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AP Environmental Science
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1. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.
habitat fragmentation
Aquaculture
respiration
consumption
2. Any process that breaks rock down into smaller pieces without changing the chemistry of the rock; typically wind and water.
O layer
age-structure pyramids
physical (mechanical) weathering
physical treatmen
3. 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.
tertiary consumers
atmosphere
carnivore
subbituminous
4. The movement of individuals into a population.
ozone holes
acid precipitation
energy
Immigration
5. 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)
ecosystem capital
subduction zone
earthquake
6. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.
habitat
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
Southern Oscillation
wind farm
7. The capacity to do work.
energy
doldrums
emigration
sludge
8. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
kinetic energy
monoculture
topsoil
shelter-wood cutting
9. 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.
slash-and-burn
aquifer
overburden
detritivore
10. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
subduction zone
competitive exclusion
biosphere
surface fires
11. Ozone that exists in the trophosphere.
surface fires
tropospheric ozone
biosphere
crude oil
12. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
species
community
traditional subsistence agriculture
13. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
primary pollutants
food web
detritivore
humus
14. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
inner core
estuary
volcanoes
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
15. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
erosion
realized niche
O layer
gray smog (industrial smog)
16. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
respiration
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
Horizon
barrier island
17. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
community
Second Law of Thermodynamics
ED50
consumption
18. An introduced - normative species.
invasive species
volcanoes
mantle
watershed
19. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.
conservation
primary consumers
building-related illness
sludge processor
20. The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
anthracite
clear-cutting
mantle
chemical weathering
21. A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
fishery
population
radiant energy
22. 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
fission
overgrazed
producer
C layer
23. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.
primary consumers
ecological footprint
secondary pollutants
denitrification
24. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
humus
drip irrigation
primary consumers
preservation
25. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
climax community
U.S. Noise Control Act
age-structure pyramids
atmosphere
26. 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.
secondary consumers
physical treatmen
biotic
subbituminous
27. The maximum population size that can be supported by the available resources in a region.
U.S. Noise Control Act
carrying capacity
topsoil
carnivore
28. 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.
albedo
climax community
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
selective cutting
29. The process in which animals (and plants!) breathe and give off carbon dioxide from cellular metabolism.
respiration
tropical storm
Hadley cell
point source pollution
30. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
fishery
topsoil
consumption
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
31. Is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside.
deep well injection
parasitism
abiotic
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
32. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
albedo
conservation
energy pyramid
fishery
33. 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
gray smog (industrial smog)
pioneer species
greenhouse effect
indigenous species
34. The amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment.
biotic potential
long lining
water-scarce
law of conservation of matter
35. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.
Superfund Program
Hadley cell
physical (mechanical) weathering
LD50
36. The result of vibrations (often due to plate movements) deep in the Earth that release energy. They often occur as two plates slide past one another at a transform boundary.
earthquake
arable
biomagnifications
trade winds
37. 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.
catalytic converter
bottom trawling
nonrenewable resources
dose-response analysis
38. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
green tax
aquifer
pathogens
poison
39. An organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms. autotrophs use energy from the sun or from the oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic ones.
LD50
O layer
autotroph
Gross Primary Productivity
40. Drilling a hole in the ground that's below the water table to hold waste.
symbiotic relationships
deep well injection
La Nina
heterotrophy
41. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
denitrification
gray smog (industrial smog)
transpiration
second growth forests
42. 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
by-catch
transpiration
physical (mechanical) weathering
43. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.
vector
consumption
albedo
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
44. Using strategies to reduce the amount of risk (the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen).
risk management
habitat
transform boundary
food chain
45. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
nitrification
acute effect
emigration
underground mining
46. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
energy
market permits
anthracite
overburden
47. Poor nutrition that results from an insufficient or poorly balanced diet.
malnutrition
food web
dose-response curve
Half-life
48. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
thermocline
acid
no-till
predation
49. 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
secondary consumers
topsoil
inner core
50. Soil with particles 0.002 -0.05 mm in diameter.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
silt
crude oil
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
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