APES FRQ
Identify and organism found in an aquatic biome and explain how that organism in uniquely adapted to live in that biome.
Barnacles that live in intertidal zones have glue-like adhesion, an outer protective shell, and the ability to close their valves in order to avoid drying out which allows them to survive against harsh waves and the hot sun.
Identify one characteristic of a biome and explain how that characteristic determines the community of organisms found in the biome.
Biomes are determined by their climate biomes such as Shrub lands have hot dry summers and frequent wildfires therefore the scrub oaks, yucca, and sage brush that live there can tolerate these conditions.
Describe on of the three levels of biodiversity. Explain how high biodiversity at the level you described is beneficial to ecosystems.
Genetic biodiversity is beneficial to ecosystems because it is better for a species long-term survival because it allows species to adapt to future environmental changes
Describe the regional precipitation pattern you would expect for the portion of Mexico & Central America indicated on the map. justify your answer.
In normal conditions, South Africa would have little rainfall and dryer weather compared to Australia and Indonesia and upwelling which bring nutrient rich water and fish to the South American coasts.
Identify which season is taking place in the northern hemisphere in this diagram. describe how the tilt of the earths axis is responsible for earth's seasons.
It is the winter solstice. Earth's tilt on its axis causes unequal heating, leading to convection creating global air currents. The tilt of Earth's axis, approximately 23.5 degrees, and its orbit around the sun are responsible for the changing seasons. As Earth orbits the sun, the amount of sunlight each hemisphere receives varies causing seasons.
Describe TWO environmental problems related to the conditions of an El nino event
Leads to droughts in Indonesia and Australia and flooding in south america
Identify a layer of earth from the diagram that has an inverse relationship between temperature and altitude. Describe why this occurs.
The Thermosphere has an inverse relationship between temperature and altitude because the air is less dense making it colder as altitude increase and because the gases in the Thermosphere absorb less solar radiation.
Describe the difference in beak size between the two islands. make a claim about the reason for this difference in beak size.
The average beak size on the Santa Cruz island might be bigger in size because they may have experience an event such as a natural disaster that caused them to evolve and adapt to a larger beak size to survive.
Explain how the sun is responsible for the pattern of air circulation seen in cycle C
The sun heats the earth unequally causes the convection of air and air circulation in turn creating global wind patterns and creating the southeast trade winds in cycle C.
