This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 49 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is a group of people living together in one home. A) Society. B) Family. C) Father. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family. 2. Why is the presence of insects in the rain forest ecosystem important? A) Insects create energy needed by other animals. B) Insects store water needed by other animals. C) Insects are a source of food for many organisms living in this ecosystem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Insects are a source of food for many organisms living in this ecosystem. 3. A common separation method of metals from an ore called froth flotation, involves mixing the finely ground ore with water to form A) Slurry. B) Tailings. C) Tantalum. D) Brine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slurry. 4. Approximately 1/4 of the Philippines is forested A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 5. This diagram represents a food web for a community of organisms. A disease causes the rabbit population to decline drastically. How would this decline in the rabbit population impact the community? A) The snake population would decrease. B) The mouse population would decrease. C) The grasshopper population would decrease. D) The fox population would decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fox population would decrease. 6. Which of the following correctly lists the steps of the experimental method in order? A) Remain skeptical-organize data-analyze data. B) Be curious-imagine-see patterns-observe-predict. C) Observe-hypothesize-predict-experiment-communicate results. D) Draw conclusions-be open-minded-communicate results. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observe-hypothesize-predict-experiment-communicate results. 7. What invention in the 1900's improved the quality of life, but detriments the environment today? A) Ceramic. B) Metal. C) Glass. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plastic. 8. (True/False) Modern medicine has allowed human populations to extend well past the earth's carrying capacity, as more people survive for longer. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what? A) Restrictions on technology. B) Negative population growth. C) Stable resource consumption. D) Greater resource consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stable resource consumption. 10. We use the capture/re-capture method to ..... A) Make guesses. B) Track animals. C) Estimate a population size. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estimate a population size. 11. Energy is the ability ..... A) To turn on a light. B) To do work. C) To move objects. D) To power things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To do work. 12. Which meal do you eat in the morning A) Dinner. B) Lunch. C) Breakfast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breakfast. 13. The first organisms to colonize any newly available area and begin the process of ecological succession are known as ..... A) Secondary species. B) Pioneer species. C) Ecological species. D) Climax species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pioneer species. 14. Hunter-gatherers A) Drove cars everywhere. B) Lived in cities. C) Farmed and domesticated animals. D) Were nomadic and followed herds of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were nomadic and followed herds of animals. 15. What are the 3P's of sustainability? A) People, Pollution, Prosperity. B) Product, Process, Production. C) People, Planet, Profit. D) People, Planet, Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People, Planet, Profit. 16. Is water a biotic or an abiotic factor? A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic. 17. Water that has been used by humans, but doesn't contain sanitary waste is called ..... A) Gray water. B) Septic water. C) Potable water. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray water. 18. What is the name to the main source of energy we get from the foods we eat? A) Glucose. B) Fiber. C) Calories. D) Fats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glucose. 19. What has happened to human resource consumption in the last several hundred years? A) It has remained at the same level. B) It has increased only slightly. C) It has increased dramatically. D) It has decreased dramatically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has increased dramatically. 20. Where do rivers flow to/end? A) Streams. B) Other rivers. C) Creeks. D) Estuaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Estuaries. 21. Consumers that eat BOTH plants and animals are ..... A) Omnivores. B) Carnivores. C) Herbivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnivores. 22. Which of the following is typically true of a developing nation? A) A lot of industry. B) High income. C) Good standard of living. D) High population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High income. 23. Which one of these does not belong A) Electrostatic precipitator. B) Mop. C) Air Filter. D) Scrubber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mop. 24. Which of the following principles is not valid to contribute to sustainability ..... A) Reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. B) Reduce the destruction of nature. C) Stopping using technology. D) Buying only things we really need. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stopping using technology. 25. Environmental Scientists study: A) How we use natural resources. B) How our actions alter our environment. C) Human Populations. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 26. Which country has the most species of deer? A) South Georgia. B) India. C) Armenia. D) Mozambique. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India. 27. The remaining sediments from the melted glacier is called ..... A) Moraine. B) Permafrost. C) Glacial sediments. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moraine. 28. "A ball falling 10 meters per second" is an example of a observation A) Quantitative. B) Qualitative. C) Neither quantitative nor qualitative. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quantitative. 29. What is the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon, and a tropical cyclone? A) Begin/end on time. B) Begin on different dates. C) Begin in different locations. D) Begin in warm waters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Begin in different locations. 