This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 180 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 180 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The non-living components of an ecosystem that influence its characteristics and dynamics are called A) Biotic factors. B) Habitat. C) Ecosystem. D) Abiotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abiotic factors. 2. It is a theory that large portions of the earth's crust and mantle shift forming major geographic features on the earth's surface.Identify the theory being described in the sentence. A) Landbridge theory. B) Plate-tectonics theory. C) Theory of energy. D) Theory of gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate-tectonics theory. 3. Germ-plasm banks A) Involve breeding species in captivity then reintroducing them into nature. B) Store genetic material, such as seeds, for future use. C) House the few remaining members of a species. D) Protect natural habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Store genetic material, such as seeds, for future use. 4. Saving energy, reducing waste, using recyclable packaging, and limiting or eliminating the use of plastics are all examples of ..... A) Non-renewable Resources. B) Sustainable Development. C) Ecological Footprint. D) Environmental Justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable Development. 5. How does the increase in the use of fossil fuel contribute to global rise of temperature? A) It contributes to the destruction of ozone layer. B) It increases the ability of sun's radiation to penetrate the earth's atmosphere. C) It decreases the ability of the atmosphere to radiate the energy of the sun. D) It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 6. How is a decomposer also a consumer? A) A decomposer only eats consumers. B) A decomposer consumes the remains of other organisms. C) A decomposer consumes only energy, but no matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A decomposer consumes the remains of other organisms. 7. In 1898 Svante Arrhenius claimed that the burning of fossil fuels may lead to what? A) Instantaneous death. B) Spontaneous generation. C) Inquinated evolution. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Global warming. 8. Which structure is not found in the cytoplasm? A) Nucleolus. B) Central Vacuole. C) Ribosomes. D) Mitochondria. E) You can find all of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleolus. 9. Scientists predict that the hurricanes coming off the warming waters of the Gulf of Mexico will be less severe and less frequent. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. The amount of land and water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources A) Environmental Science. B) Sustainability. C) Ecology. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological Footprint. 11. Which program cleared the river valley in Tennesee and brought electricity to these rural parts near the river? A) CCC. B) WPA. C) TVA. D) FDIC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TVA. 12. Which of these is NOT an example of an abiotic factor? A) Soil. B) Temperature. C) Bacteria. D) Rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bacteria. 13. To rduce our carbon footprint and reduce pollution people should A) Consume more items. B) Burn trash when appropriate. C) Reuse. D) Throw away items. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reuse. 14. The heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere by solar radiation that is absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere, mainly water vapor and carbon dioxide A) Renewable resource. B) Climate change. C) Natural resource. D) Greenhouse effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenhouse effect. 15. If 10 mg of iodine 131 is given to a patient, how much is left after 24 days? The half-life of iodine-131 is 8 days. A) 1. Infectious. B) 1. Ahj. C) 10g. D) 10mg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. Infectious. 16. The Spotted Owl is an endangered species in the Pacific Northwest corner of America. Because the Spotted Owl is protected under the Endangered Species Act, logging companies cannot cut down the woods where the owl lives. All of the other plants and animals that live with the Spotted Owl are protected because of the Spotted Owl. The Spotted Owl is an example of a ..... species. A) Invasive. B) Endemic. C) Umbrella. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Umbrella. 17. Positively charged ion that losses an electron A) Proton. B) Cation. C) Anion. D) Neutron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cation. 18. What does acid rain do to plants and trees? A) It benefits plants significantly, as there are acids in the rain that provide the plants nutrients. B) It kills trees and plants because it makes it difficult for them to absorb calcium. C) It kills plants, because as the rain hits the plant, the acid removes nutrients necessary for them to survive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It kills trees and plants because it makes it difficult for them to absorb calcium. 19. In which type of climate are there high temperatures throughout the year? A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Boreal. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 20. The world's average ecological footprint is about 2.7 hectares/person compared to the U.S. average of 9.5 hectares/person. The world is depleting renewable resources approximately ..... % faster than they can be replenished; however, the U.S. impact alone is approximately ..... times greater than the world average A) 30%;3. B) 15%;2.5. C) 30%;5. D) 30%;2.5. 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