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3A AP Psych Students Flashcards
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| 10471213414 | Marayah | Used to box |  | 0 |
| 10471215343 | Galen | Likes to play soccer |  | 1 |
| 10471216403 | Mudra | President of Cultural Awareness Club |  | 2 |
| 10471219318 | Stephanie | Favorite TV show is Friends |  | 3 |
| 10471221368 | Angie | Likes to run |  | 4 |
| 10471221880 | Anthony | Has 20/40 vision |  | 5 |
| 10471226845 | Manny | Involved in many activities and sports |  | 6 |
| 10471228335 | Lianna | Likes to nap |  | 7 |
| 10471229521 | Erin | Dance and Poms |  | 8 |
| 10471229997 | Jasmine | Likes to dance and play soccer |  | 9 |
| 10471232439 | Nic | Lifeguard at Seascape |  | 10 |
| 10471233297 | Austin | Has a dog named Snickers |  | 11 |
| 10471236990 | Ivan | Transferred from Rolling Meadows |  | 12 |
| 10471238600 | Daniel | Been to Australia |  | 13 |
| 10471240324 | John | Likes Basketball |  | 14 |
| 10471241032 | Samir | Knows how to juggle |  | 15 |
| 10471242079 | Jonathan | Likes to play instruments |  | 16 |
| 10471243473 | Alexandra | Likes to play volleyball |  | 17 |
| 10471245236 | Wiki (Vicky) | Likes to dance and play volleyball |  | 18 |
| 10471246364 | Levent | Likes to travel |  | 19 |
| 10471248664 | Mr. C. | Has 2 ex fiances and 1 ex wife, 2 boys, and a dog named Carmel | 20 |
AP Seminar Glossary Terms Flashcards
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| 10487682656 | alignment | Cohesion between the focus of an inquiry, the method of collecting information, the process of analysis of the information, and the conclusions made to increase understanding of that focus. |  | 0 |
| 10487682657 | argument | A claim or thesis that conveys a perspective developed through a line of reasoning and supported by evidence |  | 1 |
| 10487682658 | assumption | A belief regarded as true and unstated |  | 2 |
| 10487682659 | author | One who creates a work (e.g., article; research study, foundational, literary, or philosophical text; speech, broadcast, or personal account; artistic work or performance that conveys a perspective and can be examined |  | 3 |
| 10487682660 | bias | A personal opinion, belief, or value that may influence one's judgment, perspective, or claim |  | 4 |
| 10487682661 | claim | A statement made about an issue that asserts a perspective |  | 5 |
| 10487682662 | commentary | Discussion and analysis of evidence in relation to the claim which may identify patterns, describe trends, and/or explain relationships |  | 6 |
| 10487682663 | complex issue | Topic involving many facets or perspectives that must be understood in order to address it |  | 7 |
| 10487682664 | concession | Acknowledgment and acceptance of an opposing or different view |  | 8 |
| 10487682665 | conclusion | Understanding resulting from analysis of evidence |  | 9 |
| 10487682666 | context | The intent, audience, purpose, bias, situatedness, and/or background of a source or reference |  | 10 |
| 10487682667 | conventions | stylistic features of writing (grammar, usage, mechanics) |  | 11 |
| 10487682668 | counterargument | an opposing perspective, idea, or theory supported by evidence |  | 12 |
| 10487682669 | credibility | The degree to which a source is believable and trustworthy |  | 13 |
| 10487682670 | cross-curricular | Goes beyonjd the traditional boundary of a single content area or discipline |  | 14 |
| 10487682671 | deductive | A type of reasoning that constructs general propositions that are supported with evidence or cases |  | 15 |
| 10487682672 | evidence | Information (e.g., data, quotations, excerpts from texts) used as proof to support a claim or thesis |  | 16 |
| 10487682673 | fallacy | Evidence or reasoning that is false or in error |  | 17 |
| 10487682674 | implication | A possible future effect or result |  | 18 |
| 10487682675 | inductive | A type of reasoning that presents cases or evidence that lead to a logical conclusion | | 19 |
| 10487682676 | inquiry | A process for seeking truth, information, or knowledge through a study, research investigation, or artistic endeavor/work |  | 20 |
| 10487682677 | interdisciplinary | Involving two or more areas of knowledge |  | 21 |
| 10487682678 | issue | Important problem for debate or discussion |  | 22 |
| 10487682679 | lens | Filter through which an issue or topic is considered or examined |  | 23 |
| 10487682680 | limitation | A boundary or point at which an argument or generalization is no longer valid |  | 24 |
