This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 321 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 321 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Epidemiologists study what type of hazards? A) Chemical hazards. B) Financial hazards. C) Emotional hazards. D) Biological hazards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological hazards. 2. Local governments do not regulate A) Recycling. B) Sewage treatment. C) Water quality. D) The filing of environmental impact statements tagsSEV4SEV5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The filing of environmental impact statements tagsSEV4SEV5. 3. Most of the oil used in the United States is used for A) Industry. B) Transportation. C) Electric power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transportation. 4. What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods? A) Foods with higher quantities. B) Organisms with more fur. C) Foods or organiisms with DNA modified in a way that doesn't occur naturally. D) Food and organisms that have been injected with hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foods or organiisms with DNA modified in a way that doesn't occur naturally. 5. Which of the following would be the best way for a farmer to reduce water loss from evaporation and thus conserve water? A) Dig deeper wells. B) Install low-flow toilets. C) Install a drip irrigation system. D) Recycle cooling water and wastewater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Install a drip irrigation system. 6. Purchasing fewer clothes could reduce your carbon footprint by: A) Saving you money which would make you more financially secure. B) Leading to less land being cleared to grow fiber crops such as cotton. C) Reducing the fuel required to transport clothes from overseas. D) Setting a good example for your friends so that you can show them how good a person you are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leading to less land being cleared to grow fiber crops such as cotton. 7. An example of something that is biodegradable is A) A leaf in a compost pile. B) A plastic milk jug in a landfill. C) A polystyrene burger container in a trash can. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A leaf in a compost pile. 8. Turbidity describes A) The pH levels of water. B) How clear the water is, high turbidity means the water is very cloudy and light does not travel far. C) How clear the water is, high turbidity means the water is very clear and light travels to the bottome easily. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How clear the water is, high turbidity means the water is very cloudy and light does not travel far. 9. What does soil mean? A) A type of edible material. B) Something that plants do not need to grow. C) The material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The material on the surface of the ground in which plants grow. 10. The framework of organic molecules essential to all organisms is composed mainly of carbon atoms. Which processes are involved in the cycling of carbon within an environment? A) Photosynthesis and respiration. B) Evaporation and condensation. C) Transcription and translation. D) Diffusion and transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis and respiration. 11. GMOs are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested. A) Fact. B) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 12. Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics? A) Fossils. B) Mountains. C) Glaciers. D) Sand Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sand Erosion. 13. Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic A) Northface tundra. B) Alpine tundra. C) Polar tundra. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar tundra. 14. During the past 100 years, the growth in human populations in the urban areas of industrialized nations has greatly contributed to all BUT one of these environmental problems. That is A) Deforestation. B) Species extinction. C) Water contamination. D) Increased carbon dioxide emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water contamination. 15. In aquatic ecosystems, net primary productivity is related to A) Whether the water is fresh water or saltwater. B) The speed at which the water moves. C) Available sunlight and nutrients. D) Waves and tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Available sunlight and nutrients. 16. The ..... discussed and pointed out that if a resource is unregulated, individuals will consume it at a selfish rate. A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Industrial Revolution. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) Anthropocentric Writings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy of the Commons. 17. Erosion is most likely when the soil is A) Bare and exposed to wind and rain. B) Covered with grass. C) Plowed along the contour of the land. D) Covered with forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bare and exposed to wind and rain. 18. Which is the main objective of Environmental conservation? A) To save mankind. B) To satisfied human needs. C) To protect environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. High female literacy rate is usually associated with ..... countries. A) Developed. B) Developing. C) 3rd world. D) Smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developed. 20. Cebu Brown-dove Phapitreron frontalis is declared as a distinct of brown dove species and endemic to Cebu Island in 2014. CRITICALLY endangered endemic bird. It is locally called? A) Take care. B) Tagamaya. C) Basement. D) Korokotok. 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