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AP Environmental Science

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The result of a pathogen invading a body.






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






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






4. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.






5. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value






6. The least pure coal.






7. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.






8. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.






9. The water from which a river rises; a source.






10. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.






11. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.






12. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.






13. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.






14. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.






15. In a sewage treatment plant - the initial filtration that is done to remove debris such as stones - sticks - rags - toys - and other objects that were flushed down the toilet.






16. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.






17. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.






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






19. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.






20. The place where two plates abut each other.






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






22. A specific location from which pollution is released; an example of a point source location is a factory where wood is being burned.






23. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.






24. Transition in species composition of a biological community - often following ecological disturbance of the community; the establishment of a biological community in any area virtually barren of life.






25. 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.






26. An organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms. autotrophs use energy from the sun or from the oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic ones.






27. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.






28. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.






29. A fiscal policy that lowers taxes on income - including wages and profit - and raises taxes on consumption - particularly the unsustainable consumption of non-renewable resources.






30. A group of modern windmills.






31. Land that's fit to be cultivated.






32. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.






33. 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.






34. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.






35. The process of burning.






36. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.






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






38. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.






39. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.






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






41. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.






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






43. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.






44. The process of fusing two nuclei.






45. A layer of soil.






46. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.






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






48. When physically treated sewage water is passed into a settling tank - where suspended solids settle out as sludge; chemically treated polymers may be added to help the suspended solids separate and settle out.






49. A complex of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.






50. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.