| 10487682681 | line of reasoning | Arrangement of claims and evidence that leads to a conclusion |  | 25 |
| 10487682682 | literature | The foundational and current texts of a field or discipline of study |  | 26 |
| 10487682683 | perspective | A point of view conveyed through an argument |  | 27 |
| 10487682684 | plagiarism | Failure to acknowledge, attribute, and/or cite any ideas or evidence taken from another source |  | 28 |
| 10487682685 | point of view | A position or standpoint on a topic or issue |  | 29 |
| 10487682686 | primary source | An original source of information about a topic (e.g., study, artifact, data set, interview, article) |  | 30 |
| 10487682687 | qualification | A condition or exception |  | 31 |
| 10487682688 | qualitative | Having to do with text, narrative, or descriptions |  | 32 |
| 10487682689 | quantitative | Having to do with numbers, amounts, or quantities |  | 33 |
| 10487682690 | rebuttal | Contradicting an opposing perspective by providing alternate, more convincing evidence |  | 34 |
| 10487682691 | refutation | Disproving an opposing perspective by providing counterclaims or counterevidence |  | 35 |
| 10487682692 | reliability | The extent to which something can be trusted to be accurate |  | 36 |
| 10487682693 | resolution | The act of solving a problem or dispute |  | 37 |
| 10487682694 | scaffolding | The provision of temporary structured support for students to aid skill development |  | 38 |
| 10487682695 | secondary source | A commentary about one or more primary sources that provides additional insight, opinions, and/or interpretation about the primary source data, study, or artifacts |  | 39 |
| 10487682696 | sequencing | The organization of curriculum content into an order which progresses from simple to more complex |  | 40 |
| 10487682697 | solution | A means of answering a question or addressing a problem or issue |  | 41 |
| 10487682698 | text | Something composed (e.g., articles; reearch studies; foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; speeches, broadcasts, and personal accounts; artistic works and performances) that conveys a perspective and can be examined |  | 42 |
| 10487682699 | thesis | A claim or position on an issue or topic put forward and supported by evidence |  | 43 |
| 10487682700 | tone | The way in which an author expresses an attitude about his or her topic or subject through rhetorical choices |  | 44 |
| 10487682701 | validity | The extent to which an argument or claim is logical |  | 45 |
| 10487682702 | vocal variety | Changing vocal characteristics (e.g., pitch, volume, speed) in order to emphasize ideas, convey emotion or opinion, or achieve other specific purposes |  | 46 |
AP Environmental Science: Ecology :) Flashcards
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| 10451125675 | Ecology | The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. (The study of connections in nature) |  | 0 |
| 10451125676 | Ecosystem | A community where populations of different species interact with one another and with their nonliving environment of matter and energy. |  | 1 |
| 10451125677 | Population | A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area. |  | 2 |
| 10451125678 | Species | A group of organisms that resemble one another in appearance, behavior, chemistry, and genetic makeup. |  | 3 |
| 10451125679 | Habitat | An environment that provides an organism or species with the means to live, grow, and reproduce. (Can be as large as the ocean or as small as animal's intestine) |  | 4 |
| 10451125680 | Abiotic factors | Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems. |  | 5 |
| 10451125681 | Biotic factors | The living factors in the environment such as producers, consumers, and decomposers. | | 6 |
| 10451125682 | niche | The place or function of a given organism within its ecosystem |  | 7 |
| 10451125683 | Fundamental niche | entire set of conditions under which an animal (population, species) can survive and reproduce itself. |  | 8 |
| 10451125684 | Realized niche | the part of fundamental niche that an organism occupies as a result of limiting factors present in its habitat. |  | 9 |
| 10451125685 | Limiting factors | environmental conditions that limit the growth, abundance, or distribution of an organism or a population of organisms in an ecosystem. ... also competition between individuals of a species |  | 10 |
