This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 102 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 102 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This type of interaction is when one species benefits and the other is not affected. A) Commensalism. B) Parasitism. C) Mutualism. D) Competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commensalism. 2. What are the benefits of renewable resources? A) They are unlimited and can be replenished. B) They are harmful to the environment. C) They are only found in developed countries. D) They are limited and cannot be replenished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are unlimited and can be replenished. 3. Which classification gets energy from decomposition of dead organisms? A) Herbivore. B) Detritivore. C) Carnivore. D) Omnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detritivore. 4. Population growth is an environmental problem because trying to feed everyone has created problems such as A) Global warming. B) Sewage. C) Habitat destruction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat destruction. 5. How many meters in a kilometer A) .1. B) 100. C) 1000. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1000. 6. In a scientific investigation, it is important that the number of objects or events being sampled be A) Equal to the mean number of objects or events not sampled. B) Large enough to give an accurate estimate for the whole population. C) Equal to the total statistical population. D) A guess of how likely an unwanted outcome will occur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large enough to give an accurate estimate for the whole population. 7. Inferences are always correct. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 8. A chemical used by cells to grow ans work A) Fat. B) Vitamin C. C) Protein. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protein. 9. ..... includes all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds. A) Hydrosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Cryosphere. E) Lithosphere or Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrosphere. 10. What is the role of consumers in a food chain? A) Consumers convert sunlight into energy. B) Consumers break down dead organisms and waste materials. C) Consumers control the population of other organisms. D) Consumers eat other organisms to obtain energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumers eat other organisms to obtain energy. 11. Which of the following statements best describes the weather? A) The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. B) The average atmospheric conditions in an area, including temperature and precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and time. 12. What is the average, year-to-year conditions of weather in an area? A) Biome. B) Climate. C) Precipitation. D) Air Mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate. 13. In which distribution pattern are individuals in a population evenly spaced out? A) Random. B) Uniform. C) Clumped. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uniform. 14. Which of the following lists includes ALL renewable resources? A) Hydroelectric, solar, biomass, wind, and geothermal. B) Nuclear, natural gas, oil, coal. C) Geothermal, wind, nuclear, solar. D) Solar, nuclear, wind, natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric, solar, biomass, wind, and geothermal. 15. Let's dive into a science adventure! 🌍🔥When humans burn those ancient, buried treasures we call fossil fuels, what magical transformation does the carbon undergo? A) It soars into the atmosphere, reemerging as carbon dioxide. B) It sneaks into the soil, disguising itself as carbonate. C) It gets consumed by the flames, turning into molecular carbon. D) It embarks on a journey into the hydrosphere, transforming into carbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It soars into the atmosphere, reemerging as carbon dioxide. 16. What is NOT a direct benefit of conservation efforts? A) Helping prevent shortages of natural resources. B) Reducing pollution levels. C) Slowing the growth of landfills. D) Creating new ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creating new ecosystem. 17. Units for volume A) G/cm3. B) G/mL. C) Grams. D) ML. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ML. 18. I am a letter sent through internet. I am an ..... A) Email. B) Post card. C) Inland letter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Email. 19. What is the main thing that carries out Nitrogen Fixation? A) Lightning. B) Humans. C) Plants. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bacteria. 20. True or False:Your hypothesis can be wrong. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Desertification occurs due to A) Drought. B) Erosion. C) Overgrazing. D) All options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All options are correct. 22. A personal preference or point of view is A) A theory. B) An inference. C) Bias. D) A hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bias. 23. True or false:During lab, students with long hair should totally keep their hair free flowing and not tied up. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. When we burn fossil fuels, a lot of ..... is released into the atmosphere. A) Fresh air. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Water. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 25. The continual process by which water circulates between the atmosphere and the Earth. A) Food web. B) Precipitation. C) Net primary productivity/NPP. D) Water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water cycle. 26. Bioaccumulation refers to the ..... A) Increase in species diversity in areas that have been protected. B) Ability of an animal to adapt to pollutants in its environment. C) Build-up of pesticides in soil and water supplies. D) Ability of a chemical to build up in an organisms's tissues. E) Data collection about DNA in captive populations of endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability of a chemical to build up in an organisms's tissues. 27. Non-living part of environment A) Abiotic factor. B) Community. C) Primary Producer. D) Biotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factor. 28. You learned in elementary school that all birds have feathers. You see an animal you've never seen before and it has feathers, so you assume it must be a bird. This is an example of ..... A) The scientific method. B) A controlled experiment. C) Inductive reasoning. D) Deductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deductive reasoning. 29. Increases in global temperature is caused by A) Aerosols/CFC's. B) Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. 