This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 143 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 143 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. THE process of TWO species changing genetically in response to long-term interaction with each other is ..... A) Coevolution. B) Selective breeding. C) Coevolve. D) Artificial selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coevolution. 2. What is the current Human Population? (a) A) 11 Billion. B) A 7.9 Billion. C) 5.2 Billion. D) 1.4 Billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A 7.9 Billion. 3. In a graduated cylinder, the least dense liquid will A) Rise to the top. B) Sink to the bottom. C) Mix all around. D) Stay in the middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise to the top. 4. A ..... is the place an organism lives. A) Species. B) Habitat. C) Niche. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habitat. 5. Which islands are known for their unique biodiversity and their role in Charles Darwin's theory of evolution? A) Balisaag Islands. B) Offline. C) Galapagos Islands. D) Robben Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Galapagos Islands. 6. ..... require extended periods of sunshine to produce a very small electrical current. A) Solar collectors. B) Photovoltaic cells. C) Fuel cells. D) Wind turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photovoltaic cells. 7. What caused the collapse of Easter Island Civilization? A) Overuse of trees causing soil erosion and crops to fail. B) War. C) Volcanic Eruption Causing crops to fail. D) Volcanic Eruption Causing the Sun to be blocked out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overuse of trees causing soil erosion and crops to fail. 8. Solar energy, or energy from the sun, is contained in A) Uranium. B) Fossil fuels resources. C) Radioactive waste. D) All nonrenewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels resources. 9. Water is held in underground storage areas called A) Aquifers. B) Holding tanks. C) Groundwater. D) Tables. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifers. 10. ..... Water is essential to all living species. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. In the United States, what is the major law that protects biodiversity? A) Convention on Biological Diversity. B) Endangered Species Act. C) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. D) Species Survival Plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered Species Act. 12. Greenhouse gases which is present in very high quantity is: A) Propane. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Ethane. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 13. A forest that naturally purifies our air would be considered what type of ecosystem service? A) Provisioning. B) Supporting. C) Regulating. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulating. 14. An animal's natural home is called its ..... A) Inhabits. B) They inhabit. C) Habitat. D) Habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 15. Which of the following statements about protists is not true? A) Their cells have no nucleus. B) They contain genetic material. C) Most of them live in water. D) Some of them cause disease in humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their cells have no nucleus. 16. What is the shape of an age structure diagram for the following:Decreasing population? A) . B) . C) . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 17. What word describes a poor country with an economy based on farming? A) Standard of living. B) Dependent population. C) Less developed nation. D) More developed nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less developed nation. 18. A rock is an example of which of the following A) An abiotic factor. B) A biotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An abiotic factor. 19. Coal and petroleum are renewable resources A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which of the following is present all around us? A) Ice. B) Air. C) Paper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 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. A) Sparse population. B) Dense population. C) Environmental. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrying capacity. 22. The Law of Supply and Demand: A) States that as demand increases, supply decreases. B) Describes the relationship between availability of resources and their worth. C) Claims that supply is always greater than demand. D) Asserts that demand is not related to supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes the relationship between availability of resources and their worth. 23. Filtration, settling, aeration, and chlorination are all steps in ..... A) Groundwater recharging. B) Water purification. C) Water pollution. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water purification. 24. Other than hydroelectricity, name two types of renewable energy. A) Solar and Wind. B) Wind and Nuclear. C) Geothermal and fossil Fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar and Wind. 25. Seasonal hunger is commonly found in: A) Urban areas. B) Tribal area. C) Rural area. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rural area. 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? A) They are both observing plant cells. B) Faith is observing a plant cell and Tim is observing an animal cell. C) Faith is observing an animal cell and Tim is observing a plant cell. D) They are both observing bacteria cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faith is observing an animal cell and Tim is observing a plant cell. 27. Father and mother are the ..... Of a child. A) Maternal Grandparents. B) Grandparent. C) Parents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandparent. 28. The environment refers to A) All conditions surrounding us on Earth. B) Species interactions that affect human life. C) Conditions that cause negative effects on our health. D) Interactions that harm the atmosphere. E) The sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. 29. As the human population grows, resources A) Stay the same. B) Increase, then decrease. C) Increase. D) Decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decrease. 30. The shift from animal power to the use of fossil fuels A) Fossil fuel revolution. B) Industrial revolution. C) Agricultural revolution. D) Hunter-gatherer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial revolution. 