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AP Environmental Science
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1. 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.
active collection
nonrenewable resources
species
red tide
2. Also known as plantations - these are planted and managed tracts of trees of the same age that are harvested for commercial use.
acute effect
tree farms
carrying capacity
photovoltaic cell (PV cell)
3. The degree to which a substance is biologically harmful.
watershed
fishery
leachate
toxicity
4. 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.
nitrification
active collection
A layer
thermocline
5. The amount that the population would grow if there were unlimited resources in its environment.
topsoil
biotic potential
disease
tropospheric ozone
6. A program funded by the federal government and a trust that's funded by taxes on chemicals; identifies pollutants and cleans up hazardous waste sites.
arable
Hubbert peak (peak oil)
Superfund Program
photosynthesis
7. When a species occupies a smaller niche than it would in the absence of competition.
habitat fragmentation
convergent boundary
realized niche
edge effect
8. 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.
solid waste
earthquake
realized niche
convection currents
9. 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).
photosynthesis
evaporation
arable
risk management
10. Species that originate and live - or occur naturally - in an area or environment.
indigenous species
energy pyramid
C layer
prior appropriation
11. A soil horizon; B receives the minerals and organic materials that are leached out of the A horizon.
arable
B layer
biological weathering
hazardous waste
12. Energy at rest - or stored energy.
energy
potential energy
U.S. Noise Control Act
fishery
13. 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.
preservation
hydroelectric power
barrier island
thermosphere
14. An estimate of the amount of fossil fuel that can be obtained from reserve.
R horizon
U.S. Noise Control Act
proven reserve
competitive exclusion
15. When soil becomes water-logged and then dries out - and salt forms a layer on its surface.
high-level radioactive waste
replacement birth rate
death rate (crude death rate)
land degradation
16. A lowland area - such as a marsh or swamp - that is saturated with moisture - especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife.
consumer
barrier island
wetlands
keystone species
17. When each family in a community grows crops for themselves and rely on animal and human labor to plant and harvest crops.
C layer
traditional subsistence agriculture
barrier island
First Law of Thermodynamics
18. Organisms that consume secondary consumers or other tertiary consumers.
parasitism
tertiary consumers
risk management
population
19. A group of modern windmills.
jet stream
wind farm
fault
scrubbers
20. The unit used to describe the volume of fossil fuels.
photosynthesis
barrels
population
omnivores
21. An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
coral reef
water-stressed
Second Law of Thermodynamics
clear-cutting
22. The bedrock - which lies below all of the other layers of soil - is referred to as the R horizon.
mutualism
chronic effect
R horizon
transform boundary
23. 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.
primary succession
trophic level
Uneven-aged management
catalytic converter
24. The process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases in each successive link in the food chain.
primary pollutants
ozone holes
reservoir
biomagnifications
25. 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
keystone species
replacement birth rate
extinction
26. Acid rain - acid hail - acid snow; all of which occur as a result of pollution in the atmosphere.
birth rate (crude birth rate)
subduction zone
law of conservation of matter
acid precipitation
27. Smog resulting from emissions from industry and other sources of gases produced by the burning of fossil fuels - especially coal.
potential energy
toxicity
species
gray smog (industrial smog)
28. Sunlight.
coral reef
land degradation
radiant energy
sludge
29. Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also - a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions.
acid
chemotroph (chemoautotroph)
evaporation
First Law of Thermodynamics
30. The broad category under which selective cutting and shelter-wood cutting fall; selective deforestation.
mutualism
Headwaters
Uneven-aged management
acid precipitation
31. An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates.
hydroelectric power
producer
by-catch
greenhouse effect
32. The form petroleum takes when in the ground.
Infection
capture fisheries
crude oil
abiotic
33. The edges of tectonic plates.
trade winds
plate boundaries
ecological footprint
solid waste
34. Calculating risk - or the degree of likelihood that a person will become ill upon exposure to a toxin or pathogen.
pathogens
by-catch
crude oil
risk assessment
35. The movement of individuals into a population.
building-related illness
natural resources
Immigration
hydroelectric power
36. The number of children a couple must have in order to replace themselves in a population.
replacement birth rate
deforestation
Uneven-aged management
crop rotation
37. A hydrocarbon that forms as sediments are buried and pressurized.
water-stressed
producer
petroleum
community
38. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs.
species
photochemical smog
consumer
habitat
39. A high-speed - meandering wind current - generally moving from a westerly direction at speeds often exceeding 400 km (250 miles) per hour at altitudes of 15 to 25 km (10 to 15 miles).
poison
no-till
jet stream
ozone holes
40. The liquid that percolates to the bottom of a landfill.
leachate
El Nino
radiant energy
wastewater
41. 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.
net Primary Productivity (NPP)
wastewater
carrying capacity
acid
42. The process by which specialized bacteria (mostly anaerobic bacteria) convert ammonia to NOy NO2 - and N2 and release it back to the atmosphere.
estuary
biotic
denitrification
mineral deposit
43. When the signs and symptoms of an illness can be attributed to a specific infectious organism that resides in the building.
omnivores
drip irrigation
nitrogen fixation
building-related illness
44. When mature trees are cut over a period of time (usually10 -20 years); this leaves mature trees - which can reseed the forest - in place.
species
weather
shelter-wood cutting
law of conservation of matter
45. When ecological succession begins in a virtually lifeless area - such as the area behind a moving glacier.
dose-response analysis
agroforestry
primary succession
bottom trawling
46. Is the practice of planting bands of different crops across a hillside.
ED50
assimilation
transform boundary
intercropping (also called strip cropping)
47. In tectonic plates - the site at which an oceanic plate is sliding under a continental plate.
subduction zone
Infection
primary treatment
kinetic energy
48. To convert or change into a vapor.
loamy
evaporation
nitrification
evolution
49. Piles of gangue - which is the waste material that results from mining.
atmosphere
tailings
bottom trawling
upwelling
50. The dosage level of a toxin at which a negative effect occurs.
threshold dose
peak oil (Hubbert peak)
potential energy
hazardous waste