Environmental Sciences Quiz 456 (20 MCQs)

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1. Forests composed mainly of indigenous trees not deliberately planted

Correct Answer: A) Natural forests.

2. Relationships in which one organism lives inside or on another organism and harms it are called:

Correct Answer: A) Parasitism.

3. How do plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Correct Answer: D) Through photosynthesis.

4. Is the science by which matter and energy are made useful to humans in structures, machines, and products.

Correct Answer: A) Engineering.

5. By the end of the century how many degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature on Earth expected to increase? (prediction)

Correct Answer: D) 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

6. During the industrial revolution, the population grew in what type of area?

Correct Answer: B) Urban.

7. Natural causes of air pollution include all of the following except

Correct Answer: D) Wind.

8. In order to fix the pollution on the Tijuana River, the United States needs to .....

Correct Answer: A) Work with Mexico.

9. Which of the following was NOT mentioned as being regulated?

Correct Answer: B) Textiles.

10. The study of the environment that includes the physical, biological, and social sciences is known as

Correct Answer: B) Environmental science.

11. Which devices trap suspended particles in air by spraying water and other liquids?

Correct Answer: A) Wet scrubbers.

12. An organism that gets its energy requirements by consuming other organisms is known as a/an

Correct Answer: B) Heterotroph.

13. All are examples of Interventions and Signs of Hope except;

Correct Answer: D) Biohazards.

14. If a person eats a vegetable, the person is acting as a .....

Correct Answer: B) Primary consumer.

15. When spilled water seems to disappear, it actually just .....

Correct Answer: A) Evaporated.

16. Water Code of the Philippines

Correct Answer: B) PD 1067.

17. ..... are emitted directly into the atmosphere

Correct Answer: A) Primary pollutants.

18. Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food. Which do scientist classify as autotrophs?

Correct Answer: C) Plants.

19. Name of the supercontinent?

Correct Answer: C) Pangea.

20. What are the two waste recovery methods?

Correct Answer: B) Composting and recycling.