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Environmental Sciences Quiz 45 (60 MCQs)

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1. The part of the experiment that you manipulate to test your hypothesis is called
2. Which describes how feedback systems control an ecosystem?
3. The cause of a rock breaking due to frozen water is an example of .....
4. The 'inputs' of a chemical reaction. Located on the left side of a chemical equation.
5. What percentage of rainforests have already been lost?
6. Which example best illustrates the point behind the Tragedy of the Commons essay?
7. Temperature increases with height in the ..... due to solar radiation.
8. Accelerated build-up of nutrients caused by humans
9. As opposed to exotic species, native species is one original to a particular region
10. What are the different types of plate boundaries?
11. The study of how humans impact their environment is called
12. This cat's breath smells like cat food. Which type of observation is this?
13. A statement made in advance that expresses the results that was obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported
14. Pfisteria can become a serious problem in marine environments when what is greatly increased?
15. Before a scientific theory is accepted and supported, it has
16. In extreme cases, eutrophication can lead to extremely low levels of oxygen in a body of water as decomposers break down all the dead producers, a condition called
17. Which biome is known as the 'lungs of the Earth' due to its high levels of oxygen production?
18. Which of the following is not a main type of waste?
19. From where we can buy the postcard?
20. Cells place in isotonic solutions will
21. It is any substance that occupies space and has mass.
22. Which of the following government agencies is responsible for the Clean Air Act?
23. What are the three primary ways that organisms depend on each other?
24. Placer deposits are surface deposits concentrated by
25. If average global temperatures reach their projected levels in 2100, what percent of animals and plants are predicted to be at risk?
26. Because of their large size, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids are together called
27. Organisms that make energy from the sun are called .....
28. What is the name of the scientist who conducted extensive explorations and recognized the interconnectedness of ecosystems and species, also known as the 'Father of Ecology'?
29. An organism that must get nutrients by eating other organisms is called a
30. Countries with strong infrastructure [transportation/ communication/ healthcare/ education systems] would be which level of economic development?
31. The term for water evaporating from plants is
32. Which of the following is a step in the hydrologic (Water) cycle?
33. A human-centered worldview would be considered?
34. Many different disciplines make up Environmental Science. This means Environmental Science is a .....
35. The process by which one community replaces another community that has been partially or totally destroyed.
36. A rate of resource usage that replaces what is used at the same rate.
37. Which organelle receives material from the ER, then sorts and packages the material before shipping it out?
38. ..... is the study of how the natural world works, how our environment affects us, and how we affect our environment.
39. An organism whose DNA has been altered is called a(n)
40. Earth's surface water is found in
41. Energy Star and Fair Trade Certified are both examples of
42. Which statement illustrates a biotic resource interacting with an abiotic resource?
43. Heat is transmitted through empty space with electromagnetic waves.
44. What best identifies a biome?
45. Zone closest to the Equator
46. A coral reef is a(n)
47. What is the percent change:234.98 to 324.77
48. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of aquaculture?
49. Which of the following is NOT a part of the scientific method?
50. Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?
51. 2 or more plants or animal species living together in an environment is known as ..... ?
52. What is the gaseous form of water called?
53. Abbreviation for Nitrogen oxides?
54. A species that is not supposed to be in an ecosystem (non-native) and has no competition
55. What makes Nitrogen usable for plants and animals?
56. The troposphere is heated from below, which drives weather patterns caused by
57. Narrative:In 1957, Brazil imported wild African honeybees to help increase honey production, but the bees displaced some native honeybee populations, which led to a reduced honey supply ..... These African honeybees are an example of a ..... species.
58. The total amount of greenhouse gases released by a product, service or event over its full life cycle is linked to .....
59. Society shifted to fossil fuels
60. Where is evidence most often found to represent a record of Earth's history?
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