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AP Environmental Science
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1. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
agroforestry
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
rain shadow
deep well injection
2. The edges of tectonic plates.
agroforestry
plate boundaries
aquifer
watershed
3. 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.
coral reef
surface fires
food chain
second growth forests
4. A hydrocarbon deposit - such as petroleum - coal - or natural gas - derived from living matter of a previous geologic time and used for fuel.
edge effect
fossil fuel
composting
arable
5. The value of natural resources.
silt
petroleum
aquifer
ecosystem capital
6. The more or less constant winds blowing in horizontal directions over the Earth's surface - as part of Hadley cells.
R horizon
tropical storm
trade winds
erosion
7. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
delta
biotic
preservation
toxin
8. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.
ED50
poison
B layer
atmosphere
9. 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.
Green Revolution
rain shadow
primary succession
physical treatmen
10. Is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside.
trade winds
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
old growth forest
energy
11. A plate boundary where two plates are moving toward each other.
evolution
law of conservation of matter
R horizon
convergent boundary
12. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
aquifer
climax community
combustion
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
13. The region draining into river system or other body of water.
tropospheric ozone
watershed
salinization
overgrazed
14. A place where a large quantity of a resource sits for a long period of time.
photosynthesis
fishery
passive solar energy collection
reservoir
15. Refers to when farmers plant seeds without using a plow to turn the soil.
no-till
primary pollutants
abiotic
ecological succession
16. The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive sample to disappear.
lithosphere
C layer
selective cutting
Half-life
17. Radioactive wastes that produce high levels of ionizing radiation.
high-level radioactive waste
potential energy
noise pollution
second growth forests
18. The industry or occupation devoted to the catching - processing - or selling of fish - shellfish - or other aquatic animals.
omnivores
fishery
no-till
bituminous
19. Areas where cutting has occurred and a new - younger forest has arisen.
rain shadow
capture fisheries
chronic effect
second growth forests
20. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
emigration
high-level radioactive waste
age-structure pyramids
thermosphere
21. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
pathogens
wetlands
LD50
capture fisheries
22. 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.
point source pollution
salinization
overgrazed
extinction
23. Organisms that reproduce early in life and often and have a high capacity for reproductive growth.
sludge processor
clear-cutting
r-selected
weathering
24. A soil horizon - horizon C is made up of larger pieces of rock that have not undergone much weathering.
prior appropriation
secondary treatment
C layer
humus
25. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
prior appropriation
loamy
El Nino
photochemical smog
26. A symbiotic relationship in which one member is helped by the association and the other is harmed.
age-structure pyramids
poison
atmosphere
parasitism
27. The thinning of the ozone layer over Antarctica (and to some extent - over the Arctic).
ozone holes
humus
evaporation
threshold dose
28. 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.
building-related illness
autotroph
Coriolis effect
consumption
29. The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem.
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
wind farm
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
albedo
30. The water from which a river rises; a source.
strip mining
weather
preservation
Headwaters
31. A soil horizon; the layer below the O layer is called the A layer. The A layer is formed of weathered rock - with some organic material; often referred to as topsoil.
A layer
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
carnivore
tree farms
32. The energy of motion.
primary treatment
Superfund Program
kinetic energy
invasive species
33. The solids that remain after the secondary treatment of sewage.
sludge
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
acid
capture fisheries
34. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.
replacement birth rate
land degradation
k-selected
natural resources
35. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.
radiant energy
slash-and-burn
non-point source pollution
photosynthesis
36. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.
competitive exclusion
renewable resources
slash-and-burn
Green Revolution
37. 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.
conservation
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Horizon
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
38. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
subduction zone
strip mining
active collection
extinction
39. The place where two plates abut each other.
albedo
pioneer species
fault
earthquake
40. Sunlight.
biosphere
trophic level
point source pollution
radiant energy
41. The cultivation of a single crop on a farm or in a region or country; a single - homogeneous culture without diversity or dissension.
trade winds
monoculture
leachate
aquifer
42. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
reservoir
weathering
fly ash
noise pollution
43. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
albedo
second growth forests
species
mantle
44. Energy at rest - or stored energy.
potential energy
edge effect
crop rotation
risk management
45. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
ecological footprint
natural resources
risk management
biological weathering
46. 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.
El Nino
red tide
second growth forests
heterotrophy
47. The dark - crumbly - nutrient-rich material that results from the decomposition of organic material.
radiant energy
humus
closed-loop recycling
noise pollution
48. The right - as to fishing or to the use of a riverbed - of one who owns riparian land (the land adjacent to a river or stream).
tertiary consumers
riparian right
abiotic
habitat fragmentation
49. An intensification of the Greenhouse Effect due to the increased presence of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
Gross Primary Productivity
heterotrophy
global warming
transform boundary
50. The maintenance of a species or ecosystem in order to ensure their perpetuation - with no concern as to their potential monetary value
terracing
nonrenewable resources
gray smog (industrial smog)
preservation