This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences β Quiz 10 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. (a) selection is when wild organisms who are best adapted to their environments are more likely to survive A) A Natural. B) Artificial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Natural. 2. Which of the following is NOT a problem that Lake Erie continues to struggle with? A) Invasive Species. B) Toxic, point source pollution. C) Contaminated sediments. D) Bacterial pollution that closes beaches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toxic, point source pollution. 3. The largest level of ecological classification A) Ecosystem. B) Biome. C) Population. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 4. In a desert environment, cactus wrens (a bird) often build their nests in cholla cacti to avoid predators. This behavior does not hurt the cacti. Which type of relationship do cactus wrens and cholla cacti demonstrate? A) Competitive. B) Commensalism. C) Mutualism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 5. The ..... was the time period when humans began to farm and raise animals. A) Hunter-gathering period. B) Industrial Revolution. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural Revolution. 6. What is an advantage of incineration over other waste disposal methods? A) Incineration decreases the volume of waste the must be placed in the landfill. B) Lower risk of air pollution. C) The costs of building and running ans incinerator are much lower. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incineration decreases the volume of waste the must be placed in the landfill. 7. How much waste does the average American produce per day? A) 1.4 kg. B) 2.5 kg. C) 4.6 kg. D) 1.8 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.8 kg. 8. Plants are green because of the presence of a pigment called: A) Glucose. B) Chlorophyll. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorophyll. 9. The temporary or permanent removal of large expanses of forest for agriculture, settlements, or other uses A) Rangeland. B) Deforestation. C) Biodiversity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestation. 10. You should always wash your hands after a lab. A) True, you should wash your hands. B) False, there is no need to wash your hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, you should wash your hands. 11. Define the term nonβrenewable. A) Will eventually run out. B) Will never run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will eventually run out. 12. Eutrophication of a body of water is often caused by the addition of A) Carbon and/or proteins. B) Lipids and/or hydrocarbons. C) Carbon and/or phosphorus. D) Phosphorus and/or nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phosphorus and/or nitrogen. 13. This is the largest biome in the world. A) Taiga. B) Tundra. C) Desert. D) Rain forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taiga. 14. This occurs when one or more organism uses the same resource at the same time A) Decomposition. B) Competition. C) Respiration. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competition. 15. The complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit A) Biome. B) Ecosystem. C) Community. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 16. Which layer is the thinnest? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Outer core. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crust. 17. This type of growth, represented with an S curve, is growth with limiting factors that bring the population near carrying capacity A) Carrying capacity. B) Logistic growth. C) Exponential growth. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Logistic growth. 18. ..... tells consumers which brands are made with processes that do not harm the environment. A) Nutrition labels. B) Ecolabelling. C) Food labelling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecolabelling. 19. Models used by scientists include A) Conceptual models. B) Variable models. C) Both (A) and (C). D) Both (A) and (C). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (A) and (C). 20. A re-creation of an event that enable an investigator to support or disprove a hypothesis. A) Data Collection. B) Reproducibility. C) Experiment. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experiment. β PreviousNext βRelated QuizzesScience QuizzesEnvironmental Sciences Quiz 1Environmental Sciences Quiz 2Environmental Sciences Quiz 3Environmental Sciences Quiz 4Environmental Sciences Quiz 5Environmental Sciences Quiz 6Environmental Sciences Quiz 7Environmental Sciences Quiz 8Environmental Sciences Quiz 9 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books