AP Environmental Science Test Review

The sea otter is a(n) ___________ that influences the survival of many other species in its ecosystem.

• Cute furry creature

• endangered species

• keystone species

• important animal

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Toxins that get passed up the food chain in increasing amounts

• biomagnification

• compaction

• compounding

• non-elimination

environmental advantage of no-till agriculture

• less erosion

• decrease in labor costs

• increased use of herbicides and pesticides

• increased need for irrigation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Emphasis on use of pesticides, herbicides, and monoculture

• green revolution

• agricultural revolution

• industrial revolution

• subsistence agriculture

What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria?

• N₂

• NH₄

• NO₂

• NO₃

Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

• eutrophication

• soil erosion

• soil salinization

• pesticide tredmill

E-waste is harmful because:

• It leaches heavy metals such as lead

• Is highly reactive

• Is a well known teratogen

• Cannot be recycled

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Uranium 238 decays to make this carcinogenic gas found in the bedrock

• Asbestos

• Radon

• Lead

• Thalidomide

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A neurotoxin that accumulates in food chains through biomagnification

• Pb

• Hg

• As

• CO

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Can be used to raise the pH of water, soil, and used in scrubbers

• H₂SO₄

• HNO₃

• CaCO₃

• CFC's