AP Classroom APES questions

Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service that would provide protection from a hurricane storm surge?

An intact coastal wetland

Which ecosystems are most likely recover the fastest from a natural disruption?

Ecosystems with more genetic diversity and a larger number of different species are more likely to recover from natural disruptions.

A new apartment complex is being built on a steep slope near the source of the Mississippi River outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Which of the following measures should be taken to best reduce erosion at the construction site to protect the Mississippi watershed?

Plant grass and shrubs on the slope.

Which of the following best describes the flow of energy in most terrestrial and near-surface marine ecosystems?

Producers use energy from the sun to make organic matter, such as sugars, from carbon dioxide and water and are then consumed by organisms higher in the food chain.

Which of the following describes the most likely change to terrestrial biomes resulting from warmer average global temperatures?

The global distribution of midlatitude biomes, such as grasslands and temperate rain forests, would increase.

upwelling

The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface

Which of the boxes represents a carbon source?

burning of fossil fuels

trade winds

come from east

windward side

east

Peru's commercial anchovy industry would most likely be harmed during an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the decline in anchovy during an El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event?

less nutrient-rich water reaches surface waters, disrupting the food web.

Which box represents a carbon sink that holds carbon compounds for the shortest period of time?

vegetation

leeward side?

west