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AP Environmental Science
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1. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.
LD50
dose-response analysis
composting
non-point source pollution
2. The process of burning.
physical (mechanical) weathering
monoculture
symbiotic relationships
combustion
3. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.
primary treatment
catalytic converter
assimilation
active collection
4. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
mineral deposit
bituminous
earthquake
species
5. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
building-related illness
industrial smog (gray smog)
upwelling
primary succession
6. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
death rate (crude death rate)
Uneven-aged management
physical (mechanical) weathering
subbituminous
7. The use of devices - such as solar panels - to collect - focus - transport - or store solar energy.
vector
active collection
photochemical smog
physical (mechanical) weathering
8. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
heterotrophy
barrier island
malnutrition
second growth forests
9. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
denitrification
barrels
hydroelectric power
10. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
symbiotic relationships
loamy
nuclear fusion
ecological footprint
11. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
habitat
plate boundaries
tertiary consumers
monoculture
12. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
sick building syndrome
fly ash
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
acid
13. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body - especially the one surrounding the Earth - which is retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.
scrubbers
atmosphere
doldrums
food chain
14. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.
reservoir
deep well injection
invasive species
denitrification
15. Says that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred and transformed.
First Law of Thermodynamics
barrels
scrubbers
mineral deposit
16. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
noise pollution
pathogens
carrying capacity
nitrogen fixation
17. Bacteria or fungi that absorb nutrients from nonliving organic matter like plant material - the wastes of living organisms - and corpses. They convert these materials into inorganic forms.
renewable resources
decomposer
ecosystem capital
R horizon
18. Organisms in the first stages of succession.
Half-life
chemical weathering
pioneer species
watershed
19. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
strip mining
fly ash
low-level radioactive waste
poison
20. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
community
surface fires
transpiration
convection
21. A basic substance; chemically - a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water - a measure of the base content of the water.
tertiary consumers
contour farming
alkaline
biosphere
22. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
food chain
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
no-till
23. The process in which soil bacteria convert ammonium (NH4+) to a form that can be used by plants; nitrate - or NO3.
nitrification
renewable resources
by-catch
abiotic
24. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
thermocline
subduction zone
primary succession
age-structure pyramids
25. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
tailings
volcanoes
Uneven-aged management
arable
26. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
vector
death rate (crude death rate)
land degradation
arable
27. The movement of individuals into a population.
long lining
Immigration
U.S. Noise Control Act
habitat
28. A layer in a large body of water - such as a lake - that sharply separates regions differing in temperature - so that the temperature gradient across the layer is abrupt.
active collection
Infection
thermocline
logistic population growth
29. A bloom of dinoflagellates that causes reddish discoloration of coastal ocean waters. Certain dinoflagellates of the genus Gonyamfox produce toxins that kill fish and contaminate shellfish.
monoculture
fossil fuel
energy pyramid
red tide
30. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.
conservation
noise pollution
combustion
trophic level
31. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
biomagnifications
weathering
Hadley cell
lignite
32. The movement of individuals out of a population.
alkaline
emigration
primary succession
solid waste
33. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.
energy pyramid
U.S. Noise Control Act
convection
disease
34. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.
tailings
land degradation
riparian right
petroleum
35. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of about 1 -000 -2 -000 m3 per person.
water-stressed
wastewater
overburden
contour farming
36. The water from which a river rises; a source.
extinction
species
Headwaters
silt
37. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
secondary treatment
Half-life
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
energy pyramid
38. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
photochemical smog
physical treatmen
bituminous
slash-and-burn
39. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
slash-and-burn
nonrenewable resources
physical (mechanical) weathering
ecological footprint
40. The number of children an average woman will bear during her lifetime; this information is based on an analysis of data from preceding years in the population in question.
vector
industrial smog (gray smog)
upwelling
total fertility rate
41. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
water-stressed
community
low-level radioactive waste
fossil fuel
42. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
weather
tailings
topsoil
industrial smog (gray smog)
43. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
producer
barrels
keystone species
food chain
44. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
stationary sources
deforestation
aquifer
dose-response curve
45. When ecological succession begins in a virtually lifeless area - such as the area behind a moving glacier.
albedo
nitrogen fixation
toxin
primary succession
46. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.
consumer
convergent boundary
vector
pioneer species
47. Devices containing alkaline substances that precipitate out much of the sulfur dioxide from industrial plants.
agroforestry
fossil fuel
scrubbers
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
48. Using strategies to reduce the amount of risk (the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen).
food chain
denitrification
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
risk management
49. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.
pioneer species
vector
decomposer
non-point source pollution
50. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.
chronic effect
R horizon
old growth forest
age-structure pyramids