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ap environmental science - q&a: all units & exam prep

originally streamed in 2019 with Jessie HowingtonTeacher
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Get your AP Environmental Science questions answered live. This Q&A session covers APES units, biogeochemical cycles, population dynamics, biomes, succession, and exam strategies to help you prepare for the AP exam. This open Q&A walks through stude ...more

curriculum note

This video states there are 'no multiple choice questions on the exam this year,' reflecting the modified 2020 COVID exam format. The current AP Environmental Science exam does include multiple choice questions.

covered in this stream

units
Unit 1 – The Living World: EcosystemsUnit 2 – The Living World: BiodiversityUnit 3 – PopulationsUnit 4 – Earth Systems & ResourcesUnit 9 – Global Change
topics
1.4 The Carbon Cycle1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle1.9 Trophic Levels1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule1.2 Terrestrial Biomes2.2 Ecosystem Services2.7 Ecological Succession2.5 Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species3.4 Carrying Capacity3.6 Age Structure Diagrams3.9 Demographic Transition4.1 Tectonic Plates4.9 El Niño and La Niña9.1 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Q&A Session

  • 0:32

    Unit Synopsis Overview

  • 1:02

    Unit 1: Ecosystems

  • 2:06

    Unit 2: Biodiversity

  • 2:36

    Unit 3: Populations

  • 3:08

    Unit 4: Earth Systems

  • 4:16

    Unit 5: Land Use

  • 4:48

    Unit 6: Energy Resources

  • 5:19

    Units 7-9 Overview

  • 5:51

    Multiple Choice Questions

  • 6:22

    Carbon Cycle Question

  • 6:54

    Chemical Equations

  • 7:27

    Ozone Depletion

  • 10:37

    Forests as Carbon Stores

  • 12:13

    Terrestrial Biomes

  • 13:18

    Energy Pyramid Question

  • 14:52

    Nitrogen Cycle Question

  • 16:58

    Climatographs for Biomes

  • 18:00

    Lab Experiment Questions

  • 19:33

    Energy Loss Explanation

  • 20:37

    Biome Identification Question

  • 21:38

    Species Competition Question

  • 23:46

    Bull Trout Study

  • 25:50

    Biodiversity Trends

  • 26:51

    Ecosystem Services Question

  • 27:51

    Mount St. Helens Succession

  • 29:25

    Wildfires Impact Question

  • 30:59

    Primary vs Secondary Succession

  • 33:35

    Biodiversity Resistance

  • 34:36

    Generalist vs Specialist Species

  • 37:18

    Wolf Carrying Capacity

  • 39:52

    Age Structure Diagram

  • 41:26

    Endemic vs Specialist

  • 43:00

    Demographic Transition Question

  • 45:36

    Plate Tectonics Question

  • 47:39

    Demographic Transition Queries

  • 48:11

    Plate Movements Explanation

  • 51:49

    Control Site Sampling

  • 53:22

    El Niño Explanation

  • 57:02

    La Niña Conditions

  • 57:34

    Session Closing

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