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AP Environmental Science
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1. A process in which rows of crops are plowed across the hillside; this prevents the erosion that can occur when rows are cut up and down on a slope. ...
fission
contour farming
abiotic
no-till
2. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
acid
shelter-wood cutting
population
extinction
3. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
extinction
second growth forests
nitrogen fixation
underground mining
4. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
extinction
A layer
secondary treatment
sludge processor
5. A climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every three to seven years - for a duration of about one year.
El Nino
vector
anthracite
Superfund Program
6. When materials - such as plastic or aluminum - are used to rebuild the same product. An example of this is the use of the aluminum from aluminum cans to produce more aluminum cans.
acid
closed-loop recycling
denitrification
by-catch
7. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
coral reef
community
lignite
stationary sources
8. The capacity to do work.
energy
conservation
food chain
thermocline
9. The third purest form of coal.
subbituminous
primary succession
leachate
surface fires
10. The form petroleum takes when in the ground.
crude oil
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
parasitism
rain shadow
11. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
weathering
nonrenewable resources
greenbelt
community
12. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
pathogens
disease
preservation
chemical weathering
13. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
weathering
clay
greenbelt
earthquake
14. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.
sand
habitat fragmentation
El Nino
terracing
15. The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation.
deforestation
earthquake
greenhouse effect
prior appropriation
16. A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus - especially a heavy nucleus such as an isotope of uranium - splits into fragments - usually two fragments of comparable mass - releasing from 100 million to several hundred million electron volts of ener
renewable resources
pioneer species
riparian right
fission
17. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
weather
primary pollutants
mantle
no-till
18. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
La Nina
Superfund Program
convection
19. The process of burning.
evaporation
deep well injection
combustion
convection currents
20. When one species feeds on another.
predation
silviculture
energy pyramid
threshold dose
21. The region draining into river system or other body of water.
replacement birth rate
watershed
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
high-level radioactive waste
22. A layer of soil.
species
Horizon
ozone holes
Hadley cell
23. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.
ecosystem capital
silviculture
Half-life
transpiration
24. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
death rate (crude death rate)
noise pollution
greenhouse effect
nitrification
25. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
active collection
species
thermosphere
respiration
26. An organism that must obtain food energy from secondary sources - for example - by eating plant or animal matter.
consumer
assimilation
high-level radioactive waste
fossil fuel
27. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
respiration
symbiotic relationships
detritivore
point source pollution
28. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
extinction
U.S. Noise Control Act
physical treatmen
community
29. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
sludge processor
C layer
threshold dose
fault
30. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
deep well injection
ozone holes
aquifer
clear-cutting
31. Says that the entropy (disorder) of the universe is increasing. One corollary of the Second Law of thermodynamics is the concept that - in most energy transformations - a significant fraction of energy is lost to the universe as heat.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Gross Primary Productivity
greenbelt
global warming
32. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
extinction
species
crop rotation
secondary consumers
33. The removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem.
selective cutting
lithosphere
wastewater
biosphere
34. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
erosion
biosphere
clear-cutting
replacement birth rate
35. Air currents caused by the vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.
convection currents
Uneven-aged management
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
consumer
36. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.
riparian right
overgrazed
divergent boundary
r-selected
37. The structure obtained if we organize the amount of energy contained in producers and consumers in an ecosystem by kilocalories per square meter - from largest to smallest.
nitrogen fixation
atmosphere
crude oil
energy pyramid
38. The phenomenon whereby the Earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation - caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide - water vapor - and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through - but absorb heat radiated back fr
greenhouse effect
pioneer species
producer
volcanoes
39. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
biotic
driftnets
slash-and-burn
replacement birth rate
40. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
competitive exclusion
tropospheric ozone
loamy
albedo
41. A stable - mature community in a successive series that has reached equilibrium after having evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.
leachate
primary treatment
Headwaters
climax community
42. The amount of the Earth's surface that's necessary to supply the needs of - and dispose of the waste from a particular population.
ecological footprint
trophic level
biological weathering
demographic transition model
43. The use of building materials - building placement - and design to passively collect solar energy that can be used to keep a building warm or cool.
delta
passive solar energy collection
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
mantle
44. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.
logistic population growth
composting
physical treatmen
respiration
45. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
energy pyramid
fossil fuel
symbiotic relationships
crop rotation
46. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
sludge processor
nitrogen fixation
leachate
disease
47. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.
non-point source pollution
dose-response curve
fault
strip mining
48. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.
carrying capacity
capture fisheries
nitrogen fixation
crop rotation
49. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.
denitrification
risk assessment
lithosphere
mantle
50. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.
pathogens
wastewater
natural resources
assimilation