30. A(n) compound is a chemical substance with a given set of properties that cannot be broken down into substances with other properties. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. According to the scenario depicted in the image on the left, what process does the arrow labeled B represent in the water cycle of a forest ecosystem? A) Precipitation onto the forest floor. B) Runoff into the forest stream tagsSEV1. C) Infiltration into the forest soil. D) Evaporation from the forest canopy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evaporation from the forest canopy. 32. Which of the following activities needs air. A) Weathering. B) Breathing. C) All of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of these. 33. Which of the following demonstrates a person conserving energy? A) Haley leaves her tv on 24 hours a day. B) Johnny takes three hot showers each day. C) Quan carpools with his friends to school. D) Destinie does not recycle her drink bottles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quan carpools with his friends to school. 34. Things you can do to help decrease global warming include: A) Turn off your lights when you're not using them. B) Keep your air conditioner on high. C) Eat more ice cream. D) Keep your freezer door open. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn off your lights when you're not using them. 35. Why is water often called "the universal solvent" ? A) It solves most of the world's environmental problems. B) Water can turn into a solid form. C) Water is a type of solution. D) It can dissolve many other molecules. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It can dissolve many other molecules. 36. State in which a population can survive indefinitely A) Supply and demand. B) Sustainability. C) Agriculture. D) Developing nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainability. 37. Which of the following is a natural habitat for fish and aquatic life? A) Coral reef. B) Skyscraper. C) Shopping mall. D) Highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coral reef. 38. The Future Farmers of America changed its name to the National FFA Organization in what year? A) 1982. B) 1994. C) 1988. D) 2003. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1988. 39. When water changes from liquid to gas A) Evaporation. B) Precipitation. C) Transpiration. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 40. When a resource is used faster than it can be replenished, it is called A) Renewable. B) Sustainable use. C) Unsustainable use. D) Ecological use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unsustainable use. 41. Which of the following is an adverse health effect from air pollution? A) Allergic reactions. B) Bronchial inflammation. C) Eye and lung irritants. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 42. The layer of gas surrounding planet Earth, containing gases such as nitrogen and oxygen A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 43. Which biome contains many low growing plants that stay close to the ground for warmth? A) Tundra. B) Deciduous forest. C) Tropical rain forest. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 44. Which of the following best describes weathering and erosion? A) When it rains on rocks. B) Decay of dead organisms. C) When a volcano erupts. D) Break down of rocks that wash into the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Break down of rocks that wash into the water. 45. The unit of noise level is A) Watt/m2. B) Newton/m2. C) DB. D) Hz. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DB. 46. Our atmosphere is ..... % nitrogen gas A) 57. B) 87. C) 75. D) 78. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 78. 47. Which is NOT an example of biomass? A) Wood. B) Crop leftovers (the part of the plant that isn't consumed). C) Manure and/or trash. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petroleum. 48. Organisms that feed on waste or dead bodies of organism. A) Tetrabores. B) Producer. C) Consumers. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tetrabores. 49. Match The Definition:An area of land where all water that drains off goes into a river, river system, or other body of water. A) Nonpoint source. B) Watershed. C) Pollution prevention. D) Hybrid vehicle. E) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 50. The decision-making model A) Provides a systematic process. B) Is a conceptual model. C) Helps you make decisions. D) All options are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All options are correct. 51. Which of the following is an example of salty water? A) Lakes. B) Ponds. C) Oceans. D) Rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceans. 52. The reverse of photosynthesis-Sugars are used for metabolism and change "fuel" back into CO2. A) Decomposition. B) Diffusion. C) Respiration. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Respiration. 53. A mineral that helps move oxygen through the bloodstream A) Selenium. B) Iron. C) Gold. D) Platinum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron. 54. A ..... is a combination of two or more atoms of the same type are called A) Molecules. B) Compounds. C) Molecules and compounds. D) Elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Molecules. 55. The following methods are adopted for discarding wastes: A) Landfill. B) Incineration. C) Composting. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 56. Which is an immediate factor for the current food crisis? A) Increase in grain production. B) High grain reserves. C) Decrease in human population. D) Drought in areas with a high crop yield. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drought in areas with a high crop yield. 57. The number of females and males of each age contained in a population ..... A) Demography. B) Logistic growth. C) Limiting factor. D) Age structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Age structure. 58. Most air pollution is produced by A) Ozone layer depletion. B) Thermal inversions. C) Volcanic eruptions. D) Fuel burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fuel burning. 59. Single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are A) Bacteria. B) Fungi. C) Protists. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bacteria. 60. In order for humans to exist indefinitely the world must be A) Sustainable. B) Affluent. C) Prosperous. D) None of above. 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