This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 205 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 205 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The hazardous wastes are A) Toxic. B) Corrosive. C) Ignitable. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Freshwater ecosystems are a subset of Earth's aquatic ecosystems A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which of the following is an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed? A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Competition. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 4. Alligators are some of the largest predators found in the lakes and swamps in northern Florida. Which of the following helps alligators survive and compete for food in aquatic environments? A) They can swim with only their eyes and noses showing. B) They use sunlight to maintain their body temperatures. C) They absorb the water they need through their skins. D) They can become herbivores if other food is scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can swim with only their eyes and noses showing. 5. High ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels at Earth's surface can A) Produce CFCs. B) Damage DNA. C) Thin the ozone layer. D) Change weather patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Damage DNA. 6. Choose the characteristics of the temperate desert A) Hot summers or warm. B) Winters are cold. C) Vegetation is scarce. D) Receive more rain than tropical desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Receive more rain than tropical desert. 7. The removal of soil by wind or water is known as A) Soil Conservation. B) Soil Protection. C) Soil Erosion. D) Soil Processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil Erosion. 8. Where two plates are colliding. A) Convergent boundaries. B) Divergent boundaries. C) Transform boundaries. D) Tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent boundaries. 9. A measure of how hot (or cold) something is; specifically, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object. A) Temperature. B) Atmosphere. C) Cyanobacteria. D) Ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature. 10. What are canals? A) A way of controlling forest fires. B) Human made waterways that allow boats to get from one body of water to another. C) They are natural waterways like rivers and lakes. D) They are another name for a Gulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human made waterways that allow boats to get from one body of water to another. 11. Ecologists refer to plants as what? A) Consumers. B) Producers. C) Decomposers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producers. 12. .... pollution is harder to control, because it can't be traced back to a single source A) Point-source. B) Nonpoint-source. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonpoint-source. 13. Name that cycle:The one that has evaporation in it. A) Nitrogen Cycle. B) Water Cycle. C) Carbon Cycle. D) Oxygen Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water Cycle. 14. This is a process in which organisms gradually change over time. A) Environment. B) Competition. C) Evolution. D) Fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evolution. 15. What type of radiation is trapped on the Earth's Surface by the greenhouse effect? A) Ultraviolet rays. B) X-rays. C) Gamma rays. D) Infrared rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultraviolet rays. 16. The release of water vapor by plants through their leaves A) Evaporation. B) Transpiration. C) Precipitation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transpiration. 17. What is a riparian buffer? A) A zone of vegetation around a waterway. B) A zone of concrete that channels a waterway to prevent flooding. C) A zone of pasture land where animals can contribute manure and other nutrients to the water. D) A zone of water inside a forest or grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A zone of vegetation around a waterway. 18. What is the role of sunlight in an ecosystem? A) Sunlight is used by plants to produce food through photosynthesis, which is the basis for most food chains. B) Sunlight is used by animals for vision. C) Sunlight is used by decomposers to break down organic matter. D) Sunlight is used by predators to hunt their prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight is used by plants to produce food through photosynthesis, which is the basis for most food chains. 19. A form of communication that reaches many people at once is called A) Mega. B) Medium. C) Media. D) Maximum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Media. 20. This fossil fuel is formed from the remains of small organisms that lived in the ocean AND is a thick, black liquid A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Oil. D) Steam. 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