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AP Environmental Science
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1. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.
law of conservation of matter
selective cutting
market permits
overgrazed
2. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
ED50
A layer
climax community
primary pollutants
3. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
toxicity
subduction zone
by-catch
prior appropriation
4. An animal that only consumes other animals.
erosion
risk assessment
carnivore
fishery
5. 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.
earthquake
crude oil
toxicity
Superfund Program
6. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
convergent boundary
malnutrition
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
no-till
7. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
assimilation
dose-response curve
humus
petroleum
8. 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.
realized niche
barrier island
closed-loop recycling
Half-life
9. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.
detritivore
long lining
food chain
subduction zone
10. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
symbiotic relationships
conservation
global warming
A layer
11. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.
Uneven-aged management
assimilation
vector
A layer
12. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.
riparian right
transform boundary
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
sludge processor
13. The number of live births per 1 -000 members of the population in a year.
convergent boundary
birth rate (crude birth rate)
sludge processor
old growth forest
14. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
primary consumers
nitrogen fixation
mantle
community
15. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
First Law of Thermodynamics
primary consumers
competitive exclusion
upwelling
16. The result of a pathogen invading a body.
acute effect
second growth forests
Infection
edge effect
17. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.
habitat fragmentation
deep well injection
Southern Oscillation
vector
18. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
r-selected
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
loamy
preservation
19. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.
slash-and-burn
rain shadow
niche
reservoir
20. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil - often as fertilizer.
composting
sludge processor
physical treatmen
Green Revolution
21. 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.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
salinization
passive solar energy collection
Headwaters
22. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.
realized niche
climax community
traditional subsistence agriculture
lithosphere
23. 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
transpiration
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
convection currents
fission
24. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
nitrification
topsoil
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
nitrogen fixation
25. This category includes organisms that consume producers (plants and algae).
asthenosphere
mineral deposit
crude oil
primary consumers
26. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.
alkaline
watershed
preservation
by-catch
27. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
photochemical smog
nitrogen fixation
biotic
global warming
28. A group of modern windmills.
genetic drift
wind farm
carrying capacity
long lining
29. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
Hadley cell
hazardous waste
pathogens
wastewater
30. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.
divergent boundary
natural resources
Southern Oscillation
topsoil
31. Air currents caused by the vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.
heat islands
red tide
acid
convection currents
32. The water from which a river rises; a source.
biotic
topsoil
Headwaters
barrier island
33. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.
sick building syndrome
green tax
sand
O layer
34. An area in which a particular mineral is concentrated - mining -the excavation of the Earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals.
mineral deposit
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
transform boundary
respiration
35. The observed effect of the Coriolis force - especially the deflection of an object moving above the Earth - rightward in the Northern Hemisphere - and leftward in the Southern Hemisphere.
transpiration
niche
Coriolis effect
Aquaculture
36. The capacity to do work.
energy
primary consumers
Horizon
loamy
37. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.
delta
community
B layer
trophic level
38. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
water-scarce
lignite
building-related illness
39. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
poison
nonrenewable resources
toxin
acid precipitation
40. 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.
thermocline
arable
upwelling
tropospheric ozone
41. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
A layer
weathering
tertiary consumers
42. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
clay
population density
k-selected
assimilation
43. Transition in species composition of a biological community - often following ecological disturbance of the community; the establishment of a biological community in any area virtually barren of life.
sludge processor
earthquake
land degradation
ecological succession
44. 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
food web
food chain
biotic
natural selection
45. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
U.S. Noise Control Act
malnutrition
tropical storm
jet stream
46. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
loamy
community
catalytic converter
crop rotation
47. Radioactive wastes that produce low levels of ionizing radiation.
species
Coriolis effect
biological weathering
low-level radioactive waste
48. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.
species
risk assessment
lithosphere
sludge processor
49. The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to disappear.
Half-life
kinetic energy
preservation
strip mining
50. The structure obtained if we organize the amount of energy contained in producers and consumers in an ecosystem by kilocalories per square meter - from largest to smallest.
energy pyramid
fly ash
R horizon
driftnets