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AP Environmental Science
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1. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
wind farm
species
photochemical smog
clear-cutting
2. 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.
jet stream
closed-loop recycling
primary consumers
crop rotation
3. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
potential energy
keystone species
water-stressed
primary pollutants
4. The second-purest form of coal.
fission
contour farming
bituminous
wastewater
5. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
habitat
parasitism
trade winds
law of conservation of matter
6. 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.
evaporation
wastewater
Green Revolution
photosynthesis
7. The water from which a river rises; a source.
Headwaters
inner core
ecological succession
genetic drift
8. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
biomagnifications
Half-life
clear-cutting
catalytic converter
9. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
natural selection
age-structure pyramids
primary treatment
silviculture
10. A group of modern windmills.
age-structure pyramids
natural resources
wind farm
dose-response analysis
11. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
Southern Oscillation
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
petroleum
hydroelectric power
12. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.
food web
dose-response curve
species
trade winds
13. 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.
contour farming
biosphere
Gross Primary Productivity
population
14. 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.
mineral deposit
subduction zone
aquifer
realized niche
15. Land that's fit to be cultivated.
arable
ecological footprint
r-selected
thermocline
16. 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.
autotroph
physical treatmen
Half-life
La Nina
17. 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.
low-level radioactive waste
trophic level
tropical storm
Coriolis effect
18. 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
natural selection
A layer
passive solar energy collection
humus
19. The A layer of soil is often referred to as topsoil and is most important for plant growth.
topsoil
ozone holes
Coriolis effect
noise pollution
20. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
subduction zone
non-point source pollution
secondary treatment
biological weathering
21. Radioactive wastes that produce low levels of ionizing radiation.
Uneven-aged management
agroforestry
low-level radioactive waste
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
22. Resources that are often formed by very slow geologic processes - so we consider them incapable of being regenerated within the realm of human existence.
nonrenewable resources
risk assessment
plate boundaries
humus
23. The least pure coal.
lignite
greenbelt
atmosphere
tropical storm
24. 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.
evaporation
alkaline
secondary pollutants
ecological succession
25. Organisms that reproduce early in life and often and have a high capacity for reproductive growth.
leachate
r-selected
bottom trawling
ecological footprint
26. The process in which plants absorb ammonium (NH3) - ammonia ions (NH4+) - and nitrate ions (NO3) through their roots.
secondary pollutants
evolution
natural resources
assimilation
27. The part of the mantle that lies just below the lithosphere.
albedo
parasitism
biotic potential
asthenosphere
28. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
thermosphere
nonrenewable resources
risk management
ecological footprint
29. The movement of individuals into a population.
chemical weathering
LD50
Immigration
autotroph
30. 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.
energy pyramid
doldrums
overburden
Second Law of Thermodynamics
31. 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.
detritivore
genetic drift
riparian right
red tide
32. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
ecological footprint
agroforestry
Superfund Program
Hadley cell
33. When one species feeds on another.
weather
contour farming
predation
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
34. 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.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
passive solar energy collection
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
35. Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving.
riparian right
toxicity
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
abiotic
36. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.
risk management
market permits
leachate
bituminous
37. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
parasitism
silviculture
primary pollutants
competitive exclusion
38. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
biological weathering
Waste-to-Energy (WTE) program
k-selected
denitrification
39. The management of forest plantations for the purpose of harvesting timber.
biotic potential
crop rotation
volcanoes
silviculture
40. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.
food web
bituminous
conservation
Headwaters
41. Gave the EPA power to set emission standards for major sources of noise - including transportation - machinery - and construction.
acid
U.S. Noise Control Act
weather
consumption
42. In fishing - the use of long lines that have baited hooks and will be taken by numerous aquatic organisms.
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
gray smog (industrial smog)
long lining
leachate
43. The edges of tectonic plates.
acute effect
plate boundaries
rain shadow
no-till
44. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
vector
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
upwelling
ecological succession
45. 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.
U.S. Noise Control Act
evolution
habitat
estuary
46. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
age-structure pyramids
composting
no-till
aquifer
47. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.
humus
omnivores
composting
O layer
48. Nets that are dragged through the water and indiscriminately catch everything in their path.
driftnets
agroforestry
lignite
green tax
49. 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.
realized niche
tropospheric ozone
acid precipitation
barrier island
50. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms die from a toxin.
LD50
clear-cutting
trade winds
monoculture