This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 144 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 144 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a non-living component of an ecosystem? A) Fish. B) Sunlight. C) Deer. D) Grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sunlight. 2. ..... is the term to describe all the members of one species living in a particular area. A) Community. B) Pod. C) Population. D) Gaggle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 3. It's products are glucose and oxygen. A) Cellular respiration. B) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 4. When a plant or animal becomes extinct, it is gone ..... A) Forever. B) Until next week. C) For 5 years. D) To sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forever. 5. All of the following issues involve environmental science except A) Measuring smog levels in cities. B) Asking people questions about how the feel about the environment. C) Studying the loss of plant and animal species. D) Publishing the results of a study on fossil fuel depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asking people questions about how the feel about the environment. 6. Why does ice float in liquid water? A) It is more dense. B) The density is the same. C) It is less dense. D) It does not float, it sinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is less dense. 7. Which natural resources are essential for living? A) Soda and chips. B) Football and t.v. C) Cars and trains. D) Air and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air and water. 8. What does "clean" mean for energy resources? A) Smells good. B) Creates pollution. C) Does not create pollution. D) Dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Does not create pollution. 9. This is an ecological unit that include all the different organisms living in a certain area, along with their physical environment. A) Habitat. B) Niche. C) Species. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 10. How did zebra muscles find their way to America? A) By bird. B) From floating logs. C) They swam. D) In the ballasts of ships. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the ballasts of ships. 11. An electrically charged atom or group of atoms is a(n): ..... A) Element. B) Molecule. C) Compound. D) Ion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ion. 12. Summers in tundra are longer and somewhat warmer than in taiga, enabling the ground to remain warmer than in the taiga. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Incentive type of agreement (Cap-and-trade), enacted in 1997. A) Kyoto Protocol. B) CITES. C) Paris Agreement. D) Montreal Protocol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyoto Protocol. 14. A world in which human populations can continue to exist indefinitely with a high standard of living and health A) Population crisis. B) Consumption. C) Sustainable. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable. 15. If human needs are met in a way that ensures that future generations can survive indefinitely, humans are living A) Environmentally. B) Sustainably. C) Freely. D) Effortlessly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainably. 16. When a population increase has a fixed percentage each year. The populations produce a J shaped curve when graphed. A) Logistic. B) Exponential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exponential. 17. The formal process of submitting research for examination by the scientific community A) Blogging. B) Peer review. C) Lobbying. D) Social media. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peer review. 18. Which of these is NOT a primary air pollutant? A) Smog. B) Particulate matter (PM2.5). C) Carbon monoxide (C0). D) Sulphur dioxide (S02). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smog. 19. How are negative ions created? A) A proton is lost. B) An electron is added. C) A proton is added. D) An electron is lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An electron is added. 20. The intermediate disturbance hpothesis states that intermediate levels of disturbance will A) Increase runoff. B) Decrease primary productivity. C) Increase species diversity. D) Decrease biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase species diversity. ← 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