This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 380 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 380 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Type of ecological succession in which plants and animals colonize a habitat that was previously inhabited. A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary succession. 2. What does the prefix milli-mean? A) 1/100. B) 100. C) 1, 000. D) 1/1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1/1, 000. 3. What is the difference between and autotroph and a heterotroph? A) A heterotroph makes its own food, an autotroph needs to eat its food. B) An autotroph makes its own food, a heterotroph needs to eat its food. C) An autotroph eats grass and plants, a heterotroph eats other animals. D) They are both the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An autotroph makes its own food, a heterotroph needs to eat its food. 4. The Richter scale best describes the A) Frequency of a wave. B) Duration of an earthquake. C) Location of a wave. D) Magnitude of an earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magnitude of an earthquake. 5. An environmental factor such as storms and extreme heat or cold that decrease a population are considered to be. A) Density-dependent factor. B) Population density. C) Dispersion. D) Density-independent factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Density-independent factor. 6. Because global fisheries have dramatically seen a reduction in fish numbers, this technique has been used recently to supplement that loss. A) Monocropping. B) IPM. C) Contour farming. D) Aquaculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aquaculture. 7. ..... is a climber plant A) Grapevine. B) Mango. C) Grass. D) Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grapevine. 8. Tundra located north of the Arctic Circle A) Alpine Tundra. B) Alps. C) Mountains. D) Arctic Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arctic Tundra. 9. At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur? A) Divergent boundary. B) Convergent boundary. C) Transform boundary. D) Epicenter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divergent boundary. 10. What are the layers of gases surrounding our planet called? A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 11. Which of the following is not needed for photosynthesis to occur? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Sunlight. C) Nitrogen. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 12. An open system is one in which ..... A) Matter and energy can move in or out. B) Only energy is able to move in or out. C) An ecosystem changes due to disruptions. D) Only matter is able to move in or out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matter and energy can move in or out. 13. Most population growth is expected to happen in more or less developed countries? (Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh) A) More. B) Less. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 14. Which statement accurately describes effective scientists? A) They are willing to believe in ideas, even if there is no supporting evidence. B) They usually accept what they hear from others. C) They prefer to deal with questions that involve opinions and personal preferences. D) They are open to results that change and may even refute a previously accepted idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They are open to results that change and may even refute a previously accepted idea. 15. What is the term used for clean energy generated through natural sources? A) Fossil fuel. B) Renewable energy. C) Flue-gas desulfurization. D) Catalytic converter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable energy. 16. Which of the following foods takes the least energy to produce? A) Meat. B) Bread. C) Fresh vegetables. D) Cereal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fresh vegetables. 17. Describes conflicts associated with sharing resources A) Resource depletion. B) Non-renewable. C) Renewable resource. D) Tragedy of the Commons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragedy of the Commons. 18. Photosynthesizing plants affect the carbon cycle by ..... A) Creating more carbon atoms. B) Reducing the amount of carbon in the soil. C) Absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, lowering atmospheric levels of carbon. D) None of the above; plants do not affect the carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, lowering atmospheric levels of carbon. 19. To use a resource wisely to prevent waste is called A) Conservation. B) Renewable Energy. C) Solar. D) Hydroelectric tagsSEV4SEV5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation. 20. Secondary succession is A) The main reason a king can be replaced. B) A type of succession that occurs on a surface where no ecosystem existed before. C) A a type of succession that occurs inside a house. D) A type of succession that occurs on a surface where there had been an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A type of succession that occurs on a surface where there had been an ecosystem. ← 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