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AP Environmental Science
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1. Pollutants that are formed by the combination of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.
secondary pollutants
aquifer
Coriolis effect
sick building syndrome
2. The molten core of the Earth.
sand
anthracite
inner core
arable
3. 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
transpiration
biotic potential
physical treatmen
4. An animal that only consumes other animals.
silviculture
deforestation
contour farming
carnivore
5. The outermost shell of the atmosphere - between the mesosphere and outer space - where temperatures increase steadily with altitude.
thermosphere
logistic population growth
ecosystem capital
biotic
6. Each of the feeding levels in a food chain.
primary consumers
conservation
combustion
trophic level
7. The total sum of a species' use of the biotic and abiotic resources in its environment.
tertiary consumers
B layer
niche
natural resources
8. Organisms that derive energy from consuming nonliving organic matter.
detritivore
denitrification
biomagnifications
alkaline
9. A process in which cold - often nutrient-rich - waters from the ocean depths rise to the surface.
death rate (crude death rate)
asthenosphere
transform boundary
upwelling
10. 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
chronic effect
respiration
aquifer
11. 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.
risk assessment
photosynthesis
atmosphere
biotic
12. The process of fusing two nuclei.
subduction zone
building-related illness
sludge
nuclear fusion
13. An organism such as a bacterium or protozoan - that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds - as opposed to photosynthesis.
population density
Uneven-aged management
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
food web
14. Graphical representations of populations' ages.
age-structure pyramids
bioaccumulation
Hadley cell
primary succession
15. 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.
strip mining
arable
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
demographic transition model
16. 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.
A layer
catalytic converter
wetlands
population density
17. States that matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
photosynthesis
law of conservation of matter
primary consumers
logistic population growth
18. The phenomenon whereby the Earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation - caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide - water vapor - and methane that allow incoming sunlight to pass through - but absorb heat radiated back fr
greenhouse effect
surface fires
riparian right
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
19. The accumulation of a substance - such as a toxic chemical - in various tissues of a living organism.
silt
bioaccumulation
building-related illness
dose-response analysis
20. A system of vertical and horizontal air circulation predominating in tropical and subtropical regions and creating major weather patterns.
biological weathering
ecological succession
species
Hadley cell
21. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
Headwaters
denitrification
water-stressed
Uneven-aged management
22. The removal of all of the trees in an area.
drip irrigation
wetlands
clear-cutting
watershed
23. The point at which 50 percent of the test organisms show a negative effect from a toxin.
omnivores
ED50
respiration
closed-loop recycling
24. An opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava - ash - and gases are ejected.
greenbelt
overgrazed
volcanoes
heterotrophy
25. Any noise that causes stress or has the potential to damage human health.
wetlands
transpiration
noise pollution
water-stressed
26. The day-to-day variations in temperature - air pressure - wind - humidity - and precipitation mediated by the atmosphere in a given region.
red tide
trophic level
weather
disease
27. Being extinct or the process of becoming extinct.
symbiotic relationships
potential energy
drip irrigation
extinction
28. Close - prolonged associations between two or more different organisms of different species that may - but do not necessarily benefit the members.
Coriolis effect
albedo
kinetic energy
symbiotic relationships
29. Radioactive wastes that produce low levels of ionizing radiation.
physical treatmen
threshold dose
low-level radioactive waste
producer
30. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
sand
proven reserve
hazardous waste
pioneer species
31. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels.
arable
petroleum
greenhouse effect
industrial smog (gray smog)
32. The gradual breakdown of rock into smaller and smaller particles - caused by natural chemical - physical - and biological factors.
symbiotic relationships
weathering
underground mining
thermosphere
33. A tank filled with aerobic bacteria that's used to treat sewage.
volcanoes
biotic potential
sludge processor
fault
34. Pollution that does not have a specific point of release - open -loop recycling -when materials are reused to form new products.
slash-and-burn
transpiration
traditional subsistence agriculture
non-point source pollution
35. Open or forested areas built at the outer edge of a city.
agroforestry
logistic population growth
El Nino
greenbelt
36. 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.
keystone species
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
edge effect
overgrazed
37. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
O layer
respiration
primary consumers
acid precipitation
38. The water from which a river rises; a source.
replacement birth rate
carrying capacity
Headwaters
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
39. A semiconductor device that converts the energy of sunlight into electric energy.
inner core
genetic drift
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
indigenous species
40. When an area of vegetation is cut down and burned before being planted with crops.
slash-and-burn
mantle
keystone species
assimilation
41. A stable - mature community in a successive series that has reached equilibrium after having evolved through stages and adapted to its environment.
riparian right
climax community
heat islands
denitrification
42. 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.
gray smog (industrial smog)
total fertility rate
primary treatment
global warming
43. Occurs when infection causes a change in the state of health.
evolution
watershed
subbituminous
disease
44. The use of devices - such as solar panels - to collect - focus - transport - or store solar energy.
Coriolis effect
biotic potential
active collection
parasitism
45. The process that occurs when two different species in a region compete and the better adapted species wins.
competitive exclusion
old growth forest
selective cutting
hurricane (typhoon - cyclone)
46. The fraction of solar energy that is reflected back into space.
Gross Primary Productivity
albedo
green tax
strip mining
47. When the size of an organism's natural habitat is reduced - or when development occurs that isolates a habitat.
no-till
habitat fragmentation
competitive exclusion
active collection
48. When photochemical smog - NOx compounds - VOCs - and ozone combine to form smog with a brownish hue.
Superfund Program
photochemical smog
Headwaters
biotic potential
49. A fishing technique in which the ocean floor is literally scraped by heavy nets that smash everything in their path.
no-till
estuary
O layer
bottom trawling
50. The management or regulation of a resource so that its use does not exceed the capacity of the resource to regenerate itself.
conservation
realized niche
Immigration
petroleum