This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the sphere where everything that an organism needs to survive is called? A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 2. What could increase biodiversity in a population? A) A change in climate. B) Hybridizing with related species. C) Inbreeding between individuals. D) Overhunting of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hybridizing with related species. 3. The path of energy transfer from one organism to another in an ecosystem. A) Food Chain. B) Food Web. C) Energy Pyramid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food Chain. 4. Considered to be a part of the thermosphere. A) Ionosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ionosphere. 5. This is the main chemical supposedly responsible for global warming. A) Sulfuric acid. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon. D) Chlorine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon. 6. Which is NOT one of the major points in the theory of evolution by natural selection? A) Organisms have the ability to produce more offspring than can survive. B) Limited resources produce a struggle for existence. C) Communities are populations of different species. D) Organisms with advantageous traits produce more offspring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communities are populations of different species. 7. Field of study on the nature of the world. A) Environment. B) Ecosystem. C) Environmental Science. D) Environmental Management. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Science. 8. The purpose of cellular respiration is to produce? A) Energy. B) Oxygen. C) Sugar. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy. 9. What are the two types of things? A) Living. B) Non-living. C) Human. D) Living & non-living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Living & non-living. 10. The following examples Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Waxes belong to which macromolecule? A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lipids. 11. Natural selection works on the basis that some ..... allow individuals to interact with the environment more effectively than other members of the population. A) Events. B) Individuals. C) Organisms. D) Traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traits. 12. At what time of the year does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decrease as a result of natural processes? A) Summer. B) Fall. C) Winter. D) The amount stays constant year round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer. 13. Warm Air A) Rises. B) Sinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rises. 14. What will happen to coastal areas should global warming continue? A) They will have earthquakes and fall in the ocean. B) They will be flooded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will be flooded. 15. A possible result of pumping large amounts of water from an aquifer is that ..... A) Farms produce fewer crops. B) The aquifer cannot be recharged fast enough. C) The recharge zone shrinks. D) Groundwater stops being collected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The aquifer cannot be recharged fast enough. 16. A cost-benefit analysis is a(n) A) Study of the factors that influence that influence decisions of buyers and sellers. B) Economy in which the government decides what is made. C) Equilibrium between a product's supply and its demand. D) Comparison between what is sacrificed and gained by a specific action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comparison between what is sacrificed and gained by a specific action. 17. Elevation and the presence of features such as mountains and rivers make up an area's A) Topography. B) Thermohaline. C) Sequestration. D) Greenhouse effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topography. 18. Composed of the natural world and the "built" world A) Habitat. B) Environment. C) Surroundings. D) Places. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environment. 19. What kinds of resources make up your ecological footprint? A) Waste production. B) Water and energy use. C) Food and shelter. D) Clothing and transportation. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 20. Earth warms and algae populations will increase. The algae will use CO2, thus depleting CO2 from the atmosphere. A) Positive Feedback Loop. B) Negative Feedback Loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback Loop. ← 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