This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 410 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 410 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the major function of nucleic acids? A) Storing genetic information. B) Storing energy (long-term). C) Storing energy (short-term). D) Building skin, hair, nails, muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storing genetic information. 2. What happens if just one thing changes in an ecosystem? A) Nothing. B) Some species might die or leave. C) One species would be affected. D) More species would move in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some species might die or leave. 3. An undesirable change in the natural environment that is caused by a substance that is harmful to living organisms. A) Pollution. B) Agriculture. C) Ecology. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution. 4. When 1 species benefits and the other is harmed in a symbiotic relationship A) Herbivory. B) Mutualism. C) Commensalism. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parasitism. 5. Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the organism? A) A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous. B) Squirrels consuming plenty of food in preparation for hibernation in winter. C) A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves. D) A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A butterfly has bright colors to warn predators that it is poisonous. 6. Industrial agriculture maximizes production and profits by using excessive amounts of chemicals pesticides, herbicides and hormones. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which of the following is the best example of primary succession? A) Flood $\rightarrow$ mosses $\rightarrow$ shrubs $\rightarrow$ hemlock trees. B) Abandoned farm $\rightarrow$ grasses $\rightarrow$ exposed rock $\rightarrow$ high order carnivores. C) Exposed rocks $\rightarrow$ mosses $\rightarrow$ grasses $\rightarrow$ herbivores. D) Forrest fires $\rightarrow$ lichens $\rightarrow$ bushes $\rightarrow$ deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exposed rocks $\rightarrow$ mosses $\rightarrow$ grasses $\rightarrow$ herbivores. 8. Social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world A) Anthropology. B) Socialism. C) Politicalism. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmentalism. 9. Species native to a particular area A) Keystone species. B) Endangered species. C) Endemic species. D) Exotic species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endemic species. 10. What are the main sources of pollution? A) Natural disasters, volcanic eruptions, and cosmic radiation. B) Industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, burning of fossil fuels, agricultural activities, and waste disposal. C) Deforestation, construction activities, and mining operations. D) Household cleaning products, personal care products, and pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust, burning of fossil fuels, agricultural activities, and waste disposal. 11. Pick the taxonomy groups with the right sequence ..... from general to specific * A) Order, -Family-Phylum. B) Kingdom-Family-Class. C) Family-Order-Class. D) Phylum-Order-Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phylum-Order-Family. 12. The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water. A) Ecosystem. B) Population. C) Community. D) Habitat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat. 13. Not consuming enough fats, carbohydrates, or protein A) Anemia. B) Famine. C) Protein-calorie malnutrition. D) Kilocalorie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protein-calorie malnutrition. 14. Which of the following go through the process of photosynthesis? A) Bees. B) Algae. C) Humans. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algae. 15. Which of the following would help forest communities to release their seeds, clear away deadwood, and encouraging new growth? A) Meteor. B) Tsunami. C) Floods. D) Forest fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forest fires. 16. Organisms that make their own food by using sunlight or chemical energy to convert simple inorganic molecules into complex, energy-rich organic molecules like glucose are called A) Consumer. B) Heterotroph. C) Producer. D) Carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Producer. 17. The energy lost between trophic levels A) Can be captured by parasites. B) Cools the surrounding environment. C) Is used in the course of normal living. D) Disappears forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is used in the course of normal living. 18. Which country releases the greatest quantity of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere per capita (per person)? A) China. B) The USA. C) Russia. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The USA. 19. A ..... community is a relatively stable, long lasting community that is the result of succession. A) Land. B) Water. C) Climax. D) Complete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climax. 20. Which of the following is the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body? A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. ← 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