APES year in review

1. APES year in review Chapter 3 and 4 The test will be long, 60 multiple choice questions on day 1 and 3 short answer questions on day 2, so begin when you get to class!

2. Chapter 3 multiple choice answers for pages 82-83 • D 9. E • D 10 E • E 11. B • D 12. B • A 13. E • E 14. C • A 15. B • B

3. Chapter 4 multiple choice answers for pages 115-116 1 A 9 A 2 B 10 B 3 E 11 D 4 A 5 C 6 D 7 C 8 E

4. 500 joules of sunlight are going to the grass. How much of the energy from the sunlight will be utilized by a mountain lion that eats a herbivore?

5. 500 joules of sunlight are going to the grass. How much of the energy from the sunlight will be utilized by a mountain lion that eats a herbivore? 500 joules x 0.01 x 0.1 x 0.1 = 0.05 joules 10% 10% 1%

6. Gross Primary Production of the estuary is 1000 g/m2 per year. Cellular respiration for the estuary is 200 g/m2 per year. Calculate the Net Primary Production for the estuary for 1 year.

7. Gross Primary Production of the estuary is 1000 g/m2 per year. Cellular respiration for the estuary is 200 g/m2 per year. Calculate the Net Primary Production for the estuary for 1 year. 1000 g/m2 per year – 200 g/m2 per year = 800 g/m2 per year

8. Why do we need the ozone layer?

9. Why do we need the ozone layer? To block harmful UV rays from the sun

10. Which chemicals were responsible for destroying the ozone layer?

11. Which chemicals were responsible for destroying the ozone layer? Chloroflorocarbons (CFCs) from air conditioners, aerosol cans and the manufacture of Styrofoam.

12. Which layers of the atmosphere contain ozone?

13. Which layers of the atmosphere contain ozone? Stratosphere & Troposphere

14. State the relationship between elevation in the atmosphere and density.

15. State the relationship between elevation in the atmosphere and density. Higher the elevation, the less dense the air.

16. A temperate grassland in Nebraska grows back quickly after a prairie fire because of the long roots of the grass are not burned in the fire. Is this an example of resilience to fire or resistance to fire?

17. A temperate grassland in Nebraska grows back quickly after a prairie fire because of the long roots of the grass are not burned in the fire. Is this an example of resilience to fire or resistance to fire? Resilience to fire

18. Which side of a mountain located at 5º S will support plants adapted to minimal amounts of precipitation?

19. Which side of a mountain located at 5º S will support plants adapted to minimal amounts of precipitation?West Side

20. List 3 to 6 factors which influence the climate of an area.

21. List 3 to 6 factors which influence the climate of an area. Latitude, topography, winds, currents, Coriolis Effect, distance to water, elevation, season

22. Which latitude is going to get the most direct sunlight?

23. Which latitude is going to get the most direct sunlight? 0°

24. Which latitude is going to get the least direct sunlight?

25. Which latitude is going to get the least direct sunlight? 90°

26. 42 LATITUDE Which site would likely be warmest? A 40 38 B 36 34 C 32

27. 42 LATITUDE Which site would likely be warmest? 40 38 36 C 34 32

28. 42 LATITUDE Which site would likely be coolest? A 40 38 B 36 34 C 32

29. 42 LATITUDE Which site would likely be coolest? A 40 38 36 34 32

30. North Pole vs. Equator • Q: Where is sun most intense on this figure? B A

31. North Pole vs. Equator • Q: Where is sun most intense on this figure? A

32. What is the name of this effect? YLHS

33. Rainshadow Effect YLHS

34. Which letter is near a warm current and how does that affect its climate? C A B

35. C, it makes it warmer C A B

36. Ocean currents are measured in Sverdrups. A Sverdrup equals 100 cubic meters of water moved per second. A gigaliter is 1 billion liters of water. A cubic meter of water equals 1,000 liters. How many gigaliters of water equal 1 Sverdrup?

37. Ocean currents are measured in Sverdrups. A Sverdrup equals 100 cubic meters of water moved per second. A gigaliter is 1 billion liters of water. A cubic meter of water equals 1,000 liters. How many gigaliters of water equal 2 Sverdrups?

38. Name a warm water current. Where does it originate?

39. Name a warm water current. Where does it originate? Gulf Stream originates at the equator.

40. When you cut down trees in a deciduous forest biome, what happens to the nutrient level in the stream draining the watershed?

41. When you cut down trees in a deciduous forest biome, what happens to the nutrient level in the stream draining the watershed? The amount of nutrients in the stream increases.

42. Name zone A and is this cold or warm water? winds upwelling B A

43. Abyssal or midnight zone. Cold. Which letter has the most nutrient rich water? winds upwelling B A

44. A. Benthic zone. Which letter/zone has the most abundant marine life?winds upwelling B A

45. B. Which letter has the most plankton? winds upwelling B A

46. A. Which letter has the most plankton? B winds upwelling B A

47. Look at the picture below and identify the season in the northern hemisphere.

48. Look at the picture below and identify the season in the northern hemisphere. winter

49. A Which way do winds and currents curve in the northern hemisphere? B

50. A Which way do winds and currents curve in the northern hemisphere? A To the right