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AP Environmental Science
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1. The process of fusing two nuclei.
composting
nuclear fusion
terracing
solid waste
2. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.
toxin
renewable resources
barrier island
R horizon
3. The edges of tectonic plates.
second growth forests
plate boundaries
consumption
industrial smog (gray smog)
4. Any substance that has an LD50 - of 50 mg or less per kg of body weight.
poison
reservoir
capture fisheries
consumer
5. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
law of conservation of matter
greenhouse effect
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
R horizon
6. 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).
toxicity
risk management
pathogens
chronic effect
7. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.
autotroph
dose-response curve
thermocline
parasitism
8. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
keystone species
genetic drift
tree farms
species
9. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
solid waste
traditional subsistence agriculture
prior appropriation
proven reserve
10. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
shelter-wood cutting
volcanoes
bituminous
active collection
11. Non-moving sources of pollution - such as factories.
stationary sources
demographic transition model
strip mining
land degradation
12. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
sick building syndrome
ED50
erosion
earthquake
13. When physically treated sewage water is passed into a settling tank - where suspended solids settle out as sludge; chemically treated polymers may be added to help the suspended solids separate and settle out.
biotic potential
niche
primary treatment
renewable resources
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
natural selection
tropical storm
fossil fuel
fission
15. An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.
heterotrophy
logistic population growth
convection
Southern Oscillation
16. Air currents caused by the vertical movement of air due to atmospheric heating and cooling.
LD50
slash-and-burn
biotic potential
convection currents
17. The amount of the Earth's surface that's necessary to supply the needs of - and dispose of the waste from a particular population.
scrubbers
food chain
ecological footprint
toxicity
18. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
petroleum
anthracite
traditional subsistence agriculture
19. A specific location from which pollution is released; an example of a point source location is a factory where wood is being burned.
proven reserve
decomposer
point source pollution
selective cutting
20. Pertaining to factors or things that are separate and independent from living things; nonliving.
population density
abiotic
deforestation
overgrazed
21. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
realized niche
competitive exclusion
primary consumers
consumption
22. To convert or change into a vapor.
Half-life
evaporation
barrels
shelter-wood cutting
23. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
Green Revolution
no-till
acid precipitation
aquifer
24. Any waste that poses a danger to human health; it must be dealt with in a different way from other types of waste.
shelter-wood cutting
primary treatment
ED50
hazardous waste
25. A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.
genetic drift
tertiary consumers
nonrenewable resources
mutualism
26. The raising of fish and other aquatic species in captivity for harvest.
radiant energy
photochemical smog
active collection
Aquaculture
27. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
population
age-structure pyramids
threshold dose
wind farm
28. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
emigration
gray smog (industrial smog)
lithosphere
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
29. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds - such as ammonia - by natural agencies or various industrial processes.
hazardous waste
competitive exclusion
jet stream
nitrogen fixation
30. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
clear-cutting
Gross Primary Productivity
thermosphere
global warming
31. The day-to-day use of environmental resources as food - clothing - and housing.
primary treatment
food web
total fertility rate
consumption
32. The biological treatment of wastewater in order to continue to remove biodegradable waste.
shelter-wood cutting
secondary treatment
sand
watershed
33. The place where two plates abut each other.
green tax
Aquaculture
fault
trade winds
34. 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.
coral reef
disease
La Nina
Headwaters
35. An introduced - normative species.
invasive species
land degradation
bottom trawling
fault
36. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
Superfund Program
crop rotation
acid
inner core
37. 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.
physical treatmen
red tide
trophic level
barrier island
38. 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.
driftnets
tree farms
closed-loop recycling
ecological footprint
39. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
silviculture
toxicity
logistic population growth
active collection
40. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.
sludge
LD50
population density
primary consumers
41. The least pure coal.
weather
clear-cutting
agroforestry
lignite
42. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
plate boundaries
symbiotic relationships
k-selected
43. Piles of gangue - which is the waste material that results from mining.
anthracite
tailings
fission
biotic potential
44. The outer part of the Earth - consisting of the crust and upper mantle - approximately 100 km (62 miles) thick.
LD50
lithosphere
Coriolis effect
contour farming
45. A layer of soil.
Horizon
noise pollution
tropical storm
malnutrition
46. An animal that only consumes other animals.
parasitism
coral reef
carnivore
terracing
47. The process in which soil becomes saltier and saltier until - finally - the salt prevents the growth of plants. Salinization is caused by irrigation because salts brought in with the water remain in the soil as water evaporates.
lithosphere
species
salinization
conservation
48. 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
Green Revolution
riparian right
dose-response curve
49. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
composting
toxin
shelter-wood cutting
50. 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.
overburden
mineral deposit
photochemical smog
red tide
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