Ap environmental science Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

AP Environmental Science Final Exam Succession - Answer>> -recovery after disaster Photosynthesis - Answer>> -the process by which producers use solar energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose Cellular Respiration - Answer>> -the process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy (ATP), carbon dioxide, and water Food Chain - Answer>> -the sequence of consumption from producers through tertiary consumers

AP Environmental Science Exam Review 2024 abiotic - Answer>> Pertaining to factors or things that are nonliving. acid - Answer>> Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. A horizon - Answer>> 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.

AP Environmental Science Exam Review Questions with solutions 2024 abiotic Pertaining to factors or things that are nonliving. acid Any compound that releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in water. Also, a water solution that contains a surplus of hydrogen ions. A horizon 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. alkaline a basic substance; chemica...

AP Environmental Science 2024 Exam Review one that preserves natural capital and lives off its income - Answer>> sustainable society 70/percentage growth rate - Answer>> doubling time the annual market value of all goods and services produced by all firms and domestic, operating within a country (the most commonly used measure of the economic growth of a country) - Answer>> gross domestic product high life expectancy, food production low infant mortality, pollution, ...

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW

AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AP TEST REVIEW with ANSWERS. enough energy to dislodge electrons from atoms, forming ions; capable of causing cancer (gamma, X-rays, UV) - Answer>> Ionizing radiation organized & concentrated; can perform useful work (fossil fuel & nuclear) - Answer>> High Quality Energy disorganized, dispersed (heat in ocean or air wind, solar) - Answer>> Low Quality Energy

population - composed of all individuals that belong to the same species and live in a given area at a particular time community - incorporates all of the populations of organisms within a given area population ecology - the study of factors that cause populations to increase or decrease population size - the total number of individuals within a defined area at a given time population density - the number of individuals per unit area (or volume for aquatic organisms) at a given time popul...

AP Environmental Science Exam Review (all 12 units) Anthropocentric - Answer>> regarding humans as most significant species; human-centered Tragedy of the Commons - Answer>> the depletion of shared resources by people acting in individual interest Triple Bottom Line - Answer>> approach to sustainability that meets environmental

superposition - The principle that any given rock layer is probably older than those above it and younger than those below it continental crust - Extends from surface of Earth down to 20-30 miles. Continental crust (granite) is less dense then ocean crust (basalt). oceanic crust - Extends down from the surface of the Earth to 7 miles. Crust is layered and very uniform. Composed of basalt. mantle - Contains most of Earth's mass. Composed of iron, magnesium, aluminum, and siliconoxygen comp...