This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 553 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 553 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is true of parasitism? A) The presence of a parasite does not affect the host. B) Parasitism is identical to predation. C) The presence of a parasite may make an organism more susceptible to predation. D) Parasitism is cooperative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The presence of a parasite may make an organism more susceptible to predation. 2. The ..... is how an organism makes it's living. A) Work. B) Habitat. C) Niche. D) Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niche. 3. What is the primary pollutant responsible for the secondary pollutant acid rain? A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Natural gas. C) All greenhouse gases. D) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulfur dioxide. 4. The amount of oxygen in the water, measured in parts per million (ppm) A) PH. B) Dissolved Oxygen. C) Nitrates. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dissolved Oxygen. 5. A hole dug or drilled into the ground to provide a supply of water. A) Watershed. B) Desalination. C) Groundwater. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Well. 6. The ability of ecosystem to provide the necessities to allow an ecosystem to function. A) Provisioning. B) Cultural. C) Regulating. D) Supporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporting. 7. Selects only favorable discoveries A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pseudoscience. 8. What type of correlation is shown in the graph? A) Positive correlation. B) Negative correlation. C) No correlation. D) Scatter correlation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative correlation. 9. .... a noise, I turned around. A) Hear. B) Hearing. C) Heard. D) Being heard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hearing. 10. The rate at which water flows through the soil is called soil percolation or ..... A) Groundwater. B) Permeability. C) Soil Pores. D) Porosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permeability. 11. There is a lot of ice in a ..... environment. A) Desert. B) Urban. C) Polar. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar. 12. Large scale air pollution byburning fossil fuels creates global environmentalproblems including A) Smog and Rain Crystals. B) Acid Rain and Global warming. C) Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen. D) Typhoons and Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acid Rain and Global warming. 13. ..... means "two lives." A) Amphibians. B) Fish. C) Reptiles. D) Mammals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amphibians. 14. Which of the following gases is an important greenhouse gas? A) Hydrogen. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen. 15. In a centrally planned economy, the government and individuals play a role in the direction the economy takes A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. When did the Clean Water Act pass? A) 1950. B) 1776. C) 1972. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1972. 17. If rain has a ph of 7, is it more basic or acidic? A) Basic. B) Neutral. C) Acidic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neutral. 18. The plastic bottle holds two liters of soda. Is this a Qualitative Observation or Quantitative Observation? A) Qualitative Observation. B) Quantitative Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quantitative Observation. 19. Siberian Tigers living on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains are separated from other mountain regions in which the tigers could live. The mountains are an example of a(n) A) Invasive species. B) Mass extinction. C) He lives in a fragment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He lives in a fragment. 20. How does pollution affect the environment? A) Pollution affects the environment by causing harm to ecosystems, degrading air and water quality, and contributing to climate change. B) Pollution has no effect on the environment. C) Pollution improves the quality of air and water. D) Pollution has a positive impact on ecosystems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution affects the environment by causing harm to ecosystems, degrading air and water quality, and contributing to climate change. ← 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