Environmental Sciences Quiz 143 (60 MCQs)

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1. THE process of TWO species changing genetically in response to long-term interaction with each other is .....
2. What is the current Human Population? (a)
3. In a graduated cylinder, the least dense liquid will
4. A ..... is the place an organism lives.
5. Which islands are known for their unique biodiversity and their role in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution?
6. ..... require extended periods of sunshine to produce a very small electrical current.
7. What caused the collapse of Easter Island Civilization?
8. Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is contained in
9. Water is held in underground storage areas called
10. ..... Water is essential to all living species.
11. In the United States, what is the major law that protects biodiversity?
12. Greenhouse gases which is present in very high quantity is:
13. A forest that naturally purifies our air would be considered what type of ecosystem service?
14. An animal's natural home is called its .....
15. Which of the following statements about protists is not true?
16. What is the shape of an age structure diagram for the following:Decreasing population?
17. What word describes a poor country with an economy based on farming?
18. A rock is an example of which of the following
19. Coal and petroleum are renewable resources
20. Which of the following is present all around us?
21. The maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment.
22. The Law of Supply and Demand:
23. Filtration, settling, aeration, and chlorination are all steps in .....
24. Other than hydroelectricity, name two types of renewable energy.
25. Seasonal hunger is commonly found in:
26. Faith observes a cell with a mitochondria and and no cell wall. Tim observes a cell with a mitochondria and a chloroplast. Which statement is true?
27. Father and mother are the ..... Of a child.
28. The environment refers to
29. As the human population grows, resources
30. The shift from animal power to the use of fossil fuels
31. Which definition best matches the term population density?
32. Because the only thing that can enter the Earth's atmosphere is energy from the sun, and the only thing that can leave Earth's atmosphere is heat, we call the Earth
33. In recent years, the human population has
34. Pollution is the contamination of the environment by any chemical agent at levels considered harmful to the health, survival, or activities of organisms
35. Scientific Question:Will a person fall asleep faster if they listen to music?What is the manipulated variable?
36. A volcanic eruption sends.....
37. It is an air transport with the last name of a water transport.
38. The unit of heat needed to raise one gram of water one degree celsius
39. A ..... is a waste disposal facility where wastes are put in the ground and covered each day with a layer of dirt, plastic, or both.
40. The flock of white seagulls that are fighting over a single food source (Nemo & Dory) depicts which ecological relatioship?
41. Randomness in a system
42. Full Form of HUDCO
43. In the U.S. about 50 million tons of waste per year is dumped into the ocean
44. DDT and DNA are both dangerous pesticides
45. Which is the most direct way in which biodiversity can provide a source of income?
46. Which tool is used to measure the volume of a liquid?
47. Water moves or flows over the land surface.
48. When a population has unlimited resources, and it continues to grow to its FULL LIVING POTENTIAL, it is called
49. All the living and non-living things with the organisms interact
50. A primary consumer is likely to consume .....
51. Which statement best compares natural selection and artificial selection?
52. ..... are standards we consider important.
53. When trees receive ..... of rain they do NOT grow as much and leave narrow rings
54. Which of the following are not part of the IUCN Red List?
55. The most common gas in the atmosphere is .....
56. The prefix bio means .....
57. Which is a service function of the environment?
58. Solar, Wind and Geothermal energy are known to be ..... and ..... energy sources.
59. Any harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water is called .....
60. 2 types of pollution include