31. Which definition best matches the term population density? A) Human beings in general. B) Number of people in a particular area. C) A measurement of people for a specific area. D) All the inhabitants of a particular area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A measurement of people for a specific area. 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 A) A problem. B) An open system. C) A closed system. D) A sustainable planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A closed system. 33. In recent years, the human population has A) Increased exponentially. B) Decreased exponentially. C) Decreased slowly. D) Increased slowy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased exponentially. 34. Pollution is the contamination of the environment by any chemical agent at levels considered harmful to the health, survival, or activities of organisms A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 35. Scientific Question:Will a person fall asleep faster if they listen to music?What is the manipulated variable? A) Music. B) Time to fall asleep. C) Person. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Music. 36. A volcanic eruption sends..... A) Lava, ash and smoke. B) Lava, ash and water. C) Lava, ash and spinning wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lava, ash and smoke. 37. It is an air transport with the last name of a water transport. A) Space Rocket. B) Airplane. C) Cargo Ship. D) Spaceship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spaceship. 38. The unit of heat needed to raise one gram of water one degree celsius A) Carbohydrate. B) Calorie. C) Anemia. D) Edible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calorie. 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. A) Landfill. B) Incinerator. C) Compost heap. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Landfill. 40. The flock of white seagulls that are fighting over a single food source (Nemo & Dory) depicts which ecological relatioship? A) Intraspecies Competition. B) Parasitism. C) Commensalism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intraspecies Competition. 41. Randomness in a system A) Open. B) Closed. C) Steady. D) Entropy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entropy. 42. Full Form of HUDCO A) Housing and Urban Development Corporation. B) Housing and Urban Development Company. C) Housing and Urban Disaster Corporation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Housing and Urban Development Corporation. 43. In the U.S. about 50 million tons of waste per year is dumped into the ocean A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. DDT and DNA are both dangerous pesticides A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. Which is the most direct way in which biodiversity can provide a source of income? A) Ecotourism. B) Medicines. C) Research. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecotourism. 46. Which tool is used to measure the volume of a liquid? A) Magnifying glass. B) Bunsen burner. C) Triple beam balance. D) Graduated cylinder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Graduated cylinder. 47. Water moves or flows over the land surface. A) Condensation. B) Surface Runoff. C) Sublimation. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surface Runoff. 48. When a population has unlimited resources, and it continues to grow to its FULL LIVING POTENTIAL, it is called A) Top shelf. B) Peak. C) Resource controlled limit. D) Biotic potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biotic potential. 49. All the living and non-living things with the organisms interact A) Fossil fuel. B) Natural resource. C) Ecological footprint. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environment. 50. A primary consumer is likely to consume ..... A) Producers. B) Omnivores. C) Carnivores. D) Herbivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 51. Which statement best compares natural selection and artificial selection? A) Both natural selection and artificial selection are man driven. B) Both natural selection and artificial selection are nature driven. C) Natural selection is man driven and artificial selection is nature driven. D) Natural selection is nature driven and artificial selection is man driven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural selection is nature driven and artificial selection is man driven. 52. ..... are standards we consider important. A) Values. B) Beliefs. C) Family. D) Loved ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Values. 53. When trees receive ..... of rain they do NOT grow as much and leave narrow rings A) Little. B) Elvis. C) No rain. D) Lots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little. 54. Which of the following are not part of the IUCN Red List? A) Flagship species. B) Keystone species. C) Endemic species. D) Domesticated species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Domesticated species. 55. The most common gas in the atmosphere is ..... A) Ozone. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 56. The prefix bio means ..... A) Two. B) Life. C) Death. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 57. Which is a service function of the environment? A) Policies that look out for the environments future. B) The creation of chemicals to be used to prevent damage to the environment. C) Natural greenhouse gases to aid atmosphere. D) Logging to create timber prodcuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural greenhouse gases to aid atmosphere. 58. Solar, Wind and Geothermal energy are known to be ..... and ..... energy sources. A) Renewable, conventional. B) Conventional, alternative. C) Nonrenewable, conventional. D) Renewable, alternative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable, alternative. 59. Any harmful substance released into the soil, air, or water is called ..... A) Coliform. B) Nurdles. C) Smog. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution. 60. 2 types of pollution include A) Point source pollutant & nonpoint source pollutant. B) Recyclable pollutants a biodegradable pollutant. C) Leachate & solid municipal waste. D) Gross pollutant & disgusting pollutant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point source pollutant & nonpoint source pollutant. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books