| 10451125686 | Carrying Capacity | the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation. |  | 11 |
| 10451125687 | Population dynamics | the size and age composition of populations as dynamical systems, and the biological and environmental processes driving them (such as birth and death rates, and by immigration and emigration). |  | 12 |
| 10451125688 | S & J population curves | S-shaped growth curve, A pattern of growth in a new environment, the population density of an organism increases slowly initially, in a positive acceleration phase; then increases rapidly, approaching an exponential growth rate as in the J-shaped curve; but then declines |  | 13 |
| 10451125689 | Community | the study of the interactions between species in communities on many different scales |  | 14 |
| 10451125690 | Respiration | a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances. |  | 15 |
| 10451125691 | Photosynthesis | A process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light and energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates, such as sugars and starches. 6CO2 + 6H2O + light --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |  | 16 |
| 10451125692 | Trophic level | each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that SHARE the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy |  | 17 |
| 10451125693 | Ecological Pyramids | graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bio productivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem. |  | 18 |
| 10451125694 | Productivity | he rate of production of new biomass by an individual, population, or community; the fertility or capacity of a given habitat or area. |  | 19 |
| 10451125695 | Gross primary productivity | the total amount of biomass produced via photosynthesis over a given amount of time |  | 20 |
| 10451125696 | Net primary Productivity | The energy captured by producers in an ecosystem minus the energy producers respire |  | 21 |
| 10451125697 | Biomes | Broad, regional types of ecosystems characterized by distinctive climates and soil conditions and distinctive kinds of biological communities adapted to those conditions. |  | 22 |
| 10451125698 | Biosphere | All of the Earth's ecosystems, or the global ecosystem where all life in interconnected. |  | 23 |
| 10451125699 | Salinity | the concentration of dissolved salts in water |  | 24 |
| 10451125700 | Species diversity | number of different species that are represented in a given community |  | 25 |
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AP vocab part 3 Flashcards
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| 7806625243 | lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance | 0 | |
| 7806630412 | denigrate | to attack the reputation of; to defame | 1 | |
| 7806635015 | enumerate | to ascertain the number of; to count | 2 | |
| 7806644390 | euphonious | pleasing to the ear | 3 | |
| 7806647992 | provincial | a person of local or restricted interests or outlook; a person lacking in urban polish or refinement | 4 | |
| 7806658998 | brusque | markedly short and abrupt; harsh | 5 | |
| 7806672174 | uppity | putting on or marked by airs of superiority | 6 | |
| 7806676788 | sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature | 7 | |
| 7806706909 | wry | cleverly and often ironically or grimly humorous | 8 | |
| 7806711268 | laudatory | of relating to or expressing praise | 9 |
APES Flashcards
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| 10749655765 | limiting factor | Sunlight temp rainfall | 0 | |
| 10749655766 | Ecosystem | Abiotic and biotic factors | 1 | |
| 10749655767 | Food webs | Flow of energy | 2 | |
| 10749655768 | Food chains | Feeding relationships | 3 | |
| 10749655769 | GPP | Total amount of energy plants use for photosynthesis | 4 | |
| 10749655770 | NPP (Net Primary Productivity) | GPP - energy use or lost as heat (what's left over 10%) | 5 | |
| 10749655771 | biogeochemical cycle | Water cycle carbon cycle | 6 | |
| 10749655772 | Resilience | Get sick but recover quickly | 7 | |
| 10749655773 | Resistance | Don't get sick | 8 | |
| 10749655774 | Troposhepere | Weather | 9 | |
| 10749655775 | Stratosphere | OZONE and helps against UV rays | 10 | |
| 10749655776 | Albedo | Reflection of the suns rays (snow is highest albedo) | 11 | |
| 10749655777 | Biomes | # of rain and temp | 12 | |
| 10749655778 | Ecosystem services | Ecosystems provides | 13 | |
| 10749655779 | Ocean current | 14 |
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