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AP Environmental Science

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1. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.






2. When populations are well below the size dictated by the carrying capacity of the region they live in - they will grow exponentially - but as they approach the carrying capacity - their growth rate will decrease and the size of the population will ev






3. When water rights are given to those who have historically used the water in a certain area.






4. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.






5. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.






6. 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.






7. A plate boundary at which plates are moving away from each other. This causes an upwelling of magma from the mantle to cool and form new crust.






8. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.






9. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.






10. The development and introduction of new varieties of (mainly) wheat and rice that has increased yields per acre dramatically in countries since the 1960s.






11. Land that's fit to be cultivated.






12. The least pure coal.






13. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.






14. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.






15. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.






16. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.






17. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of about 1 -000 -2 -000 m3 per person.






18. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.






19. Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving.






20. A soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock - with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil.






21. Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet.






22. The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem.






23. The condition in which - at ecosystem boundaries - there is greater species diversity and biological density than there is in the heart of ecological communities.






24. The process in which soil becomes saltier and saltier until - finally - the salt prevents the growth of plants. Salinization is caused by irrigation because salts brought in with the water remain in the soil as water evaporates.






25. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.






26. Is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside.






27. The process by which - according to Darwin's theory of evolution - only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations - while those less adap






28. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.






29. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.






30. A platinum - coated device that oxidizes most of the VOCs and some of the CO that would otherwise be emitted in exhaust - converting them to CO2.






31. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.






32. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.






33. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.






34. The process of burning.






35. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.






36. Organisms that consume primary consumers.






37. Piles of gangue - which is the waste material that results from mining.






38. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.






39. Ozone that exists in the trophosphere.






40. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.






41. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.






42. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.






43. A species whose very presence contributes to an ecosystem's diversity and whose extinction would consequently lead to the extinction of other forms of life.






44. A model that's used to predict population trends based on the birth and death rates as well as economic status of a population.






45. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.






46. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.






47. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.






48. A high-speed - meandering wind current - generally moving from a westerly direction at speeds often exceeding 400 km (250 miles) per hour at altitudes of 15 to 25 km (10 to 15 miles).






49. The place where two plates abut each other.






50. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.