This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 219 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 219 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Integrated pest management can include chemical pest control, ..... and a mix of farming methods. A) Sustainable agriculture. B) Biological pest control. C) Aquaculture. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biological pest control. 2. The goal of using resources to meet the needs of both current and future generations is referredto as A) NAFTA. B) Preservation. C) Remediation. D) Sustainability. E) Environmental science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 3. In an experiment, the factor of interest is called the A) Control group. B) Experimental group. C) Hypothesis. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Variable. 4. Which of the following is NOT a feature of an estuary? A) Has brackish water. B) Where one or more freshwater rivers flow into a body of saltwater. C) An example is a coral reef. D) Has a free connection to the open ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example is a coral reef. 5. Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond ecosystem? A) The water. B) A grasshopper. C) A frog. D) A snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The water. 6. Who is known as the father of Indian Environmental Science? A) Ramdeo Mishra. B) Sundarlal Bahuguna. C) Vinoba Bhave. D) Kasthuri Rangan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ramdeo Mishra. 7. Carbon monoxide can replace oxygen in the blood. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Non-renewable energy comes from natural resources that are not naturally replenished, such as ..... and coal. A) Uranium. B) Sunlight. C) Electricity. D) Water. E) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Oil. 9. These animals might be in trouble if their habitat changes A) Generalists. B) Specialists. C) Endangered. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specialists. 10. Which of the following is NOT responsible for increasing human populations? A) Advances in medicines. B) Improved living conditions. C) Declining animal populations. D) Increased food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declining animal populations. 11. What are three of the main environmental problems today? A) Water loss, deforestation, mineral depletion. B) Pollution, loss of biodiversity, resource depletion. C) Over population, fires, land loss. D) Hurricanes, flooding, fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution, loss of biodiversity, resource depletion. 12. ..... is the portion of renewable resources that can be used sustainably. A) Ecological negativity. B) Carbon footprint. C) Ecological deficit. D) Natural income. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural income. 13. Organisms in the soil are needed to help plants use A) Carbon. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 14. An ecological foot print is? A) A measurement of how human population demand on nature. B) A measurement of total greenhouse gas emission ing units of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A measurement of how human population demand on nature. 15. Earth is surrounded by a mixture of gases called the A) Geosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Sponge bobasphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 16. A(n) ..... species is one that moves into an ecosystem as a result of human intervention. A) Endemic. B) Endangered. C) Invasive. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Invasive. 17. Which title best summarises the main idea of the passage? A) Chances for owners of cow ranches. B) Threats to Amazon rainforest. C) Global warming effects. D) Habitat destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threats to Amazon rainforest. 18. Resources that cannot be replaced quickly A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Sunlight. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resource. 19. Organisms that live in this zone must be adapted to constant changes that occur as daily tides and waves alternately submerge and expose the shore. A) Benthic Zone. B) Intertidal Zone. C) Abyssal Zone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intertidal Zone. 20. The study of how humans interact with the environment A) Biology. B) Ethics. C) Environmental Science. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Science. ← 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