This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 222 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 222 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following has a ( +, -) relationship? A) Parasitism. B) Mutualism. C) Competition. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parasitism. 2. Zero degrees latitude is known as A) The Prime Meridian. B) The International Dateline. C) The Arctic Circle. D) The Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Equator. 3. How can we conserve natural resources? A) By using non-renewable resources. B) By wasting as much as possible. C) By reducing, reusing, and recycling materials, using energy-efficient appliances and vehicles, conserving water, planting trees, and practicing sustainable farming and fishing methods. D) By polluting the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By reducing, reusing, and recycling materials, using energy-efficient appliances and vehicles, conserving water, planting trees, and practicing sustainable farming and fishing methods. 4. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem is called: A) Biome. B) Biodiversity. C) Biosphere. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 5. What process removes a oxygen gas from the atmosphere? A) Photosynthesis. B) Cellular respiration. C) Osmosis. D) Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cellular respiration. 6. Which type of coal was exposed to the highest temperature and pressures for the longest time? A) Lignite. B) Anthracite. C) Peat. D) Bituminous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthracite. 7. The image an example of a ..... A) Organism. B) Biosphere. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 8. This process converts ammonia into nitrites and nitrates for plants to use A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Ammonification. C) Nitrification. D) Denitrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrification. 9. Environmentalists are hoping to protect endangered organisms by calling for a reduction in the use of pesticides, because loss of these organisms would: A) Increase the mutation rate in plants. B) Cause pesticides to become more toxic to insects. C) Reduce biodiversity in various ecosystems. D) Decrease the space and resources available to other organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce biodiversity in various ecosystems. 10. The illegal dumping or littering of waste onto the land is called ..... pollution. A) Air. B) Land. C) Water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land. 11. Most of the insects have ..... legs. A) Two. B) Six. C) Four. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Six. 12. What food group supplies a large amount of protein? A) Dairy. B) Fruit. C) Meats. D) Vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meats. 13. What is the part of a river or stream where the water is muddy and rich in nutrients? A) Transition zone. B) Floodplain zone. C) Source zone. D) End zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floodplain zone. 14. These are not utilized by aquatic animals but are utilized aquatic plants. Has the formula NO3 A) Phosphates. B) Nitrates. C) Carbonates. D) Sulphates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrates. 15. Oil and Natural gas result from A) The migration of complex carbohydrates to nonporous rock formations. B) The decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the ocean floor millions of years ago. C) The burning of high sulfur, low grade uranium. D) The decay of plants that lived in swamps hundreds of thousands of years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The decay of tiny marine organisms that accumulated on the ocean floor millions of years ago. 16. Which process USES glucose? A) Cellular Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Chemosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cellular Respiration. 17. This layer is completely liquid A) Crust. B) Inner core. C) Mantle. D) Outer core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Outer core. 18. Identify disadvantages of tidal energy? A) Reliable, safe and cost effective. B) Predictable, reliable and harmful to wildlife. C) Harm to wildlife, expensive and can only be built in certain locations. D) Can be built anywhere, expensive and predictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harm to wildlife, expensive and can only be built in certain locations. 19. How is biodiversity of an ecosystem measured A) By the type of terrain it takes up. B) By the amount of rain it receives. C) By the number of species it contains. D) By the elevation it inhabits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the number of species it contains. 20. One cause of ..... is the burning of coal that contains a lot of sulfur. A) Acid rain. B) Soot. 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