30. Which of the following is an example of how to conserve and protect the environment A) Grow trees for houses and furniture. B) Usage of paper when not necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grow trees for houses and furniture. 31. A substance is considered an acid if its pH is A) Equal to 7. B) Above 7. C) Below 7. D) Equal to 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Below 7. 32. A chemical fog produced by the reaction of sunlight and air pollutants is called ..... A) Smog. B) Acid rain. C) Fossil fuel. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smog. 33. Put a name to the following definition:Ascribing inherent value to certain living things. A) Biocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Antropocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biocentrism. 34. A group of similar things that a scientist is interested in learning about A) Statistical population. B) Mean. C) Statistics. D) Distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statistical population. 35. What is true about nutrients in the ecosystem (such as water, carbon, and nitrogen)? A) They are not affected by humans in the ecosystem. B) They cannot be recovered if they are lost in the ecosystem. C) They cycle through the ecosystem in different forms to support life. D) They are usually only found in one form in the ecosystem to support life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cycle through the ecosystem in different forms to support life. 36. Rivers and streams are examples of ..... A) Lotic systems. B) Lentic systems. C) Wetlands. D) Watersheds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lotic systems. 37. ..... zone of Biosphere Reserve limited human activity is permitted. A) Buffer Zone. B) Core area. C) Transition Zone. D) Manipulation zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buffer Zone. 38. When a small portion of a population settles in a geographic location separate from the rest of the population, it is called A) The bottleneck effect. B) The migratory effect. C) The founder effect. D) The butterfly effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The founder effect. 39. What is commonly found on flat, poorly drained land? A) Swamp. B) Rivers. C) Estuary. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swamp. 40. Which idea for a place for people to play board games would fit Hylton's rules? A) Make it outside. B) Put it behind major buildings. C) Put it near different housing options. D) Make people need to drive to it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make it outside. 41. Julia is on a Caribbean island during a hurricane. She observes that the rain and wind stop suddenly, and the air becomes calm and clear. What is most likely happening? A) The eye of the hurricane is passing. B) The hurricane is beginning. C) The mouth of the hurricane is passing. D) The hurricane is ending. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The eye of the hurricane is passing. 42. Which of the follow belong to Biology A) Biochemistry. B) Geography. C) Zoology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zoology. 43. Which of the following natural events would be most likely to contribute to the cooling of Earth's atmosphere? A) Hurricane. B) Volcanism. C) Monsoon. D) Earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volcanism. 44. MAIN greenhouse gas responsible for Climate Change is: A) Methane. B) Carbon. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 45. A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is: A) Reduction. B) Recovery. C) Leachatesource. D) Incineration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incineration. 46. How many members are in a small family? A) Four. B) Six. C) Five. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Four. 47. Consists of rocks and minerals on and below Earth's surface A) Biosphere. B) Lithosphere. . C) Geosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere. 48. Which of these describes what happened when buffaloes were almost hunted to extinction in United States? A) Biomagnification. B) Overexploitation. C) Eutrophication. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overexploitation. 49. Which profession ensures that visitors to national and state parkgrounds, campgrounds and recreational areas abide by rules and regulations as it pertains to natural habitats, preservation and safety? A) Botanist. B) Park Ranger. C) Lawyer. D) Entomologist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Park Ranger. 50. How does low Dissolved Oxygen levels affect organisms? A) Organisms may die or have to leave if levels get too low. B) Organisms go through more cellular respiration. C) Organisms eat more. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organisms may die or have to leave if levels get too low. 51. Extinctions, migrations of species, movement to different geographical locations are all adverse effects of A) Ocean biomes. B) Milankovitch cycles. C) Primary succession. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Global warming. 52. One way that bacteria and fungi are important to the environment is that they A) Use the sun's energy to make their own food. B) Are a major food source in many ecosystems. C) Produce oxygen. D) Break down dead organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Break down dead organisms. 53. Energy is transformed in an ecosystem as consumers eat producers and its ability to do work diminishes. Which natural law does this example display? A) Law of conservation of matter. B) Law of Nature. C) 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. D) Law of gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. 54. What type of organisms are called autotrophs? A) Omnivores. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producers. 55. What are elements? A) Different kinds of atoms. B) Different subatomic particles. C) Noble gases. D) Ions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different kinds of atoms. 56. It is one of the key components of environmental systems in which it tackles about the water bodies, including oceans, rivers, and lakes A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrosphere. 57. Exposure to too much radon gas can cause A) Lung cancer. B) Sun burn. C) Acne. D) Blindness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lung cancer. 58. Carbon moves between which two reservoirs through the process of diffusion? A) Lithosphere & biosphere. B) Atmosphere & lithosphere. C) Atmosphere & biosphere. D) Hydrosphere & atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrosphere & atmosphere. 59. In what layer does convection occur? A) Shell. B) Crust. C) Inner core. D) Mantle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mantle. 60. Natural resources + Ecosystem services A) Natural resources. 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