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AP Environmental Science
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1. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
dose-response analysis
La Nina
asthenosphere
primary consumers
2. 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
physical (mechanical) weathering
bioaccumulation
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
3. The movement of individuals into a population.
climax community
LD50
abiotic
Immigration
4. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.
acid precipitation
consumption
biomagnifications
dose-response analysis
5. The vertical movement of a mass of matter due to heating and cooling; this can happen in both the atmosphere and Earth's mantle.
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
convection
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
land degradation
6. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.
sand
vector
point source pollution
invasive species
7. To convert or change into a vapor.
driftnets
anthracite
evaporation
hydroelectric power
8. The edges of tectonic plates.
biomagnifications
plate boundaries
proven reserve
Immigration
9. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
ecological footprint
preservation
reservoir
stationary sources
10. 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.
biosphere
heat islands
Uneven-aged management
physical treatmen
11. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
species
topsoil
tropospheric ozone
A layer
12. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
producer
acid precipitation
by-catch
chronic effect
13. The observed effect of the Coriolis force - especially the deflection of an object moving above the Earth - rightward in the Northern Hemisphere - and leftward in the Southern Hemisphere.
Coriolis effect
La Nina
carnivore
low-level radioactive waste
14. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
evaporation
deep well injection
denitrification
subduction zone
15. The part of the wide lower course of a river where its current is met by the tides.
reservoir
acid precipitation
habitat fragmentation
estuary
16. 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.
evaporation
extinction
toxicity
crop rotation
17. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.
capture fisheries
second growth forests
abiotic
extinction
18. 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.
competitive exclusion
convergent boundary
long lining
erosion
19. 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.
sludge
keystone species
high-level radioactive waste
asthenosphere
20. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
energy
poison
erosion
plate boundaries
21. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
abiotic
El Nino
nonrenewable resources
shelter-wood cutting
22. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
tropospheric ozone
greenhouse effect
global warming
red tide
23. Says that the entropy (disorder) of the universe is increasing. One corollary of the Second Law of thermodynamics is the concept that - in most energy transformations - a significant fraction of energy is lost to the universe as heat.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
jet stream
prior appropriation
old growth forest
24. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
subduction zone
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
old growth forest
25. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
biosphere
renewable resources
photochemical smog
nitrogen fixation
26. Biotic and abiotic natural ecosystems.
anthracite
natural resources
deforestation
omnivores
27. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
clear-cutting
trophic level
wind farm
r-selected
28. A climate variation that takes place in the tropical Pacific about every three to seven years - for a duration of about one year.
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
upwelling
El Nino
extinction
29. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.
secondary treatment
R horizon
niche
A layer
30. The process of fusing two nuclei.
hydroelectric power
passive solar energy collection
nuclear fusion
primary pollutants
31. A succession of organisms in an ecological community that constitutes a continuation of food energy from one organism to another as each consumes a lower member and - in turn - is preyed upon by a higher member.
loamy
age-structure pyramids
natural selection
food chain
32. The place where two plates abut each other.
Coriolis effect
fault
loamy
gray smog (industrial smog)
33. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
thermocline
loamy
dose-response analysis
secondary treatment
34. 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.
habitat
thermosphere
heat islands
autotroph
35. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
sick building syndrome
predation
mineral deposit
no-till
36. When one species feeds on another.
predation
volcanoes
no-till
Coriolis effect
37. An area in which a particular mineral is concentrated - mining -the excavation of the Earth for the purpose of extracting ore or minerals.
weather
ecosystem capital
biological weathering
mineral deposit
38. A process in which an organism is exposed to a toxin at different concentrations - and the dosage that causes the death of the organism is recorded.
rain shadow
Aquaculture
dose-response analysis
ozone holes
39. The cleanest-burning coal; almost pure carbon.
anthracite
death rate (crude death rate)
habitat
gray smog (industrial smog)
40. 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
producer
tropical storm
hydroelectric power
41. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
crop rotation
respiration
humus
edge effect
42. A group of modern windmills.
riparian right
scrubbers
tree farms
wind farm
43. The act or process of transpiring - or releasing water vapor - especially through the stomata of plant tissue or the pores of the skin.
physical treatmen
transpiration
green tax
chemical weathering
44. A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.
preservation
tertiary consumers
convergent boundary
delta
45. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.
reservoir
aquifer
greenbelt
edge effect
46. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.
building-related illness
pathogens
gray smog (industrial smog)
convergent boundary
47. Urban areas that heat up more quickly and retain heat more than do nonurban areas.
heat islands
scrubbers
indigenous species
lignite
48. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
Gross Primary Productivity
abiotic
solid waste
upwelling
49. Countries that have a renewable annual water supply of less than 1 -000 m3 per person.
water-scarce
wind farm
rain shadow
primary succession
50. 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).
clay
primary treatment
risk management
Gross Primary Productivity