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AP Environmental Science Exam Review WithComplete Solutions Latest Update
Anthropocentric - correct answers regarding humans as most significant species; human-centered
Tragedy of the Commons - correct answers the depletion of shared resources by people acting in individual interest
Triple Bottom Line - correct answers approach to sustainability that meets environmental, economic, and social goals
(business)
Inorganic Compounds - correct answers compounds that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms
Organic Compounds - correct answers compounds that contain carbon-based molecules
Positive Feedback Loop - correct answers when the response to a stimulus increases the original stimulus
Negative Feedback Loop - correct answers when the response to a stimulus decreases the effect of the original stimulus
Overshoot - correct answers when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity for an environment
Open System - correct answers a system in which matter can enter from or escape to the surroundings
Closed System - correct answers a system that allows the exchange of energy (not matter)between the system and its
surroundings
Holistic - correct answers emphasizing the functional relationship between parts and the whole
Hectare - correct answers a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
, Ecological Footprint - correct answers a way of measuring how much of an impact a person or community has on the
earth
Sustainable Development - correct answers development that meets the needs of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations
Environmental Justice - correct answers recognition that access to a clean, healthy environment is a fundamental right
Biodiversity - correct answers the variety of species living within an ecosystem
In situ - correct answers in the original or natural place or site
Ex situ - correct answers off-site conservation; outside location
Inbreeding Depression - correct answers the negative consequences in a population when genetically similar parents
reproduce weak offspring
Intrinsic Value - correct answers worth independent of any human benefit; inherent worth
Invasive Species - correct answers species that enter new ecosystems and harm native species and their habitats
Endangered Species Act - correct answers identifies/protects threatened and endangered species
Lacey Act - correct answers prohibits interstate transport of wild animals without federal permit
Species Diversity - correct answers the number and relative amount of species in a biological community
Island Biogeography - correct answers the study of rates of colonization and extinction of species on islands (size, shape,
and distance)
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