This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 128 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 128 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The species which are at the verge of the extinction ..... A) Endemic. B) Extinct. C) Endangered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endangered. 2. Which of the following types of organisms perform photosynthesis? A) A primary producer. B) An herbivore. C) A carnivore. D) To tubivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A primary producer. 3. In the last several hundred years, human population has ..... dramatically. A) Increased. B) Decreased. C) Stayed the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased. 4. The purpose of a controlled experiment is to allow a scientist to isolate and test- A) A single variable. B) Several variables. C) Many data. D) A conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A single variable. 5. What are push factors? A) The reasons people are forced to leave rural areas and move to cities. B) The reasons people are drawn to cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reasons people are forced to leave rural areas and move to cities. 6. Which of the following is true of land-use plans? A) Developers must prepare detailed reports assessing the environmental impact of their projects. B) The public often has input in land-use plans. C) Projects in environmentally sensitive areas may be hotly debated. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Nuclear Energy is A) Renewable. B) Non Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non Renewable. 8. Omnivore A) Plant eaters. B) Plant & meat eaters. C) Meat eaters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plant & meat eaters. 9. Define sustainability: A) Meeting the needs of the present with compromising the ability of future generations. B) Meeting the needs of the past without compromising the ability of future generations. C) Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations. 10. Is the following concept true or false?-Population is a collection of people residing in a certain territory (commune, district, province, country, continent or the entire earth)" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 11. Name two examples of Renewable energy? A) Coal and Nuclear. B) Oil and Gas. C) Solar Panels and Hydroelectric. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar Panels and Hydroelectric. 12. When 2 species benefit from a symbiotic relationship A) Herbivory. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mutualism. 13. Where does a primary producer get its energy? A) Other producers. B) Primary consumers. C) Secondary consumers. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sunlight. 14. A ratio that compares the amount of water vapor the air contains to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature is A) Temperature inversion. B) Radiation. C) Relative humidity. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relative humidity. 15. What kind of change is MOST LIKELY to lead to the extinction of an organism? A) Change in climate. B) Change in weather. C) Change in season. D) Change in color. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change in climate. 16. Acid shock can be treated by A) Decreasing the pH of the affected water to 2.0. B) Pouring sulfuric acid into the affected water. C) Adding powdered aluminum to the affected water. D) Adding powdered lime to the affected water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adding powdered lime to the affected water. 17. Air pollution generated in China affects air quality in WESTERN coastal states in the United States and in British Columbia, Canada A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. ..... takes good care of us. A) Enemies. B) Parents. C) Animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parents. 19. Which organism is at the bottom of most aquatic food chains? A) Fish. B) Barnacles. C) Phytoplankton. D) Zooplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phytoplankton. 20. What is evolution? A) A change in a population over time. B) A change in an individual over time. C) A change in a species over time. D) A change in a biome over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A change in a population over time. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books