Environmental Sciences Quiz 161 (20 MCQs)

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1. Data that are qualitative are always-

Correct Answer: A) Described in words.

2. Which process breaks down rocks and assists in creating more soil?

Correct Answer: A) Weathering.

3. Succession that occurs in areas where no ecosystem has existed previously.

Correct Answer: A) Primary succession.

4. Also known as population pyramids

Correct Answer: A) Age Structure Diagram.

5. What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

Correct Answer: D) Transpiration.

6. This is a type of evolution by natural selection in which two or more species evolve in response to each other.

Correct Answer: D) Co-evolution.

7. Magma that reaches the earth's surface is called

Correct Answer: D) Lava.

8. Electric generators work by

Correct Answer: B) Converting mechanical energy into electrical energy.

9. What term describes the positive benefits that wildlife or ecosystems provides to people?

Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem services.

10. Aims to conserve terrestrial, marine and avianmigratory species throughout their range (globalscale)

Correct Answer: B) Convention on Migratory Species and Wild Animals.

11. What is the term for the process of breaking down organic material in a controlled environment to create a nutrient-rich soil conditioner?

Correct Answer: B) Composting.

12. Observations made during an experiment are called:

Correct Answer: A) Data.

13. What is the name of the animal that was both venomous and poisonous?

Correct Answer: B) Blue-Ringed Octopus.

14. The wise use and protection of natural resources

Correct Answer: D) Conservation.

15. What is the difference between rangelands and pastures?

Correct Answer: A) Pastures are fenced in and often owned by one person/entity, rangelands are not.

16. Get ready for a brain teaser! 🧠✨ A1.1Which of these can be framed as an if/then statement, proving it's something we can actually test?

Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis.

17. The shift of population from the countryside to a city is called:

Correct Answer: B) Urbanization.

18. The ecological footprint includes what we eat and how that food is produced, shipped and packed.

Correct Answer: A) True.

19. What type of rock is made from the processes of deposition, compaction and cementation?

Correct Answer: A) Sedimentary rock.

20. Which zone in a pond would you find phytoplankton?

Correct Answer: B) Limnetic Zone.