AP Environmental Science Exam Review Flashcards with Complete Solutions
1. Anthropocentric regarding humans as most significant species; hu-
man-centered
2. Tragedy of the the depletion of shared resources by people acting in
Commons individual interest
3. Triple Bottom Line approach to sustainability that meets environmental,
economic, and social goals (business)
4. Inorganic Com- compounds that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms
pounds
5. Organic Com- compounds that contain carbon-based molecules
pounds
6. Positive Feedback when the response to a stimulus increases the original
Loop stimulus
7. Negative Feedback when the response to a stimulus decreases the effect
Loop of the original stimulus
8. Overshoot when a population exceeds the long term carrying ca-
pacity for an environment
9. Open System a system in which matter can enter from or escape to
the surroundings
10. Closed System a system that allows the exchange of energy (not mat-
ter)between the system and its surroundings
11. Holistic emphasizing the functional relationship between parts
and the whole
12. Hectare a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
13. Ecological Foot- a way of measuring how much of an impact a person
print or community has on the earth
14. Sustainable Devel- development that meets the needs of the present with-
opment out compromising the ability of future generations
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15. Environmental Jus- recognition that access to a clean, healthy environment
tice is a fundamental right
16. Biodiversity the variety of species living within an ecosystem
17. In situ in the original or natural place or site
18. Ex situ off-site conservation; outside location
19. Inbreeding Depres- the negative consequences in a population when ge-
sion netically similar parents reproduce weak offspring
20. Intrinsic Value worth independent of any human benefit; inherent
worth
21. Invasive Species species that enter new ecosystems and harm native
species and their habitats
22. Endangered identifies/protects threatened and endangered species
Species Act
23. Lacey Act prohibits interstate transport of wild animals without
federal permit
24. Species Diversity the number and relative amount of species in a biolog-
ical community
25. Island Biogeogra- the study of rates of colonization and extinction of
phy species on islands (size, shape, and distance)
26. Genetic Diversity the amount of variation in the genetic material within all
members of a population
27. Biological Wealth combination of commercial, scientific, and aesthetic
values by a regions biota
28. Ecotourism a form of tourism that supports the conservation and
sustainable development of ecological areas
29. Instrumental Value value based on its usefulness to humans
1. Anthropocentric regarding humans as most significant species; hu-
man-centered
2. Tragedy of the the depletion of shared resources by people acting in
Commons individual interest
3. Triple Bottom Line approach to sustainability that meets environmental,
economic, and social goals (business)
4. Inorganic Com- compounds that lack carbon and hydrogen atoms
pounds
5. Organic Com- compounds that contain carbon-based molecules
pounds
6. Positive Feedback when the response to a stimulus increases the original
Loop stimulus
7. Negative Feedback when the response to a stimulus decreases the effect
Loop of the original stimulus
8. Overshoot when a population exceeds the long term carrying ca-
pacity for an environment
9. Open System a system in which matter can enter from or escape to
the surroundings
10. Closed System a system that allows the exchange of energy (not mat-
ter)between the system and its surroundings
11. Holistic emphasizing the functional relationship between parts
and the whole
12. Hectare a unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
13. Ecological Foot- a way of measuring how much of an impact a person
print or community has on the earth
14. Sustainable Devel- development that meets the needs of the present with-
opment out compromising the ability of future generations
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15. Environmental Jus- recognition that access to a clean, healthy environment
tice is a fundamental right
16. Biodiversity the variety of species living within an ecosystem
17. In situ in the original or natural place or site
18. Ex situ off-site conservation; outside location
19. Inbreeding Depres- the negative consequences in a population when ge-
sion netically similar parents reproduce weak offspring
20. Intrinsic Value worth independent of any human benefit; inherent
worth
21. Invasive Species species that enter new ecosystems and harm native
species and their habitats
22. Endangered identifies/protects threatened and endangered species
Species Act
23. Lacey Act prohibits interstate transport of wild animals without
federal permit
24. Species Diversity the number and relative amount of species in a biolog-
ical community
25. Island Biogeogra- the study of rates of colonization and extinction of
phy species on islands (size, shape, and distance)
26. Genetic Diversity the amount of variation in the genetic material within all
members of a population
27. Biological Wealth combination of commercial, scientific, and aesthetic
values by a regions biota
28. Ecotourism a form of tourism that supports the conservation and
sustainable development of ecological areas
29. Instrumental Value value based on its usefulness to humans
