This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 358 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 358 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In an ecosystem, the higher an animal is up the food chain, the ..... you have of them in the ecosystem. A) More. B) Fewer. C) Abundant. D) Plethora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fewer. 2. Why is carbon so basic to life? A) Carbon has the highest melting/sublimation point of the elements. B) The reason is that carbon has the ability to form stable bonds with many elements, including itself. C) Elemental carbon can take the form of one of the hardest substances (diamond) or one of the softest (graphite). D) Pure carbon is considered non-toxic, although inhalation of fine particles, such as soot, can damage lung tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reason is that carbon has the ability to form stable bonds with many elements, including itself. 3. What is bycatch? A) Catching other sea life than what you were aiming to catch. B) Fish caught as the ships go by. C) Fish that escapes out of nets. D) Fish caught at the very end of the fishing season. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catching other sea life than what you were aiming to catch. 4. An organism that gets energy from eating plants or animals (or both) A) Producer. B) Consumer. C) Decoposer. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumer. 5. Infrared radiation is associated with A) Microwaves. B) Ultraviolet. C) X-rays. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heat. 6. As streams and rivers move across the land, they form a flowing network of water called a/an A) Aquifer. B) Groundwater. C) River system. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River system. 7. Greenhouse gas emissions from industries have a total upper allowed limit and permits that can be sold to other nations if the limit is not met. This is an example of: A) Incentives. B) Cap-and-trade policies. C) Tax breaks. D) Regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cap-and-trade policies. 8. What animal can be found in a temperate grassland biome? A) Wild dogs. B) Zebras. C) Bison. D) Polar Bears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bison. 9. Information you obtain through your senses, such as touch, sound and sight. A) Observation. B) Hypothesis. C) Question. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observation. 10. The major greenhouse gasses are ..... A) All of the options. B) Chlorofluorocarbons. C) Water vapor and carbon dioxide. D) Methane and nitrous oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the options. 11. The general term for any line that connects points of equal value is A) Contour Line. B) Isotherm. C) Isobar. D) Isoline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Isoline. 12. The 1991 Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement is meant to A) Reduce the acidic emission flowing across the Canada-U.S. boundary. B) Increase the use of alternative fuel sources. C) Set up a joint meteorological research council. D) Protect the ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce the acidic emission flowing across the Canada-U.S. boundary. 13. This group does not receive the variable in an experiment. A) Control group. B) Experimental group. C) Statistical group. D) Sample group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control group. 14. In the town of Podunk, Alabama the population at the beginning of the year was 4882. If 81 babies were born in that given year, what is the birth rate? Births/Pop = then x 1000 = Birth Rate A) 4.11. B) 16.59. C) 8.16. D) 33.18. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 16.59. 15. The nation's most used train systems are A) Light rail systems in medium-sized cities. B) Subway systems in the smaller cities. C) Commuter rail systems in rural communities. D) Heavy rail systems in the largest cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heavy rail systems in the largest cities. 16. Nature-centered philosophy that places intrinsic value on ecosystems regardless of their usefulness to humans. A) Deep-ecologists. B) Anthropocentric. C) Ecocentrism. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep-ecologists. 17. How do you stop a Tragedy of the Commons? A) Discipline people for being rude. B) Rules or Education. C) Take pictures in Snapchat and send them to your friends. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rules or Education. 18. The field of economics that recognizes the relationships between ecosystems and economic systems A) Ecolabelling. B) Environmental Economics. C) Corporate. D) Consumer. E) Ecological Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Ecological Economics. 19. Which process PRODUCES oxygen? A) Cellular Respiration. B) Photosynthesis. C) Chemosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 20. Excessive algae growth that forms large, floating mats A) Algal blooms (HBA's). B) Recharge zone. C) Artificial (cultural) eutrophication. D) Biological magnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Algal blooms (HBA's). ← 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