This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 226 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 226 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the ethical perspective that best fits the following description:Development is opposed if it destroys life. A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biocentrism. 2. Nitrogen monoxide pollution is reduced by which mechanism below? A) Catalytic converter in automobiles. B) The muffler in automobiles. C) The transmission in automobiles. D) The rear winds on an airplane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catalytic converter in automobiles. 3. What does it mean to be a visual learner? A) You learn by seeing. B) You learn by moving. C) You learn by hearing. D) You learn by sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You learn by seeing. 4. Benefits that people obtain through their experiences with the ecosystem. A) Regulating services. B) Cultural services. C) Provisioning services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural services. 5. What is the term for an organism that makes it's own food (an autotroph)? A) Consumer. B) Herbivore. C) Producer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 6. Which of the following relationships demonstrates a prey-predator relationship in the tropical savanna? A) Raccoon and Wolf. B) Cheetah and Lion. C) Gazelle and Cheetah. D) Timur and Gazelle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gazelle and Cheetah. 7. As a result of global warming, some plant species in the mountains of California have A) Shifted their locations higher into the mountains. B) Developed shorter root systems. C) Increased the amount of area they cover. D) Become extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifted their locations higher into the mountains. 8. What part of the Earth includes all areas where organisms can obtain the energy they need? A) Biosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 9. All the individuals of a species living within a specific area are collectively called ..... A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 10. Which statement is incorrect about Sustainable Development Goals? A) It is a non-binding document formed as outcome of Rio+20 conference. B) There are 17 goals with 169 Targets and 304 indicators. C) It is successor of Millennium development goals. D) SDG implementation in India is ensured by MoEFCC. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SDG implementation in India is ensured by MoEFCC. 11. A beach is closed down due to pollution. How does this effect the community? A) Decline in available land for parking. B) Economic decline. C) Environmental decline. D) Economic and Environmental decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic and Environmental decline. 12. Which of the following is a Nitrite? A) Type. B) Storm. C) Na. D) Nah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storm. 13. Can observe living cells A) Light microscope. B) Electron microscope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light microscope. 14. Which side represents the light dependent reactions? A) Right. B) Left. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Left. 15. ..... is a biodegradable material that becomes a pollutant if allowed to accumulate more rapidly than it can decompose. A) Plastic. B) Mercury. C) Newspaper. D) Metal from junk cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Newspaper. 16. Phosphorus is found in all of the following except A) Soil and rocks. B) Fertilizer and matches. C) The air. D) Human cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The air. 17. Which level of an energy pyramid is most likely to have the highest number of organisms? A) Producers. B) Primary consumers. C) Secondary consumers. D) Tertiary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 18. Which environmental decision-making model is in the correct order? A) Make a decision. Gather information. Consider values. Explore consequences. B) Gather information. Consider values. Explore consequences. Make a decision. C) Consider values. Explore consequences. Make a decision. Gather information. D) Explore consequences. Make a decision. Gather information. Consider values. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gather information. Consider values. Explore consequences. Make a decision. 19. Which atmosphere layer contains the Ozone Layer? A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Exosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 20. Scientists are studying a graph showing the time differences between the seismic P-waves and the seismic S-waves as they travel through Earth. Which information can they learn from the graph? A) The magnitude of an earthquake. B) The duration of an earthquake. C) The epicenter of an earthquake. D) The intensity of an earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The epicenter of an earthquake. ← 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