AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXAM REVIEW
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Anthropocentric
Answer:
regarding humans as most significant species; human-centered
Question:
2. Tragedy of the Commons
Answer:
the depletion of shared resources by people acting in individual interest
Question:
3. Triple Bottom Line
Answer:
approach to sustainability that meets environmental, economic, and social goals
(business)
Question:
4. Inorganic Compounds
Answer:
compounds that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms
Question:
5. Organic Compounds
Answer:
compounds that contain carbon-based molecules
Question:
6. Positive Feedback Loop
Answer:
when the response to a stimulus increases the original stimulus
Question:
7. Negative Feedback Loop
Answer:
when the response to a stimulus decreases the effect of the original stimulus
, Question:
8. when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity for an environment
Answer:
Overshoot
Question:
9. Open System
Answer:
a system in which matter can enter from or escape to the surroundings
Question:
10. Closed System
Answer:
a system that allows the exchange of energy (not matter)between the system and
its surroundings
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11. Holistic
Answer:
emphasizing the functional relationship between parts and the whole
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12. Hectare
Answer:
a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
Question:
13. Ecological Footprint
Answer:
a way of measuring how much of an impact a person or community has on the
earth
Question:
14. Sustainable Development
Answer:
development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Anthropocentric
Answer:
regarding humans as most significant species; human-centered
Question:
2. Tragedy of the Commons
Answer:
the depletion of shared resources by people acting in individual interest
Question:
3. Triple Bottom Line
Answer:
approach to sustainability that meets environmental, economic, and social goals
(business)
Question:
4. Inorganic Compounds
Answer:
compounds that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms
Question:
5. Organic Compounds
Answer:
compounds that contain carbon-based molecules
Question:
6. Positive Feedback Loop
Answer:
when the response to a stimulus increases the original stimulus
Question:
7. Negative Feedback Loop
Answer:
when the response to a stimulus decreases the effect of the original stimulus
, Question:
8. when a population exceeds the long term carrying capacity for an environment
Answer:
Overshoot
Question:
9. Open System
Answer:
a system in which matter can enter from or escape to the surroundings
Question:
10. Closed System
Answer:
a system that allows the exchange of energy (not matter)between the system and
its surroundings
Question:
11. Holistic
Answer:
emphasizing the functional relationship between parts and the whole
Question:
12. Hectare
Answer:
a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
Question:
13. Ecological Footprint
Answer:
a way of measuring how much of an impact a person or community has on the
earth
Question:
14. Sustainable Development
Answer:
development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations
