AP Environmental Science Chapters 1-7
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Conservation - using something in moderation so that it is not consumed
Preservation - stopping use of something in order to have it remain in its original
state
Anthropocentric - the idea regarding humankind as the central or most important
element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals
Instrumental - Something that can be used in order to gain a pursued aim or policy
Agricultural Revolution - A time in the 18th and early 19th centuries where there
was a technological improvement that helped increased crop productivity
Tragedy of the Commons - an idea where due to people's own self-interest a
recourse that is open to the public is being used up at an alarming rate as a
product of their collective action
1st Law of Thermodynamics - The idea that heat energy cannot be created or
destroyed
,AP Environmental Science Chapters 1-7
questions
2nd Law of Thermodynamics - The idea that processes that involve the transfer or
conversion of heat energy are irreversible
Photosynthesis - A process used by plants and other organisms to convert light
energy into chemical energy (Carbon Dioxide + Water = Glucose + Water and
Oxygen)
Respiration - The chemical reaction in which glucose and oxygen are turned into
water, carbon dioxide, and energy (ATP)
NPP - The amount of carbon uptake after subtracting Plant Respiration (RES) from
Gross Primary Productivity (GPP)
GPP - The amount of chemical energy as biomass that primary producers create in
a given length of time
Biomass - The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
, AP Environmental Science Chapters 1-7
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Tropic Level - The levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the
same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the
primary sources of energy
Food Chain - A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of
food
Food Web - A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
Ecosystem - A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
environment
Community - An interacting group of various species in a common location
Population - A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular
geographic area
Trophic Pyramids - A graphical representation designed to show the biomass or
bio productivity at each trophic level
questions
Conservation - using something in moderation so that it is not consumed
Preservation - stopping use of something in order to have it remain in its original
state
Anthropocentric - the idea regarding humankind as the central or most important
element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals
Instrumental - Something that can be used in order to gain a pursued aim or policy
Agricultural Revolution - A time in the 18th and early 19th centuries where there
was a technological improvement that helped increased crop productivity
Tragedy of the Commons - an idea where due to people's own self-interest a
recourse that is open to the public is being used up at an alarming rate as a
product of their collective action
1st Law of Thermodynamics - The idea that heat energy cannot be created or
destroyed
,AP Environmental Science Chapters 1-7
questions
2nd Law of Thermodynamics - The idea that processes that involve the transfer or
conversion of heat energy are irreversible
Photosynthesis - A process used by plants and other organisms to convert light
energy into chemical energy (Carbon Dioxide + Water = Glucose + Water and
Oxygen)
Respiration - The chemical reaction in which glucose and oxygen are turned into
water, carbon dioxide, and energy (ATP)
NPP - The amount of carbon uptake after subtracting Plant Respiration (RES) from
Gross Primary Productivity (GPP)
GPP - The amount of chemical energy as biomass that primary producers create in
a given length of time
Biomass - The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume
, AP Environmental Science Chapters 1-7
questions
Tropic Level - The levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the
same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the
primary sources of energy
Food Chain - A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of
food
Food Web - A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
Ecosystem - A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical
environment
Community - An interacting group of various species in a common location
Population - A group of individuals of the same species occupying a particular
geographic area
Trophic Pyramids - A graphical representation designed to show the biomass or
bio productivity at each trophic level
