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AP Environmental Science
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1. 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
logistic population growth
active collection
convergent boundary
lignite
2. 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.
noise pollution
atmosphere
terracing
wastewater
3. When grass is consumed by animals at a faster rate than it can regrow.
overgrazed
water-scarce
kinetic energy
natural resources
4. The water from which a river rises; a source.
Headwaters
old growth forest
underground mining
biomagnifications
5. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
population density
leachate
by-catch
asthenosphere
6. An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
heterotrophy
natural resources
radiant energy
U.S. Noise Control Act
7. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
acute effect
wind farm
sick building syndrome
petroleum
8. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
underground mining
arable
primary treatment
ecosystem capital
9. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
mutualism
ED50
global warming
nitrification
10. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
earthquake
habitat fragmentation
Aquaculture
upwelling
11. An animal that only consumes other animals.
carnivore
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
indigenous species
R horizon
12. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
malnutrition
pathogens
indigenous species
physical (mechanical) weathering
13. 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
emigration
primary succession
fission
crude oil
14. The place where two plates abut each other.
acute effect
transform boundary
fault
atmosphere
15. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
shelter-wood cutting
predation
fault
U.S. Noise Control Act
16. 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.
inner core
barrier island
industrial smog (gray smog)
non-point source pollution
17. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
clay
primary consumers
secondary treatment
realized niche
18. 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.
physical (mechanical) weathering
indigenous species
wetlands
aquifer
19. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
chemical weathering
active collection
age-structure pyramids
trophic level
20. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
traditional subsistence agriculture
La Nina
biological weathering
mutualism
21. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
sick building syndrome
greenbelt
humus
secondary consumers
22. A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean - traveling north - northwest - or northeast from its point of origin - and usually involving heavy rains.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
C layer
delta
hydroelectric power
23. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
gray smog (industrial smog)
hydroelectric power
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
bioaccumulation
24. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
tropical storm
non-point source pollution
physical (mechanical) weathering
earthquake
25. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.
driftnets
surface fires
vector
Horizon
26. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
long lining
clay
Uneven-aged management
global warming
27. 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.
Hadley cell
Half-life
bottom trawling
physical treatmen
28. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.
carrying capacity
energy pyramid
greenbelt
slash-and-burn
29. A method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.
drip irrigation
reservoir
barrels
gray smog (industrial smog)
30. The practice of alternating the crops grown on a piece of land - for example - corn one year - legumes for two years - and then back to corn.
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
crop rotation
rain shadow
indigenous species
31. 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.
producer
catalytic converter
habitat fragmentation
ecological footprint
32. The process of burning.
law of conservation of matter
U.S. Noise Control Act
combustion
arable
33. The result of a pathogen invading a body.
extinction
Infection
active collection
closed-loop recycling
34. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.
fault
chemical weathering
building-related illness
trophic level
35. 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.
salinization
total fertility rate
toxin
physical (mechanical) weathering
36. 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.
carnivore
stationary sources
passive solar energy collection
sludge
37. 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.
conservation
loamy
arable
evolution
38. Soil with particles 0.002 -0.05 mm in diameter.
B layer
silt
thermosphere
wetlands
39. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
dose-response analysis
physical treatmen
shelter-wood cutting
community
40. 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.
population density
deforestation
red tide
realized niche
41. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
traditional subsistence agriculture
physical (mechanical) weathering
fission
nitrogen fixation
42. 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.
volcanoes
Superfund Program
arable
ozone holes
43. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.
trade winds
proven reserve
realized niche
denitrification
44. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
emigration
agroforestry
upwelling
45. Organisms that derive energy from consuming nonliving organic matter.
detritivore
hydroelectric power
weather
secondary consumers
46. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.
omnivores
greenhouse effect
non-point source pollution
market permits
47. The third purest form of coal.
subbituminous
composting
ecological footprint
climax community
48. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
clear-cutting
invasive species
riparian right
emigration
49. A model that's used to predict population trends based on the birth and death rates as well as economic status of a population.
demographic transition model
nonrenewable resources
radiant energy
keystone species
50. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
loamy
tropical storm
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
non-point source pollution