AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 1.3 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 1.3 of AP Environmental Science – Aquatic Biomes.
Questions List
Topic 1.3
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: ERT-1.C
Which type of biome is characterized by the presence of water?
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Topic 1.3: Aquatic Biomes
Learning Objective: ERT-1.C
Describe the global distribution and principal environmental aspects of aquatic biomes.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-1.C.1
Freshwater biomes include streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes. These freshwater biomes are a vital resource for drinking water.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-1.C.2
Marine biomes include oceans, coral reefs, marshland, and estuaries. Algae in marine biomes supply a large portion of the Earth’s oxygen, and also take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Essential Knowledge: ERT-1.C.3
The global distribution of nonmineral marine natural resources, such as different types of fish, varies because of some combination of salinity, depth, turbidity, nutrient availability, and temperature.
