This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 396 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 396 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first 350 m in depth of the ocean A) Surface zone. B) Thermocline. C) Deep zone. D) Aphotic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surface zone. 2. Tell if the item is an abiotic factor or biotic ..... TREE A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biotic. 3. What is a peer review? A) A system for writers to submit for publishing. B) A system for checking research papers before publishing. C) A system for publishers to submit writing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A system for checking research papers before publishing. 4. Fungi and bacteria belong to which group of biotic components of the ecosystem? A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 5. Choose the characteristics of tropical desert A) Hot but dry most of the year and has few plants. B) Hot but wet most of the year. C) Cold and rainy. D) Cold and snowy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot but dry most of the year and has few plants. 6. Which of the following eats both producers and consumers? A) Herbivores. B) Carnivores. C) Omnivores. D) Detritivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivores. 7. Rabbit live in a hole. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Ocean acidity only affects marine animals A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What is the most likely benefit of using stem cells? A) Repairing or replacing genes. B) Repairing or replacing damaged cells and tissues. C) Treating serious infections. D) Engineering bacteria to produce useful proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repairing or replacing damaged cells and tissues. 10. At this nuclear accident there was an earthquake that triggered a tsunami and caused flooding of the nuclear powerplant A) Chernobyl. B) Fukushima. C) Three mile Island. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fukushima. 11. What is the simplest way to increase the amount of energy generated for a solar-powered device? A) Add more solar cells. B) Change the angle of solar cells. C) Use a lighter material. D) Use smaller solar cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add more solar cells. 12. What is the term for the practice of managing the use and conservation of natural resources in a sustainable way? A) Resource Depletion. B) Resource Management. C) Resource Exploitation. D) Resource Extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource Management. 13. In a coal powered electric plant the coal is used directly to ..... A) Move the copper coil. B) Push the turbine. C) Heat the water. D) Make the magnet magnetized. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heat the water. 14. This micronutrient strengthens bones and is needed by plants grown in acidic soil because it limit growth. It is also needed by coral and snails. A) Potassium. B) Calcium. C) Iron. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 15. All nutrients move through an ecosystem in A) Energy pyramids. B) Ecological pyramids. C) The water cycle. D) Biogeochemical cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biogeochemical cycles. 16. Invasive species such as lionfish and pythons can compete with the native species and have a direct effect on an ecosystems through a- A) Decrease in biodiversity. B) No change in the ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease in biodiversity. 17. Syngas is one of the products in ..... A) Combustion. B) Anaerobic digestion. C) Pyrolysis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pyrolysis. 18. Widest range of temperatures A) Rain. B) Coniferous. C) Deciduous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous. 19. What is the term for a type of pollution that affects the water we drink and use? A) Water pollution. B) Sewage. C) Contamination. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Two forms of energy from the same fuel source is ..... A) Coefficient. B) Conversion. C) Thermal. D) Cogeneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cogeneration. ← 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