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AP Environmental Science
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1. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
prior appropriation
assimilation
denitrification
niche
2. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
omnivores
biotic potential
weathering
Half-life
3. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
convergent boundary
demographic transition model
4. A group of modern windmills.
by-catch
climax community
logistic population growth
wind farm
5. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
deforestation
LD50
disease
poison
6. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.
consumer
natural resources
consumption
delta
7. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
toxicity
sludge
deep well injection
market permits
8. 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.
producer
biological weathering
surface fires
decomposer
9. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
thermocline
mineral deposit
Uneven-aged management
tertiary consumers
10. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.
primary succession
Horizon
land degradation
habitat fragmentation
11. 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).
law of conservation of matter
abiotic
jet stream
volcanoes
12. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
tropical storm
carrying capacity
decomposer
erosion
13. The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation.
evolution
delta
pathogens
deforestation
14. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).
assimilation
ozone holes
threshold dose
trophic level
15. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
nuclear fusion
logistic population growth
keystone species
competitive exclusion
16. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
low-level radioactive waste
LD50
transpiration
greenbelt
17. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
kinetic energy
habitat
erosion
greenbelt
18. 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
Half-life
deep well injection
solid waste
19. Can consist of hazardous waste - industrial solid waste - or municipal waste. Many types of solid waste provide a threat to human health and the environment.
solid waste
photosynthesis
toxicity
passive solar energy collection
20. The edges of tectonic plates.
plate boundaries
ozone holes
selective cutting
proven reserve
21. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.
topsoil
trade winds
C layer
respiration
22. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
biomagnifications
Half-life
sick building syndrome
threshold dose
23. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
capture fisheries
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
fly ash
fault
24. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.
traditional subsistence agriculture
clay
transpiration
Superfund Program
25. The condition in which - at ecosystem boundaries - there is greater species diversity and biological density than there is in the heart of ecological communities.
edge effect
indigenous species
petroleum
lignite
26. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.
by-catch
ozone holes
B layer
alkaline
27. 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.
k-selected
erosion
salinization
fission
28. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.
alkaline
by-catch
biosphere
birth rate (crude birth rate)
29. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
asthenosphere
albedo
primary succession
coral reef
30. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
physical (mechanical) weathering
fly ash
Headwaters
atmosphere
31. 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.
photosynthesis
indigenous species
acid precipitation
Superfund Program
32. Fires that typically burn only the forest's underbrush and do little damage to mature trees. Surface fires actually serve to protect the forest from more harmful fires by removing underbrush and dead materials that would burn quickly and at high temp
estuary
omnivores
surface fires
atmosphere
33. A program funded by the federal government and a trust that's funded by taxes on chemicals; identifies pollutants and cleans up hazardous waste sites.
sand
Uneven-aged management
acid precipitation
Superfund Program
34. An introduced - normative species.
chronic effect
invasive species
barrier island
upwelling
35. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.
coral reef
population density
greenbelt
acid
36. The number of individuals of a population that inhabit a certain unit of land or water area.
old growth forest
population density
Hadley cell
ED50
37. Any water that has been used by humans. This includes human sewage - water drained from showers - tubs - sinks - dishwashers - washing machines - water from industrial processes - and storm water runoff.
First Law of Thermodynamics
coral reef
competitive exclusion
wastewater
38. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country; a single - homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension.
terracing
kinetic energy
monoculture
combustion
39. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
La Nina
total fertility rate
erosion
realized niche
40. 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.
parasitism
keystone species
physical (mechanical) weathering
niche
41. Power generated using water.
habitat
toxin
hydroelectric power
global warming
42. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.
estuary
deforestation
Green Revolution
silviculture
43. The amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment.
indigenous species
biotic potential
chemical weathering
market permits
44. Is equal to the number of deaths per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
convection currents
LD50
death rate (crude death rate)
species
45. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
pathogens
rain shadow
abiotic
industrial smog (gray smog)
46. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.
asthenosphere
indigenous species
thermocline
composting
47. The process of fusing two nuclei.
nuclear fusion
red tide
decomposer
overgrazed
48. Ozone that exists in the trophosphere.
tropospheric ozone
crop rotation
pioneer species
tree farms
49. A model that's used to predict population trends based on the birth and death rates as well as economic status of a population.
loamy
driftnets
doldrums
demographic transition model
50. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
denitrification
biotic potential
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
old growth forest