer core; liquid - mantle - asthenosphere - lithosphere (earth's surface) Earth's surface composed of... continental crust and oceanic crust Which is denser, oceanic crust or continental crust? oceanic Plate tectonics theory a model of movement of Earth's crust Convection currents exist in c...