AP Environmental Final Exam

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Across
  1. 4. A resource that can be replenished naturally at a rate comparable to its usage, such as solar energy or wind.
  2. 8. The community of living organisms and their physical environment, interacting as a system.
  3. 12. The ability of an ecosystem to recover after a disturbance or withstand environmental changes.
  4. 13. The clearing or thinning of forests by humans, often resulting in loss of biodiversity and disruption of ecosystems.
  5. 14. The ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
  6. 18. A measure of the impact of human activities on Earth, expressed as the amount of land and water needed to sustain those activities.
  7. 19. The process by which a body of water becomes overly enriched with nutrients, leading to excessive plant growth and oxygen depletion.
Down
  1. 1. The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
  2. 2. The depletion of fish populations by excessive fishing, leading to imbalances in aquatic ecosystems.
  3. 3. The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment, causing damage or discomfort to organisms.
  4. 5. A resource that exists in a finite amount or is consumed faster than it can be replenished, such as fossil fuels.
  5. 6. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem, including species, genetic, and ecosystem diversity.
  6. 7. A non-native species that spreads rapidly and causes harm to the environment, economy, or human health.
  7. 9. Actions taken to reduce or prevent the emission of greenhouse gases, often aimed at slowing climate change.
  8. 10. An area of land that drains all the streams and rainfall to a common outlet, such as a river or bay.
  9. 11. A situation in which individuals, acting in their own self-interest, overuse and deplete a shared resource.
  10. 15. The hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and so on.
  11. 16. The process by which the concentration of toxic substances increases in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain.
  12. 17. A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its ecosystem, often critical for maintaining ecosystem balance.