APES-Free Response

1. The cycling of elements is essential to healthy functioning ecosystems. Describe a bio-geochemical cycle (nitrogen, carbon or phosphorous) . How have humans disrupted these cycles; site specific examples?

2. What factors interact to produce the different biomes around the globe? Provide an example of a biome describe: climate, dominant vegetation, animal’s its geographic distribution and limiting factors. Be able to graph, interpret, identify representative Biomes

3. Population growth is a balance between biotic potential and environmental resistance. Describe these terms and use an example which illustrates population’s changes.

4. Natural ecosystems may undergo gradual succession patterns(primary). What role does a disturbance play in altering normal succession patterns(secondary).