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AP Environmental Science

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1. 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.






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






3. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.






4. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.






5. 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






6. 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.






7. An effect that results from long -term exposure to low levels of toxin.






8. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.






9. The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial body - especially the one surrounding the Earth - which is retained by the celestial body's gravitational field.






10. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.






11. The form petroleum takes when in the ground.






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






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






14. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.






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






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






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






18. The right - as to fishing or to the use of a riverbed - of one who owns riparian land (the land adjacent to a river or stream).






19. Living or derived from living things.






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






21. A region of the ocean near the equator - characterized by calms - light winds - or squalls.






22. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.






23. An influential theory that concerns the long - term rate of conventional oil (and other fossil fuel) extraction and depletion. It predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.






24. The unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels.






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






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






27. Organisms that consume primary consumers.






28. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.






29. 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






30. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.






31. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.






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






33. An underground layer of porous rock - sand - or other material that allows the movement of water between layers of nonporous rock or clay. Aquifers are frequently tapped for wells.






34. 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.






35. Any noise that causes stress or has the potential to damage human health.






36. A group of modern windmills.






37. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.






38. 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.






39. The process of fusing two nuclei.






40. A symbiotic relationship in which one member is helped by the association and the other is harmed.






41. A succession of organisms in an ecological community that constitutes a continuation of food energy from one organism to another as each consumes a lower member and - in turn - is preyed upon by a higher member.






42. Graphical representations of populations' ages.






43. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.






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






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






46. Soil with particles 0.002 -0.05 mm in diameter.






47. 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.






48. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.






49. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.






50. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.







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