APES REVIEW QUESTIONS I

 

Questions 1-5 refer to the following soil layers:

 

A.         A horizon

B.         B horizon

C.         E horizon

D.         O horizon

E.         Bedrock

 

  1. ____Silt and sand are concentrated here
  2. ____Litter layer, mostly undecayed materials
  3. ____The deep, underlying non-soil materials
  4. ____The layer where minerals that were leached out of layers above accumulate
  5. ____A mixture of soil, loam, and detritus; the topsoil

 

6. ____High infant mortality rates are likely to occur in countries that have

            A. a strong and stable economy

            B. high levels of education for adults

            C. a stable food supply

            D. high levels of infectious disease

            E. safe drinking water

 

7.     _____One potential benefit to using genetically modified foods is:

A.    the improved yields of crops

B.    the release of unwanted genes to other plants or animals

C.    their growth in monoculture will reduce biodiversity in an area

D.    unknown effects on the ecosystem into which they are released

E.     the potential greater need for fertilizers

 

8.   _____Which of the following choices gives the geologic eras in the correct sequence, from the oldest to the most recent?

 

A.             Cenozoic – Mesozoic – Paleozoic – Precambrian

B.             Precambrian – Paleozoic – Mesozoic – Cenozoic

C.             Paleozoic – Precambrian – Cenozoic – Mesozoic

D.             Paleozoic – Cenozoic – Precambrian – Mesozoic

E.              Mesozoic – Paleozoic – Precambrian – Cenozoic

 

9.     _____The number of species that can live in a habitat is directly determined by which of the following?

 

A.             The amount of solar energy in a biome

B.             The First Law of Thermodynamics

C.             The Net Primary Productivity (NPP) of an area

D.             The Second Law of Thermodynamics

E.              The number of steps in the food web

 

10.   _____ÒThe maximum number of species that can be sustained in an ecosystem.Ó This sentence best defines

A.             the carrying capacity

B.             an ecotone

C.             the upward curve of a population graph

D.             natural selection

E.              a community

 

11.   _____Which of the following countries has the largest population?

  1. Japan
  2. United States
  3. Canada
  4. China
  5. Australia

 

12.   _____Which of the following phases of the hydrologic cycle requires the input of solar energy?

  1. Peculation
  2. Bioremediation
  3. Precipitation
  4. Condensation
  5. Evaporation

 

13.   _____Country A had a birth rate of 12 per 1,000 in 2000 and a death rate of 9 per 1000 in the same year. Which of the following is the correct rate of growth for the year 2000?

  1. 36.0 %
  2. 27%
  3. 4%
  4. 3%
  5. .3%

 

14.   _____The chemical actions that produce compost would best be described as

  1. photosynthesis
  2. augmentation
  3. respiration
  4. decomposition
  5. nitrification

 

15.   _____A countryÕs total fertility rate (TFR) best expresses which of the following?

  1. The life expectancy of women in the country
  2. The average number of babies born to women between the ages of 14 and 45
  3. The total economic value of all foreign and domestic services
  4. The number of babies under one year of age who die per 1,000
  5. The total use of contraceptives in the country

16.   _____Which of the following mining operations requires people and machinery to operate underground?

  1. Mountain top removal
  2. Contour stripping
  3. Dredging
  4. Area stripping
  5. Shafting

 

17.   _____Which of the sources below would produce non-point source pollution?

  1. The smoke stack of a factory
  2. A volcano
  3. A pipe leading into a river from a sewage treatment plant
  4. A carÕs exhaust pipe
  5. A large area of farmland near a river

 

18.   _____Which of the following sets includes the others?

  1. Renewable resources
  2. Natural resources
  3. Economic resources
  4. Manufactured capital
  5. Labor