This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 213 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 213 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a food web / food chain, what do you call an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms? A) Consumer. B) Decomposer. C) Detritroph. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposer. 2. Which of the following is not a (CON) negative of ecotourism? A) Pollution left behind by tourist. B) Rare species are trapped and turned into souvenirs. C) Local are often relocated. D) Preservation of the habitat and biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preservation of the habitat and biodiversity. 3. Modern understandings of sustainable development hold that sustainability occurs when: A) Biodiversity resources exceed human demand. B) External costs are factored into the value of all converted ecosystems. C) Environmental goals overlap with social and economic goals, achieving a triple bottom line. D) All economic costs of altering, developing, and maintaining converted ecosystems are taken into consideration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental goals overlap with social and economic goals, achieving a triple bottom line. 4. A gap in the sequence of sedimentary rock layers caused by erosion. A) Inclusion. B) Unconformity. C) Cross-cutting. D) Isotope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unconformity. 5. You are managing a large lot of cattle. A pharmaceutical company wants you to try a new antibiotic to treat Shipping Fever in newly arrived cattle. The company claims that it is less expensive and more effective than the current antibiotic you are using. You will measure the temperature of the cattle to see whether or not it works. WHAT IS A CONTROLLED VARIABLE (CONSTANT)? A) Type of cow. B) Antibiotic. C) No Antibiotic. D) Temperature of Cattle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Type of cow. 6. How is a sustainable world characterized? A) A society which there is no peace. B) A world in which people are wasteful with all resources. C) Society whose long term prospects for continuing to exist are good. D) Society in which fossil fuels are the answer to the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Society whose long term prospects for continuing to exist are good. 7. Explaining the color of a chemical would be what kind of observation? A) Qualitative. B) Quantitative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qualitative. 8. Any physical structure (body part or covering) or behavior that helps an animal survive A) Behavioral adaptation. B) Physical adaptation. C) Mimicry. D) Learned behavior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical adaptation. 9. You are studying a forest with an average tree density of 8 trees per 100m2, an invasive pest insect infests the forest reducing the tree density by 25%. How many trees would you find if you were to count them in a 10m by 10m plot? A) 2. B) 4. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 10. About half of the electricity used in the United States is generated by A) Combustion of coal. B) Combustion of natural gas. C) Combustion of crude oil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Combustion of coal. 11. Fertilizer, sewage, and animal feces can wash in to water, leading to ..... A) Thermal pollution. B) Artificial eutrophication. C) Desalination. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial eutrophication. 12. The ..... is an example for a coastal environment. A) Desert. B) Mammal. C) Nile Delta. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nile Delta. 13. Icecaps and glaciers is where most of the ..... on Earth is located. A) Fresh water. B) Salt water. C) Salt. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresh water. 14. What is the following sentence an example of?Two out of three high school students fail to get enough sleep. A) Claim. B) Evidence. C) Reasoning. D) Thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence. 15. Oaks and maple trees are examples of ..... A) Conifers. B) Deciduous trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous trees. 16. Changes in ..... takes place for short periods of time. A) Weather. B) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 17. Which biome has the highest rainfall? A) Temperate Rain Forest. B) Tropical Rain Forest. C) Desert. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical Rain Forest. 18. Removing trees so that native prairie grasses can grow again is an example of A) Ecological restoration. B) Zoning. C) Green building. D) Greenways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecological restoration. 19. Which of the following is a human impact on the water cycle? A) Overuse of water causing water shortages. B) Eutrophication. C) Burning fossil fuels. D) Burning forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overuse of water causing water shortages. 20. Environmental science is the study of ..... A) How the natural world works. B) How the environment affects humans. C) How humans affect the environment. D) All of these choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these choices. ← 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