This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 486 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 486 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Examples of ..... are carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, a carbon monoxide, a molecule that blocks the blood from transporting oxygen. A) Ozone. B) Carbon oxide. C) VOC's. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon oxide. 2. What type of consumer only eats plants? A) Carnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Omnivore. D) Plantivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Herbivore. 3. Match the organisms with their role in the ecosystem A) Kudzu vine-invasive, beaver-keystone, sea urchin-foundation. B) Kudzu vine-keystone, beaver-invasive, sea otter-keystone. C) Kudzu vine-foundation, beaver-keystone, sea otter-invasive. D) Kudzu vine-invasive, beaver-foundation, sea otter-keystone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kudzu vine-invasive, beaver-foundation, sea otter-keystone. 4. The tragedy of the commons refers to A) The productive area of Earth needed. B) A group of various species that live in the same habitat. C) Gathering plants that grow naturally in their surroundings. D) When humans over use the resources in an area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When humans over use the resources in an area. 5. If pesticides are stored in the operation, where should they be kept? A) In a secure location, away from food and equipment. B) In a glass container, in a walk-in cooler. C) In dry storage, on a shelf below the food. D) In a plastic container, in any location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a secure location, away from food and equipment. 6. When water falls from the clouds A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Precipitation. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 7. What has the highest population density? Which area is the most densely populated? A) Farm. B) Forest. C) Suburb. D) City. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) City. 8. It suggests that human beings are the most important beings. All other living beings are but accessories that would assist in their survival A) Anthropocentrism. B) Non-Anthropocentrism. C) Psychocentrism. D) Holism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentrism. 9. The most abundant Greenhouse Gas in the atmosphere is ..... A) Carbon dioxide. B) Nitrogen gas. C) Nitrate. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 10. The process in which sediment are fused or glued together. A) Compaction. B) Deposition. C) Organic rock. D) Cementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cementation. 11. In big cities, what is the greatest threat to air quality? A) Vehicle emissions. B) Power plants. C) Landfill burning. D) Manufacturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehicle emissions. 12. Most of the energy of an ecosystem comes from ..... A) Plants. B) The sun. C) Animals. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 13. When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels, it is called A) Smog. B) Primary pollutant. C) Secondary pollutant. D) Air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air pollution. 14. In an estuary, when fresh water meets salt water, currents form and cause A) Limestone to fall to the bottom. B) Nutrients to fall the bottom. C) Harbors to be created. D) Freshwater ponds to become salty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrients to fall the bottom. 15. What is the main characteristic of abyssal plains? A) Full of deep trenches. B) Covered with high mountain ranges. C) Flat and lack of significant topographic features. D) Rich in diverse topographic features. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat and lack of significant topographic features. 16. Which of the following can naturally "fix" atmospheric nitrogen so plants can utilize it? A) Only bacteria. B) Bacteria and lightening. C) Herbivores. D) Carnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bacteria and lightening. 17. ..... energy sources replenish themselves or are continuously present as a feature of the solar system. A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Natural. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 18. Which of the following is NOT an example of how by which water cleans itself? A) Biochemical Process (Plants and Animals). B) Condensation Processes. C) Filtration, Freezing and Settling out. D) Sunlight Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condensation Processes. 19. The study of living organisms. A) Earth science. B) Biology. C) Social sciences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biology. 20. A complex organic chemical that provides energy to drive many processes in living cells, e.g. muscle contraction, nerve impulse propagation, chemical synthesis. A) Fermentation. B) Chemical reaction. C) Sunlight. D) ATP. 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