APES Final Exam FRQ's questions with complete solution-8.docx
Anthropocentric - ANSWERregarding humans as most significant species;
human-centered
Tragedy of the Commons - ANSWERthe depletion of shared resources by
people acting in individual interest
Triple Bottom Line - ANSWERapproach to sustainability that meets
environmental, economic, and social goals (business)
Inorganic Compounds - ANSWERcompounds that lack carbon and hydrogen
atoms
Organic Compounds - ANSWERcompounds that contain carbon-based
molecules
Positive Feedback Loop - ANSWERwhen the response to a stimulus increases
the original stimulus
Negative Feedback Loop - ANSWERwhen the response to a stimulus
decreases the effect of the original stimulus
Overshoot - ANSWERwhen a population exceeds the long term carrying
capacity for an environment
,Open System - ANSWERa system in which matter can enter from or escape to
the surroundings
Closed System - ANSWERa system that allows the exchange of energy (not
matter)between the system and its surroundings
Holistic - ANSWERemphasizing the functional relationship between parts and
the whole
Hectare - ANSWERa unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
Ecological Footprint - ANSWERa way of measuring how much of an impact a
person or community has on the earth
Sustainable Development - ANSWERdevelopment that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future generations
Environmental Justice - ANSWERrecognition that access to a clean, healthy
environment is a fundamental right
Biodiversity - ANSWERthe variety of species living within an ecosystem
In situ - ANSWERin the original or natural place or site
Ex situ - ANSWERoff-site conservation; outside location
, Inbreeding Depression - ANSWERthe negative consequences in a population
when genetically similar parents reproduce weak offspring
Intrinsic Value - ANSWERworth independent of any human benefit; inherent
worth
Invasive Species - ANSWERspecies that enter new ecosystems and harm
native species and their habitats
Endangered Species Act - ANSWERidentifies/protects threatened and
endangered species
Lacey Act - ANSWERprohibits interstate transport of wild animals without
federal permit
Species Diversity - ANSWERthe number and relative amount of species in a
biological community
Island Biogeography - ANSWERthe study of rates of colonization and
extinction of species on islands (size, shape, and distance)
Genetic Diversity - ANSWERthe amount of variation in the genetic material
within all members of a population
Biological Wealth - ANSWERcombination of commercial, scientific, and
aesthetic values by a regions biota
Anthropocentric - ANSWERregarding humans as most significant species;
human-centered
Tragedy of the Commons - ANSWERthe depletion of shared resources by
people acting in individual interest
Triple Bottom Line - ANSWERapproach to sustainability that meets
environmental, economic, and social goals (business)
Inorganic Compounds - ANSWERcompounds that lack carbon and hydrogen
atoms
Organic Compounds - ANSWERcompounds that contain carbon-based
molecules
Positive Feedback Loop - ANSWERwhen the response to a stimulus increases
the original stimulus
Negative Feedback Loop - ANSWERwhen the response to a stimulus
decreases the effect of the original stimulus
Overshoot - ANSWERwhen a population exceeds the long term carrying
capacity for an environment
,Open System - ANSWERa system in which matter can enter from or escape to
the surroundings
Closed System - ANSWERa system that allows the exchange of energy (not
matter)between the system and its surroundings
Holistic - ANSWERemphasizing the functional relationship between parts and
the whole
Hectare - ANSWERa unit of surface area equal to 100 ares
Ecological Footprint - ANSWERa way of measuring how much of an impact a
person or community has on the earth
Sustainable Development - ANSWERdevelopment that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future generations
Environmental Justice - ANSWERrecognition that access to a clean, healthy
environment is a fundamental right
Biodiversity - ANSWERthe variety of species living within an ecosystem
In situ - ANSWERin the original or natural place or site
Ex situ - ANSWERoff-site conservation; outside location
, Inbreeding Depression - ANSWERthe negative consequences in a population
when genetically similar parents reproduce weak offspring
Intrinsic Value - ANSWERworth independent of any human benefit; inherent
worth
Invasive Species - ANSWERspecies that enter new ecosystems and harm
native species and their habitats
Endangered Species Act - ANSWERidentifies/protects threatened and
endangered species
Lacey Act - ANSWERprohibits interstate transport of wild animals without
federal permit
Species Diversity - ANSWERthe number and relative amount of species in a
biological community
Island Biogeography - ANSWERthe study of rates of colonization and
extinction of species on islands (size, shape, and distance)
Genetic Diversity - ANSWERthe amount of variation in the genetic material
within all members of a population
Biological Wealth - ANSWERcombination of commercial, scientific, and
aesthetic values by a regions biota
