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AP Environmental Science
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1. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
subduction zone
capture fisheries
slash-and-burn
genetic drift
2. A climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every three to seven years - for a duration of about one year.
barrels
El Nino
demographic transition model
Uneven-aged management
3. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
La Nina
tree farms
preservation
aquifer
4. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.
trade winds
consumption
primary consumers
barrier island
5. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
community
consumption
acid
thermosphere
6. The least pure coal.
monoculture
lignite
genetic drift
underground mining
7. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
climax community
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
photochemical smog
symbiotic relationships
8. A symbiotic relationship in which one member is helped by the association and the other is harmed.
primary consumers
parasitism
Southern Oscillation
catalytic converter
9. A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path.
realized niche
bottom trawling
convection
Infection
10. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
disease
mutualism
risk management
potential energy
11. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
high-level radioactive waste
convergent boundary
non-point source pollution
energy
12. 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.
non-point source pollution
contour farming
thermocline
ozone holes
13. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
noise pollution
aquifer
convection
replacement birth rate
14. 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
Aquaculture
greenhouse effect
keystone species
anthracite
15. The carrier organism through which pathogens can attack.
nuclear fusion
upwelling
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
vector
16. A layer of soil.
divergent boundary
red tide
leachate
Horizon
17. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.
catalytic converter
symbiotic relationships
C layer
fishery
18. 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.
decomposer
biological weathering
Green Revolution
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
19. 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.
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
A layer
combustion
selective cutting
20. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
Half-life
risk management
estuary
Gross Primary Productivity
21. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.
LD50
trade winds
abiotic
acid precipitation
22. A group of modern windmills.
indigenous species
bioaccumulation
wind farm
alkaline
23. The finest soil - made up of particles that are less than 0.002 mm in diameter.
clay
natural selection
tropospheric ozone
nonrenewable resources
24. An introduced - normative species.
physical treatmen
invasive species
evolution
climax community
25. 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.
market permits
wastewater
photosynthesis
strip mining
26. When materials - such as plastic or aluminum - are used to rebuild the same product. An example of this is the use of the aluminum from aluminum cans to produce more aluminum cans.
closed-loop recycling
competitive exclusion
Southern Oscillation
symbiotic relationships
27. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country; a single - homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
monoculture
decomposer
total fertility rate
28. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
crude oil
anthracite
upwelling
Immigration
29. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
energy pyramid
hazardous waste
abiotic
La Nina
30. The place where two plates abut each other.
traditional subsistence agriculture
species
sand
fault
31. 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.
assimilation
red tide
anthracite
r-selected
32. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
species
coral reef
primary consumers
volcanoes
33. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
building-related illness
habitat fragmentation
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
niche
34. 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
secondary pollutants
natural selection
Southern Oscillation
assimilation
35. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
delta
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
coral reef
industrial smog (gray smog)
36. The accumulation of a substance - such as a toxic chemical - in various tissues of a living organism.
by-catch
bioaccumulation
R horizon
tropical storm
37. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
community
closed-loop recycling
anthracite
bituminous
38. Organisms that consume primary consumers.
secondary consumers
First Law of Thermodynamics
Superfund Program
U.S. Noise Control Act
39. An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
Southern Oscillation
replacement birth rate
jet stream
heterotrophy
40. The form petroleum takes when in the ground.
potential energy
pioneer species
traditional subsistence agriculture
crude oil
41. The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem.
market permits
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
toxin
42. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
greenbelt
acid precipitation
active collection
acute effect
43. 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.
selective cutting
acid
aquifer
scrubbers
44. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
closed-loop recycling
secondary treatment
poison
genetic drift
45. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
bioaccumulation
k-selected
threshold dose
fly ash
46. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
denitrification
drip irrigation
Immigration
green tax
47. Piles of gangue - which is the waste material that results from mining.
tailings
kinetic energy
greenbelt
convection
48. The uppermost horizon of soil. It is primarily made up of organic material - including waste from organisms - the bodies of decomposing organisms - and live organisms.
agroforestry
edge effect
O layer
subbituminous
49. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
species
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
topsoil
conservation
50. The region draining into river system or other body of water.
sludge
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
abiotic
watershed