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AP Environmental Science
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1. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
acute effect
primary succession
secondary treatment
bottom trawling
2. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.
symbiotic relationships
secondary pollutants
estuary
fishery
3. 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.
nitrification
driftnets
thermocline
ecosystem capital
4. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.
A layer
albedo
by-catch
old growth forest
5. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
habitat fragmentation
First Law of Thermodynamics
green tax
ecological succession
6. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
overgrazed
keystone species
weather
biosphere
7. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
genetic drift
weathering
physical (mechanical) weathering
Coriolis effect
8. 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
old growth forest
potential energy
salinization
natural selection
9. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
toxicity
birth rate (crude birth rate)
evolution
fossil fuel
10. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
secondary consumers
invasive species
mutualism
green tax
11. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
malnutrition
replacement birth rate
O layer
Horizon
12. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
predation
long lining
symbiotic relationships
pioneer species
13. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.
energy
convection currents
Southern Oscillation
pioneer species
14. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.
extinction
overgrazed
weather
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
15. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
terracing
silviculture
renewable resources
16. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.
acid
decomposer
primary treatment
composting
17. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
arable
barrels
riparian right
population
18. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.
U.S. Noise Control Act
heat islands
lithosphere
consumer
19. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
pathogens
photochemical smog
B layer
topsoil
20. A nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus - especially a heavy nucleus such as an isotope of uranium - splits into fragments - usually two fragments of comparable mass - releasing from 100 million to several hundred million electron volts of ener
fission
primary treatment
evolution
Uneven-aged management
21. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
age-structure pyramids
riparian right
chronic effect
R horizon
22. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
ozone holes
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
preservation
monoculture
23. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
anthracite
physical treatmen
habitat
renewable resources
24. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
convection currents
green tax
greenbelt
25. 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.
mantle
nitrogen fixation
red tide
preservation
26. The accumulation of a substance - such as a toxic chemical - in various tissues of a living organism.
bioaccumulation
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
trade winds
green tax
27. Sunlight.
radiant energy
C layer
assimilation
replacement birth rate
28. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
physical (mechanical) weathering
evolution
land degradation
primary pollutants
29. The movement of individuals into a population.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
by-catch
Immigration
Hadley cell
30. A long - relatively narrow island running parallel to the mainland-built up by the action of waves and currents and serving to protect the coast from erosion by surf and tidal surges.
barrier island
secondary pollutants
biotic potential
nitrogen fixation
31. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.
primary succession
nitrification
toxin
building-related illness
32. 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.
secondary treatment
species
physical treatmen
green tax
33. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
barrier island
Uneven-aged management
nonrenewable resources
trophic level
34. 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.
biotic
wastewater
First Law of Thermodynamics
symbiotic relationships
35. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.
respiration
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
community
thermocline
36. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.
biotic potential
A layer
nuclear fusion
conservation
37. Any noise that causes stress or has the potential to damage human health.
tropospheric ozone
weathering
risk assessment
noise pollution
38. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of about 1 -000 -2 -000 m3 per person.
water-stressed
bioaccumulation
habitat
natural selection
39. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
Uneven-aged management
Immigration
physical treatmen
wetlands
40. Power generated using water.
wind farm
hydroelectric power
C layer
population
41. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
law of conservation of matter
carnivore
niche
plate boundaries
42. The process in which soil bacteria convert ammonium (NH4+) to a form that can be used by plants; nitrate - or NO3.
Coriolis effect
bioaccumulation
non-point source pollution
nitrification
43. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.
secondary pollutants
capture fisheries
potential energy
carrying capacity
44. Says that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred and transformed.
malnutrition
First Law of Thermodynamics
biomagnifications
high-level radioactive waste
45. Living or derived from living things.
wind farm
fission
building-related illness
biotic
46. The low-rainfall region that exists on the leeward (downwind) side of a mountain range. This rain shadow is the result of the mountain range's causing precipitation on the windward side.
rain shadow
fission
solid waste
secondary consumers
47. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.
k-selected
vector
loamy
subbituminous
48. When populations are well below the size dictated by the carrying capacity of the region they live in - they will grow exponentially - but as they approach the carrying capacity - their growth rate will decrease and the size of the population will ev
respiration
logistic population growth
ecosystem capital
composting
49. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
physical treatmen
poison
green tax
ecosystem capital
50. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
Headwaters
market permits
Hadley cell
evolution