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AP Environmental Science
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1. Also known as plantations - these are planted and managed tracts of trees of the same age that are harvested for commercial use.
deforestation
coral reef
risk assessment
tree farms
2. The atmospheric pressure conditions corresponding to the periodic warming of El Nino and cooling of La Nina.
Southern Oscillation
habitat fragmentation
invasive species
physical (mechanical) weathering
3. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
silviculture
Uneven-aged management
El Nino
petroleum
4. 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.
fission
C layer
photosynthesis
food web
5. Formed from populations of different species occupying the same geographic area.
long lining
crude oil
community
monoculture
6. Species that originate and live - or occur naturally - in an area or environment.
indigenous species
trade winds
community
underground mining
7. A group of modern windmills.
wind farm
Superfund Program
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
indigenous species
8. 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.
wastewater
pathogens
energy pyramid
symbiotic relationships
9. The least pure coal.
denitrification
lignite
acid
rain shadow
10. Pollutants that are released directly into the lower atmosphere.
primary pollutants
noise pollution
scrubbers
ecological succession
11. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
acid
age-structure pyramids
consumption
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
12. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
petroleum
clear-cutting
overburden
Hadley cell
13. Bacteria - virus - or other microorganisms that can cause disease.
pathogens
aquifer
B layer
greenhouse effect
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
fission
heterotrophy
photosynthesis
trophic level
15. 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.
prior appropriation
subbituminous
A layer
humus
16. The effect caused by a short exposure to a high level of toxin.
non-point source pollution
acute effect
pathogens
industrial smog (gray smog)
17. A plate boundary at which plates are moving away from each other. This causes an upwelling of magma from the mantle to cool and form new crust.
noise pollution
non-point source pollution
competitive exclusion
divergent boundary
18. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
abiotic
sludge processor
weather
Half-life
19. Refers to resources - such as plants and animals - which can be regenerated if harvested at sustainable yields.
logistic population growth
convection
toxin
renewable resources
20. The coarsest soil - with particles 0.05 -2.0 mm in diameter.
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
trophic level
age-structure pyramids
sand
21. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
alkaline
acid
law of conservation of matter
gray smog (industrial smog)
22. A fiscal policy that lowers taxes on income - including wages and profit - and raises taxes on consumption - particularly the unsustainable consumption of non-renewable resources.
green tax
anthracite
risk assessment
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
23. 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.
risk management
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
land degradation
genetic drift
24. When populations are well below the size dictated by the carrying capacity of the region they live in - they will grow exponentially - but as they approach the carrying capacity - their growth rate will decrease and the size of the population will ev
logistic population growth
riparian right
atmosphere
transpiration
25. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.
humus
non-point source pollution
secondary pollutants
indigenous species
26. The rocks and Earth that is removed when mining for a commercially valuable mineral resource.
global warming
overburden
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
carrying capacity
27. Organisms that reproduce later in life - produce fewer offspring - and devote significant time and energy to the nurturing of their offspring.
primary treatment
k-selected
inner core
loamy
28. A basic substance; chemically - a substance that absorbs hydrogen ions or releases hydroxyl ions; in reference to natural water - a measure of the base content of the water.
alkaline
pioneer species
acid
bottom trawling
29. 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.
denitrification
atmosphere
food chain
Immigration
30. The number of individuals of a population that inhabit a certain unit of land or water area.
consumer
divergent boundary
weathering
population density
31. Fish farming in which fish are caught in the wild and not raised in captivity for consumption.
capture fisheries
Horizon
Aquaculture
malnutrition
32. The place where two plates abut each other.
threshold dose
fault
atmosphere
terracing
33. Any weathering that's caused by the activities of living organisms.
silviculture
global warming
pathogens
biological weathering
34. The unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels.
evolution
Coriolis effect
barrels
agroforestry
35. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
wastewater
threshold dose
secondary consumers
producer
36. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
weathering
fossil fuel
hazardous waste
energy
37. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
proven reserve
physical (mechanical) weathering
vector
thermosphere
38. Organisms that consume both producers and primary consumers.
LD50
carrying capacity
omnivores
fishery
39. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.
selective cutting
Gross Primary Productivity
primary pollutants
trophic level
40. This category includes organisms that consume producers (plants and algae).
composting
photochemical smog
global warming
primary consumers
41. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava - ash - and gases are ejected.
coral reef
alkaline
nitrification
volcanoes
42. A waste product produced by the burning of coal.
carrying capacity
mutualism
fly ash
sick building syndrome
43. A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.
fossil fuel
delta
photosynthesis
evolution
44. 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
coral reef
barrels
greenhouse effect
45. Soil composed of a mixture of sand - clay - silt - and organic matter.
pioneer species
loamy
Southern Oscillation
death rate (crude death rate)
46. A cyclonic storm having winds ranging from approximately 48 to 121 km (30 to 75 miles) per hour.
tropical storm
denitrification
niche
silt
47. Any substance than is inhaled - ingested - or absorbed at dosages sufficient to damage a living organism.
species
silviculture
crude oil
toxin
48. Organisms that are capable of interbreeding with one another and incapable of breeding with other species.
species
hazardous waste
dose-response analysis
tertiary consumers
49. The result of graphing a dose-response analysis.
silviculture
dose-response curve
proven reserve
toxin
50. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
conservation
niche
habitat fragmentation
fossil fuel