Apes biodiversity Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

APES Unit 9 FRQ(a) Maintaining high global biodiversity is important to provide ecosystem services to humans. Describe one cultural ecosystem service provided by diverse ecosystems. - correct answer -Green spaces provide a place for recreation/walking/playing sports. -An intact ecosystem provides places to maintain mental/physical health and well-being. Ecosystems and biodiversity are important for many types of tourism/ecotourism -Cultural and ecotourism provide education about the importanc...

APES - 2.4 - Ecological Toleranceecological range of tolerance - correct answer - Range of conditions such as temperature, salinity, pH, or sunlight that an organism can endure before injury or death results species and individual organisms both have... - correct answer ...range of tolerance for all the diff. environmental conditions of their habitat - ex: salmon have a basic range of tolerance for temp. from 6 degrees to 22 degrees C. But some individual salmon have adaptations that give th...

APES Succession/Biodiversitydiversity index - correct answer a numerical measure of species diversity that is derived from both the number of species (variety) and their proportional abundance ecological succession - correct answer (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established primary succession - correct answer process by which a community arises in a virtual...

APES Module 7 During what stage of the hydrologic cycle is water released to the atmosphere from plants? A. Evaporation B. Transpiration C. Precipitation D. Infiltration E. Condensation - correct answer B Water that moves across the surface of the land into streams and rivers is called A. evaporation B. precipitation C. groundwater D. transpiration E. runoff - correct answer E Humans have an effect on the hydrologic cycle. Which of the following has a direct effect? I. Defores...

APES practice FRQ Verified Solutions Preserving high-quality agricultural land is important so that countries can grow enough food to feed their populations. i) Describe one agricultural practice that can lead to the degradation of agricultural land - Plowing/tilling the soil increases soil erosion (by breaking up the soil structure) and reduces fertility - Using monocultures/growing only one crop over and over will deplete the soil of nutrients - Clearing a field to plant crops can le...

Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Apes Test Bank 2023   Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science 1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). 1) How many citizens of Mexico does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average citizen of the United States? A) They are essentially equal. B) Two citizens of Mexico eq...

APES - 2.4 - Ecological Tolerance Question and answers rated A+ 2023/2024ecological range of tolerance - correct answer - Range of conditions such as temperature, salinity, pH, or sunlight that an organism can endure before injury or death results species and individual organisms both have... - correct answer ...range of tolerance for all the diff. environmental conditions of their habitat - ex: salmon have a basic range of tolerance for temp. from 6 degrees to 22 degrees C. But some individ...

Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Apes Test Bank 2023   Essential Environment, 4e (Withgott/Laposata) Chapter 1 Science and Sustainability: An Introduction to Environmental Science 1.1 Graph and Figure Interpretation Questions Use the figure above to answer the following question(s). 1) How many citizens of Mexico does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average citizen of the United States? A) They are essentially equal. B) Two citizens of Mexico eq...

Unit 2 Progress Check: FRQ (APES)(a) Identify the oldest stage of succession shown in the figure above - correct answer the forest (b) Pioneer species are important in ecological succession (i) Identify a pioneer species that could be found in an ecosystem like the one in the figure above. - correct answer (i): Any of these answers are correct ⬇️ • lichens • mosses • sea grass • algae • fungi (ii) Describe the role of pioneer species in early succession. - correct a...

APES Semester 1 Exam (Unit 1, 2, 3, 4) with complete solution