This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 371 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 371 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Natural selection is the unequal survival that results from the presence or absence of: A) Cell walls. B) Learned behaviors. C) Particular traits. D) Breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Particular traits. 2. Which of the following are vertebrates? A) Clams. B) Frogs. C) Worms. D) Insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frogs. 3. How are the majority of power plants in our state powered? A) Coal. B) Natural gas. C) Nuclear energy. D) Hydroelectric dams. E) Solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 4. What phrase describes the conflicts associated with sharing resources? A) Survival of the fittest. B) Tragedy of the Commons. C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. D) My way or the highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons. 5. Why do we see different phases of the Moon? A) It revolves around the Sun. B) It revolves around the Earth. C) It rotates. D) Eath's axis is tilted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It revolves around the Earth. 6. Which of the following tells consumers which brands are made eco-friendly? A) A tax break. B) A subsidy. C) And ecolabel. D) A policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) And ecolabel. 7. What is often a pioneer species? A) Lichen. B) Pilgrims. C) Grass. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lichen. 8. Ecology is focused on: A) The study of animals. B) The study of plants. C) The study of the air, water, and land surrounding an organism or a community, which ranges from a small area to Earth's entire biosphere. D) The study of how organisms react with their environment and each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of how organisms react with their environment and each other. 9. Which of the following is an example of a scientist's physical model? A) A crash-test dummy for a car company. B) A diagram of the structure of an atom. C) A map of Denver, Colorado. D) A satellite image of South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A crash-test dummy for a car company. 10. What is Earth's largest system? A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geosphere. 11. Which organisms are most likely to survive? A) The best adapted. B) The fastest. C) The strongest. D) The most domesticated (tamed). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The best adapted. 12. If you think something in the environment is worth saving because it is pretty. This is a decision based on ..... A) Aesthetic value. B) Economic value. C) Ethical value. D) Cultural value. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aesthetic value. 13. Pollution traced to a single point A) Water shed. B) Permeable. C) Point source pollution. D) Non-point source pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point source pollution. 14. The law of demand states A) When price goes up demand goes up. B) When price goes up demand goes down. C) When price goes down demand goes down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When price goes up demand goes down. 15. The carbon cycle is responsible for which processes? A) Cloud Production & Rain. B) Cellular Respiration & Making Fossil Fuels. C) Evaporation & Condensation. D) Volcanic Eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cellular Respiration & Making Fossil Fuels. 16. Which of the following would be a supporting service? A) Bees pollinating flowers. B) Wild plants that serve medical purposes. C) Tourism. D) Fish that are used to feed populations of humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bees pollinating flowers. 17. The purpose of seed dispersal is for the seeds to ..... A) Germinate at the same time. B) Move to the same place and grow. C) Move further away from the parent plant. D) Compete with one another for minerals in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move further away from the parent plant. 18. True or False:Species are only invasive in their native environments. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Timi and Tommy had vanilla ice-cream as ..... after they dined in at a fancy restaurant. A) Starter. B) Dessert. C) Lunch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dessert. 20. Carbon monoxide is released from ..... A) Human body. B) Plants. C) Vehicles. D) Styrofoam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vehicles. ← 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