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AP Environmental Science
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1. Organisms in the first stages of succession.
doldrums
k-selected
chemical weathering
pioneer species
2. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
poison
water-stressed
food web
secondary pollutants
3. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
physical (mechanical) weathering
abiotic
capture fisheries
threshold dose
4. A symbiotic relationship in which one member is helped by the association and the other is harmed.
passive solar energy collection
parasitism
tropical storm
bottom trawling
5. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava - ash - and gases are ejected.
strip mining
preservation
volcanoes
reservoir
6. Using strategies to reduce the amount of risk (the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen).
risk management
secondary consumers
acid
detritivore
7. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
building-related illness
bioaccumulation
nitrogen fixation
no-till
8. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
clay
photochemical smog
lignite
strip mining
9. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
terracing
greenhouse effect
community
market permits
10. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
terracing
chemical weathering
realized niche
Hadley cell
11. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
lithosphere
denitrification
nitrification
toxicity
12. A method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.
stationary sources
albedo
watershed
drip irrigation
13. To convert or change into a vapor.
evaporation
risk assessment
toxin
clear-cutting
14. The process of fusing two nuclei.
habitat
demographic transition model
birth rate (crude birth rate)
nuclear fusion
15. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
ecological succession
producer
barrier island
water-stressed
16. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
ozone holes
genetic drift
monoculture
nonrenewable resources
17. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
non-point source pollution
surface fires
vector
second growth forests
18. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
detritivore
bottom trawling
transform boundary
mantle
19. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
mantle
nuclear fusion
stationary sources
Green Revolution
20. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
clay
mineral deposit
asthenosphere
B layer
21. The movement of individuals into a population.
Immigration
Second Law of Thermodynamics
thermosphere
loamy
22. Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet.
land degradation
composting
malnutrition
ED50
23. A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path.
potential energy
primary consumers
water-scarce
bottom trawling
24. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
clear-cutting
upwelling
Green Revolution
ecological footprint
25. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.
lithosphere
loamy
thermocline
capture fisheries
26. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
La Nina
gray smog (industrial smog)
preservation
clay
27. A group of modern windmills.
trade winds
drip irrigation
wind farm
habitat
28. Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals and resulting in the development of new species.
evolution
Green Revolution
keystone species
second growth forests
29. The second-purest form of coal.
clay
old growth forest
catalytic converter
bituminous
30. Radioactive wastes that produce high levels of ionizing radiation.
assimilation
kinetic energy
high-level radioactive waste
Horizon
31. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
pathogens
acid precipitation
evolution
water-scarce
32. 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.
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
First Law of Thermodynamics
ozone holes
upwelling
33. 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.
water-stressed
bioaccumulation
divergent boundary
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
34. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.
heat islands
jet stream
rain shadow
greenhouse effect
35. The result of vibrations (often due to plate movements) deep in the Earth that release energy. They often occur as two plates slide past one another at a transform boundary.
biotic
proven reserve
rain shadow
earthquake
36. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
greenbelt
conservation
niche
pathogens
37. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
wetlands
sludge
subbituminous
monoculture
38. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of about 1 -000 -2 -000 m3 per person.
atmosphere
natural selection
estuary
water-stressed
39. 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.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
building-related illness
chemical weathering
physical treatmen
40. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
Gross Primary Productivity
acid
tree farms
secondary treatment
41. 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
loamy
greenhouse effect
Immigration
anthracite
42. 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.
catalytic converter
active collection
terracing
thermosphere
43. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
U.S. Noise Control Act
community
hazardous waste
greenbelt
44. The number of children an average woman will bear during her lifetime; this information is based on an analysis of data from preceding years in the population in question.
natural selection
total fertility rate
wastewater
stationary sources
45. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
El Nino
age-structure pyramids
industrial smog (gray smog)
stationary sources
46. 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.
toxin
consumption
autotroph
proven reserve
47. The amount of the Earth's surface that's necessary to supply the needs of - and dispose of the waste from a particular population.
toxin
fly ash
ecological footprint
realized niche
48. Organisms that reproduce early in life and often and have a high capacity for reproductive growth.
anthracite
r-selected
greenhouse effect
ED50
49. 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.
bituminous
La Nina
non-point source pollution
O layer
50. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
wind farm
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
mutualism
albedo