This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 461 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 461 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Elodea is an autotrophic organism which produces sugars at the bottom of some freshwater food chains. Elodea would best be classified as- A) Producers. B) Herbivores. C) Carnivores. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 2. Belief that God is the central aspect to existence A) Anthropocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Xenocentrism. D) Theocentricism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theocentricism. 3. Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? A) Evolution. B) Variation. C) Adaptation. D) Natural Selection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Selection. 4. Abbreviation for sulfur dioxide? A) Ill. B) NIGHT. C) Seek. D) CO5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ill. 5. When water evaporates directly from trees and other plants A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Transpiration. D) Tersipation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transpiration. 6. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of an age structure diagram? A) Shows percentages of a population. B) Describes why a population graph has a certain shape. C) It tells us about the number of males and females. D) Breaks down percentages of a population based on age group. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes why a population graph has a certain shape. 7. What is one action that can be used to reduce Ozone depletion? A) Use less CFC's. B) Use more plastic containers. C) Use more fossil fuels. D) Use less metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use less CFC's. 8. Water occurring in a stream, lake, river, reservoir, estuary, wetland or the ocean. A) Watershed. B) Drainage Divide. C) Surface Water. D) Ground Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surface Water. 9. What closes the recycling loop and ensures it is successful? A) Collecting recyclables. B) Buying goods made of recyclables. C) Making goods from recyclables. D) Profitable recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying goods made of recyclables. 10. What are the 5 basic components needed in any ecosystem? A) Energy, mineral nutrients, water, oxygen, living organisms. B) Energy, mineral nutrients, water, carbon dioxide, living organisms. C) Energy, mineral nutrients, water, oxygen, nonliving organisms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy, mineral nutrients, water, oxygen, living organisms. 11. Weather occurs here A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 12. Which of these statements is MOST accurate about the Sun? A) ) It has an infinite energy supply. B) ) It is near the end of its life cycle. C) ) It is in its infancy in terms of energy consumption. D) ) It has consumed approximately one-half of its expendable energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ) It has consumed approximately one-half of its expendable energy. 13. Zoning refers to A) Only certain areas that have laws. B) The classification of certain areas for development & land use. C) Only certain areas with public transportation. D) Areas where sprawl can occur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The classification of certain areas for development & land use. 14. Oil that is pumped from the ground. A) Neutrons. B) Oil Reserves. C) Petroleum. D) Fossil Fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum. 15. Water stored under Earth's surface A) Watershed. B) Aquifer. C) Groundwater. D) Surface water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Groundwater. 16. What would my control group be? Independent:type of musicDependent:test scores A) No music. B) Textbook. C) Test scores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No music. 17. What is a man grove A) A tree. B) A grove. C) A tree or shrub that grows in tropical swamps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tree or shrub that grows in tropical swamps. 18. Used to run a turbine at a power plant A) Steam. B) Biomass. C) Solar cell. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steam. 19. A study that compares the costs and benefits to society of providing a public good A) Policy. B) Economics. C) Demand. D) Cost-benefit analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cost-benefit analysis. 20. There are four separate layers that make up a temperate mixed forest. Which is also known as ground cover? A) Herbaceous layer. B) Shrub layer. C) Sub-canopy layer. D) Canopy layer. 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