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AP Environmental Science

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






2. Ozone that exists in the trophosphere.






3. 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






4. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.






5. When one species feeds on another.






6. Says that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred and transformed.






7. Radioactive wastes that produce high levels of ionizing radiation.






8. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.






9. The process in which soil bacteria convert ammonium (NH4+) to a form that can be used by plants; nitrate - or NO3.






10. 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.






11. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.






12. 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.






13. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.






14. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.






15. An introduced - normative species.






16. To convert or change into a vapor.






17. The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation.






18. When the energy released from waste incineration is used to generate electricity.






19. Energy at rest - or stored energy.






20. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.






21. 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).






22. 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.






23. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.






24. Organisms in the first stages of succession.






25. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.






26. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country; a single - homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension.






27. The process of burning.






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






29. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.






30. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.






31. The third purest form of coal.






32. A process in which an organism is exposed to a toxin at different concentrations - and the dosage that causes the death of the organism is recorded.






33. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.






34. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).






35. 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.






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






37. Organisms that consume primary consumers.






38. An area in which a particular mineral is concentrated - mining -the excavation of the Earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals.






39. The movement of individuals out of a population.






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






41. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.






42. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.






43. Organisms that reproduce early in life and often and have a high capacity for reproductive growth.






44. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.






45. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value






46. 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.






47. A method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.






48. 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.






49. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.






50. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.







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