Environmental Sciences Quiz 104 (20 MCQs)

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1. Biomass

Correct Answer: D) Amount of plants.

2. The independent variables in the "New Life Form Gizmos" was:

Correct Answer: A) Temperature, Water and Light.

3. A pod of orca whales would belong to which level of organization?

Correct Answer: C) Population.

4. ..... is the sum of all the conditions surrounding us (or another organism) that influence life

Correct Answer: A) Environment.

5. How can zoos, botanic gardens, and wildlife parks help save species?

Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (c).

6. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Correct Answer: C) Aims to reduce pests with minimal environmental damage.

7. Horses eat grasses and other plants in order to gain their nutrition. Horses would best be classified as-

Correct Answer: B) Herbivores.

8. Which action can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions caused by driving?

Correct Answer: C) Using public transportation.

9. A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against

Correct Answer: A) Those who benefit from the action.

10. This picture represents our field trip to?

Correct Answer: B) UWG geosciences.

11. A group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce is a(n)

Correct Answer: B) Species.

12. Which part of the water cycle occurs when ocean water is heated?

Correct Answer: B) Evaporation.

13. A resource that forms at a much slower rate than the rate at which it is consumed

Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable Resource.

14. Residents of the US & Canada enjoy some of the lowest ..... taxes in the world.

Correct Answer: A) Gasoline.

15. Who was the Most Quoted Voice in the history of conservation, and in their writings, laid the groundwork for the field of environmental ethics?

Correct Answer: A) Aldo Leopold.

16. A radioactive gas that can build up in homes.

Correct Answer: D) Radon.

17. Concerns over the wide use of synthetic pesticides include all of the following unintended effects EXCEPT

Correct Answer: D) Acidification of nearby streams.

18. Which of the following can increase a person's ecological footprint?

Correct Answer: C) Turning the air conditioning on.

19. Through the process of photosynthesis, plants pull CO2 from the air to make plant food for themselves.

Correct Answer: A) True.

20. What are some of the functions of proteins?

Correct Answer: C) Enzymes and transporting materials across the cell membrane.