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AP Environmental Science
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1. Power generated using water.
wind farm
red tide
overburden
hydroelectric power
2. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).
respiration
ozone holes
subbituminous
threshold dose
3. 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
long lining
age-structure pyramids
acute effect
greenhouse effect
4. The amount of sugar that the plants produce in photosynthesis and subtracting from it the amount of energy the plants need for growth maintenance - repair - and reproduction.
Gross Primary Productivity
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
evaporation
threshold dose
5. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
El Nino
niche
stationary sources
pathogens
6. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
death rate (crude death rate)
rain shadow
secondary treatment
autotroph
7. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
age-structure pyramids
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
albedo
U.S. Noise Control Act
8. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
catalytic converter
estuary
tropospheric ozone
radiant energy
9. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
surface fires
hydroelectric power
poison
asthenosphere
10. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.
Immigration
fossil fuel
silviculture
agroforestry
11. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
deep well injection
acid
old growth forest
secondary consumers
12. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.
convergent boundary
silviculture
by-catch
driftnets
13. To convert or change into a vapor.
evaporation
habitat fragmentation
conservation
birth rate (crude birth rate)
14. The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem.
primary consumers
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
no-till
logistic population growth
15. 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.
barrels
thermocline
biomagnifications
tailings
16. A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America - occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns.
La Nina
emigration
invasive species
respiration
17. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
Aquaculture
Green Revolution
photochemical smog
slash-and-burn
18. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.
deforestation
catalytic converter
photosynthesis
surface fires
19. 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.
acid
erosion
acute effect
ecological succession
20. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
loamy
reservoir
hazardous waste
old growth forest
21. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
U.S. Noise Control Act
humus
renewable resources
birth rate (crude birth rate)
22. The energy of motion.
building-related illness
kinetic energy
prior appropriation
industrial smog (gray smog)
23. 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
doldrums
hydroelectric power
extinction
24. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
second growth forests
species
biotic potential
contour farming
25. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
humus
nitrification
dose-response analysis
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
26. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
convection currents
clay
preservation
27. 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.
potential energy
bioaccumulation
green tax
greenhouse effect
28. 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. ...
contour farming
autotroph
Southern Oscillation
heat islands
29. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
convection currents
photosynthesis
habitat fragmentation
estuary
30. 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.
pioneer species
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
keystone species
31. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
carnivore
crop rotation
physical treatmen
second growth forests
32. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
barrels
population density
convergent boundary
wetlands
33. 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.
Immigration
combustion
decomposer
Half-life
34. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
bottom trawling
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
silviculture
First Law of Thermodynamics
35. The place where two plates abut each other.
vector
law of conservation of matter
First Law of Thermodynamics
fault
36. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
water-scarce
mineral deposit
chemical weathering
composting
37. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
acid precipitation
capture fisheries
risk management
asthenosphere
38. 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.
autotroph
catalytic converter
consumer
slash-and-burn
39. The accumulation of a substance - such as a toxic chemical - in various tissues of a living organism.
population density
bioaccumulation
contour farming
A layer
40. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.
Infection
conservation
producer
closed-loop recycling
41. Involves the sinking of shafts to reach underground deposits. In this type of mining - networks of tunnels are dug or blasted and humans enter these tunnels in order to manually retrieve the coal.
convergent boundary
underground mining
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
primary treatment
42. When water rights are given to those who have historically used the water in a certain area.
niche
prior appropriation
dose-response curve
physical treatmen
43. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
shelter-wood cutting
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
arable
active collection
44. 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.
barrier island
red tide
secondary treatment
transpiration
45. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
convergent boundary
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
stationary sources
Southern Oscillation
46. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
arable
weathering
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
niche
47. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
renewable resources
green tax
mutualism
risk management
48. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.
age-structure pyramids
community
traditional subsistence agriculture
trophic level
49. When companies are allowed to buy permits that allow them a certain amount of discharge of substances into certain environmental outlets. If they can reduce their amount of discharge - they are allowed to sell the remaining portion of their permit to
Infection
market permits
bituminous
tree farms
50. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.
reservoir
alkaline
energy
contour farming