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AP Environmental Science
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1. 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.
indigenous species
acute effect
Superfund Program
evolution
2. When one species feeds on another.
realized niche
predation
heterotrophy
lignite
3. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
clear-cutting
jet stream
community
ozone holes
4. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.
vector
weathering
fission
genetic drift
5. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.
sand
non-point source pollution
omnivores
First Law of Thermodynamics
6. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
composting
mineral deposit
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
lignite
7. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.
abiotic
death rate (crude death rate)
passive solar energy collection
gray smog (industrial smog)
8. The least pure coal.
lignite
tailings
Half-life
Hadley cell
9. The removal of select trees in an area; this leaves the majority of the habitat in place and has less of an impact on the ecosystem.
nitrification
trophic level
decomposer
selective cutting
10. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
albedo
indigenous species
bituminous
high-level radioactive waste
11. A high-speed - meandering wind current - generally moving from a westerly direction at speeds often exceeding 400 km (250 miles) per hour at altitudes of 15 to 25 km (10 to 15 miles).
physical treatmen
jet stream
genetic drift
erosion
12. The unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels.
law of conservation of matter
nitrification
barrels
proven reserve
13. The condition in which - at ecosystem boundaries - there is greater species diversity and biological density than there is in the heart of ecological communities.
demographic transition model
edge effect
noise pollution
producer
14. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.
evaporation
invasive species
sludge processor
kinetic energy
15. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
competitive exclusion
clear-cutting
realized niche
old growth forest
16. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
weathering
transpiration
wastewater
subbituminous
17. The water from which a river rises; a source.
crude oil
Headwaters
atmosphere
solid waste
18. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
radiant energy
toxicity
invasive species
deep well injection
19. When trees and crops are planted together - creating a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between them.
agroforestry
Immigration
Green Revolution
primary succession
20. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
albedo
acid precipitation
thermosphere
active collection
21. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
deep well injection
driftnets
subduction zone
silt
22. The place where two plates abut each other.
salinization
gray smog (industrial smog)
emigration
fault
23. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.
biological weathering
evaporation
consumption
indigenous species
24. When companies are allowed to buy permits that allow them a certain amount of discharge of substances into certain environmental outlets. If they can reduce their amount of discharge - they are allowed to sell the remaining portion of their permit to
Uneven-aged management
biotic
market permits
monoculture
25. 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.
albedo
tropospheric ozone
evolution
leachate
26. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
assimilation
First Law of Thermodynamics
energy
extinction
27. 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.
aquifer
drip irrigation
poison
total fertility rate
28. Species that originate and live - or occur naturally - in an area or environment.
food web
clear-cutting
indigenous species
wastewater
29. The rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.
transform boundary
Second Law of Thermodynamics
logistic population growth
overburden
30. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.
combustion
primary treatment
heat islands
convection
31. A method of supplying irrigation water through tubes that literally drip water onto the soil at the base of each plant.
tailings
climax community
drip irrigation
transform boundary
32. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
fishery
deforestation
heat islands
Hadley cell
33. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
global warming
rain shadow
consumer
Second Law of Thermodynamics
34. The process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases in each successive link in the food chain.
rain shadow
biomagnifications
ecological footprint
secondary pollutants
35. Power generated using water.
hydroelectric power
crude oil
mantle
market permits
36. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.
prior appropriation
Infection
sick building syndrome
keystone species
37. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
Green Revolution
fly ash
nitrogen fixation
biological weathering
38. 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.
solid waste
population density
wastewater
tertiary consumers
39. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
mutualism
autotroph
nitrogen fixation
logistic population growth
40. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
nuclear fusion
loamy
community
threshold dose
41. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
community
food chain
Southern Oscillation
secondary treatment
42. The capacity to do work.
silt
consumption
energy
jet stream
43. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
sludge processor
erosion
secondary consumers
red tide
44. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
water-scarce
mantle
green tax
birth rate (crude birth rate)
45. The part of the Earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life.
biosphere
emigration
risk management
heat islands
46. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
barrels
shelter-wood cutting
fishery
asthenosphere
47. The random fluctuations in the frequency of the appearance of a gene in a small isolated population - presumably owing to chance - rather than natural selection.
hazardous waste
genetic drift
drip irrigation
La Nina
48. 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
wetlands
Horizon
greenhouse effect
biosphere
49. The removal of trees for agricultural purposes or purposes of exportation.
law of conservation of matter
autotroph
natural resources
deforestation
50. An introduced - normative species.
crop rotation
invasive species
bioaccumulation
industrial smog (gray smog)