Environmental Sciences Quiz 120 (20 MCQs)

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1. The ecological footprint for a person in a particular country takes into account what requirements of supporting that individual?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

2. Where is magnetic force strongest on a magnet?

Correct Answer: A) Near the ends.

3. Which type of succession occurs after some kind of natural disaster wipes out most of the vegetation in a habitat?

Correct Answer: B) Secondary Succession.

4. The process that releases carbon and nitrogen into the soil through decay is .....

Correct Answer: C) Decomposition.

5. Natural Resources that can be quickly replenished within the lifespan of a human is considered to be .....

Correct Answer: A) Renewable.

6. The capacity of Earth's natural systems that support life to maintain stability or to adapt to changing environmental conditions indefinitely

Correct Answer: B) Sustainability.

7. Photosynthesis is an important part of the ..... cycle

Correct Answer: A) Carbon.

8. An animal that hunts and eats other animals for energy

Correct Answer: B) Predator.

9. Recharge zone

Correct Answer: C) The surface area the ground water replenishes the water stored within the aquifer.

10. These services help natural processes and indirectly help humans

Correct Answer: C) Regulating services.

11. A layer of impurities that forms atop molten metal during smelting

Correct Answer: B) Slag.

12. What shape pupil does a venomous snake have?

Correct Answer: C) Elliptical.

13. A tropical or subtropical marine swamp; characterized by the abundance of low to tall trees

Correct Answer: C) Mangrove Swamps.

14. A belief that humans have no claim to anything on the earth and are merely passing through is an idea of .....

Correct Answer: D) Preservationists.

15. What's the main macromolecule in pasta?

Correct Answer: A) Carbohydrate.

16. Which fossil fuel is made when plants from swamps are covered, pressed, and heated for millions of years?

Correct Answer: C) Coal.

17. What are the reactants (what's needed) for photosynthesis?

Correct Answer: B) Light, water, and carbon dioxide.

18. What is the process by which nitrogen is cycled between living organisms and the environment?

Correct Answer: B) The process is called the nitrogen cycle.

19. "Matter cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes form. '' is known as

Correct Answer: C) The Law of Conservation of Matter.

20. Which trophic level has the least energy available and the least biomass? (click picture)

Correct Answer: D) Trophic level 4.