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AP Environmental Science
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1. 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.
proven reserve
catalytic converter
assimilation
clay
2. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.
greenbelt
physical (mechanical) weathering
threshold dose
ozone holes
3. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.
Southern Oscillation
LD50
erosion
primary succession
4. An influential theory that concerns the long - term rate of conventional oil (and other fossil fuel) extraction and depletion. It predicts that future world oil production will soon reach a peak and then rapidly decline.
tailings
alkaline
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
high-level radioactive waste
5. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.
ecological footprint
subbituminous
long lining
primary treatment
6. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
secondary treatment
invasive species
Horizon
risk assessment
7. 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.
evolution
closed-loop recycling
volcanoes
climax community
8. 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
red tide
fly ash
greenhouse effect
age-structure pyramids
9. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
land degradation
long lining
catalytic converter
loamy
10. 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.
k-selected
no-till
energy pyramid
convection currents
11. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
weathering
A layer
deep well injection
erosion
12. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
acid
inner core
predation
physical (mechanical) weathering
13. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
producer
no-till
renewable resources
nuclear fusion
14. 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
climax community
replacement birth rate
fission
sludge
15. The place where two plates abut each other.
ecosystem capital
fault
second growth forests
nitrification
16. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
k-selected
gray smog (industrial smog)
biotic
toxin
17. A layer of soil.
symbiotic relationships
industrial smog (gray smog)
Horizon
LD50
18. Creating flat platforms in the hillside that provide a level planting surface - which reduces soil runoff from the slope.
competitive exclusion
emigration
convergent boundary
terracing
19. 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.
shelter-wood cutting
risk management
terracing
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
20. 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.
species
barrier island
C layer
trade winds
21. An introduced - normative species.
tertiary consumers
passive solar energy collection
radiant energy
invasive species
22. Any other species of fish - mammals - or birds that are caught that are not the target organism.
by-catch
capture fisheries
potential energy
industrial smog (gray smog)
23. Species that originate and live - or occur naturally - in an area or environment.
Horizon
indigenous species
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
fossil fuel
24. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.
realized niche
assimilation
contour farming
water-scarce
25. The condition in which - at ecosystem boundaries - there is greater species diversity and biological density than there is in the heart of ecological communities.
conservation
red tide
thermocline
edge effect
26. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
LD50
reservoir
long lining
thermosphere
27. When trees and crops are planted together - creating a mutualistic symbiotic relationship between them.
convection currents
overburden
agroforestry
denitrification
28. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
potential energy
riparian right
driftnets
primary pollutants
29. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
ED50
noise pollution
transpiration
mutualism
30. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country; a single - homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension.
Aquaculture
monoculture
dose-response analysis
clay
31. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
combustion
secondary treatment
slash-and-burn
realized niche
32. The least pure coal.
lignite
ecological succession
preservation
predation
33. A process in which rows of crops are plowed across the hillside; this prevents the erosion that can occur when rows are cut up and down on a slope. ...
contour farming
greenhouse effect
traditional subsistence agriculture
global warming
34. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
noise pollution
driftnets
transform boundary
35. The process of soil particles being carried away by wind or water. Erosion moves the smaller particles first and hence degrades the soil to a coarser - sandier - stonier texture.
erosion
alkaline
bottom trawling
kinetic energy
36. A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America - occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns.
La Nina
carrying capacity
erosion
demographic transition model
37. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
pioneer species
convection currents
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
atmosphere
38. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
biotic potential
convergent boundary
slash-and-burn
non-point source pollution
39. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
C layer
ozone holes
red tide
k-selected
40. 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.
ecological succession
consumer
biotic potential
capture fisheries
41. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
crude oil
clear-cutting
r-selected
noise pollution
42. A complex of interrelated food chains in an ecological community.
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
food web
tertiary consumers
wastewater
43. 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
Horizon
petroleum
subbituminous
44. 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.
drip irrigation
composting
keystone species
leachate
45. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
leachate
topsoil
fishery
producer
46. The amount of sugar that the plants produce in photosynthesis and subtracting from it the amount of energy the plants need for growth maintenance - repair - and reproduction.
acid
Gross Primary Productivity
tree farms
Green Revolution
47. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.
evolution
convection
lithosphere
Southern Oscillation
48. Sunlight.
O layer
mineral deposit
radiant energy
decomposer
49. When the majority of a building's occupants experience certain symptoms that vary with the amount of time spent in the building.
sick building syndrome
delta
overgrazed
secondary consumers
50. 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
estuary
replacement birth rate
water-scarce