APES Final Exam 2019

Which of the countries listed in the chart above is most likely to have limited education opportunities for women?

A

Area that exhibits island arcs

E

Area where new crust is being created at a divergent plate boundary

B

Which environment is characterized by the highest diversity of tree species?

B

Phytoplankton are most abundant in the upper few hundred feet of most bodies of water because

B - sunlight does not penetrate

At which time after clear-cutting does the ecosystem exhibit the greatest species richness?

B- 100 years

Area that exhibits a growing nonvolcanic mountain chain due to uplift

C

Long-term intensive agriculture that does not add soil amendments such as manure or fertilizer has been shown to decrease soil organic matter content. Which of the following figures best shows this relationship?

C

Which of the countries listed in the chart above is most likely experiencing a population decline

C

In the graph below charting the growth of a population of organisms, the line labeled K represents the

C- carrying capacity

Which tree species grows best with full sunlight?

D - Sweet Gum

Which of the following is true of the Ogallala Aquifer

D - it underlies the United States High PLains and is being depleted by overuse

Red pine trees are currently found growing in only the cool northernmost areas of the central and eastern United States. Climate change is expected to have an impact on the distribution of the species. What do you think might happen to the population of red pine trees over the next 200 years?

Red Pine distribution will shift northward into Canada