Environmental Sciences Quiz 85 (60 MCQs)

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1. What might happen to the human population when it reaches its carrying capacity?
2. It separates the troposphere from the stratosphere
3. A species that is at serious risk of extinction is called a(n)
4. Which of the following is a qualitative observation?
5. Freshwater is a resource that is
6. The geological theory of ..... states that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
7. Which of the following best describes soil erosion?
8. Which of the following is an organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms?
9. Large lake that stores water for human use
10. How many passengers were killed
11. How does a cow transfer carbon to other parts of the environment?
12. Which of the following is the correct combination of drive and store for a cycle?
13. Aquatic Biomes cover roughly how much of the Earth's surface?
14. Interdisciplinary
15. Species that are clearly critical to the functioning of an ecosystem are known as
16. Highest species richness will be found on ..... and less species richness will be found on .....
17. What continent has the HIGHEST AMOUNT of people without enough food to eat every day?
18. Why is it necessary for scientists to compile empirical date before making conclusions?
19. The number and variety of species living on Earth is known as what?
20. What latitude receives the most direct sunlight throughout the year?
21. A magnet is any material that attracts
22. Comparatively speaking, an Industrialized nation will consume ..... energy than a similar sized undeveloped nation.
23. Color, camouflage, sharp claws and teeth are all examples of;
24. It states that everything changes, whether it is a natural like typhoons or man made like urban development will affect all the organism live on it
25. The ..... is the factor that you purposely change or control in order to see what effect it has.?
26. This biome contains plants that are adapted to prevent water loss due to the low average rainfall and high temperatures year-round.
27. Arachnids have the following characteristics EXCEPT *
28. Efficient industrial agriculture requires that large areas be planted with
29. A situation in which the free market, operating on its own, does not distribute resources efficiently
30. The relationship between a zebra and a tick
31. My uncle's son is my .....
32. In Bogs, water comes from several sources, the soil is acidic and the main vegetation is trees and tall shrubs.
33. To pass the summer in a state of torpor or dormancy.
34. A large region characterized by its climate and organisms.
35. Energy cannot be destroyed.
36. The collection and classification of data that is in the form of numbers.
37. Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?
38. Philippine Clean Water Act 2004
39. Which model is particularly useful in scientific cases with many variables?
40. Able to be safely eaten
41. According to your book, the plates move about ..... inches per year.
42. What is heat island effect?
43. Examples of natural income:
44. The place where two plates come together is known as a .....
45. World Environment Day is celebrated every year on which of the following dates?
46. Earth warms and glaciers and ice caps melt and dark terrestrial land is exposed. The dark land absorbs sunlight.
47. With respect to matter, Earth is mostly
48. The study of good and bad, right and wrong
49. Do plants grow better in natural light or under fluorescent light? What is the independent variable?
50. Organisms which harness the sun's energy directly are referred to as .....
51. What is one way to reduce the carbon emissions from passenger cars?
52. "A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question" is the definition of a (n)
53. Movement out of an area
54. All the members of one type of species in a specific area.
55. When multiple organisms seek the same limited resource, this is referred to as?
56. This type of threat to biodiversity involves cutting down forests, draining wetlands, or generally changing a habitat so much that is is no longer usable by organisms that live there
57. A scientist is conducting research on mealworms. Which of the following pieces of equipment should be used by the scientist to determine the mass of each mealworm?
58. The variety of genetic variation, variety ofspecies in a community, or a variety ofcommunities in an ecosystem
59. Atoms of the same type that have been chemically combined are called .....
60. What is the main cause of forest destruction?