This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 554 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 554 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biomes found up to 30 degrees north or south of the equator are often ..... A) Tundra. B) Grasslands. C) Deciduous forests. D) Tropical rain forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical rain forests. 2. In order to meet human needs, solutions need to:preserve ecosystem services, protect water/soil/climate, and help people meet their needs. These are characteristics of which of the following? A) Sustainable Development. B) Great Acceleration. C) Endangered Species Act. D) Species Area Rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable Development. 3. A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question A) Natural Resource. B) Experiment. C) Good Idea. D) Hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypothesis. 4. Coastal biome with a Mediterranean climate and low-lying vegetation. A) Chaparral. B) Taiga. C) Canopy. D) Savannah. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chaparral. 5. Base on the diagram of four stages of a biological process and on your knowledge of succession, stage IV will persist until it is altered by A) Seasonal dieback of vegetation. B) The reappearance of lichens and mosses. C) A major change in an abiotic factor. D) The growth in diameter of the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A major change in an abiotic factor. 6. Area flooded with water at least part of the year A) Upwelling. B) Flood plain. C) Wetland. D) Aquifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wetland. 7. What concept highlights that the poor and minorities are often exposed to more pollution, hazards, and environmental degradation? A) Environmentalism. B) Environmental Science. C) Environmental Justice. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Justice. 8. A group of interacting species along with their physical environment A) Environment. B) Ecosystem. C) Sustainability. D) John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt. E) The Endangered Species Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 9. What biome is highlighted here? A) Temperate forest. B) Deserts. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical rainforest. 10. Which particle form bonds with other atoms? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 11. These are traces of organisms that lived long ago. A) Bones. B) Antiques. C) Fossils. D) Dinosaurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossils. 12. What is a nonliving part of an ecosystem called? A) Abiotic factor. B) Animal factor. C) Biotic factor. D) Plant factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factor. 13. It is produced when dimethyl sulfide reacts with oxygen. A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Hydrogen sulfide. C) Sulfuric acid. D) Ammonium sulfate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulfur dioxide. 14. ..... Any addition of matter or energy that degrades the environment for humans and other organisms. A) Biomass. B) Garbage. C) Trash. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution. 15. The Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount of fossil fuels. They are considered renewable. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Which of the following can water NOT dissolve? A) Salt. B) Sugar. C) Oil. D) Baking Soda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil. 17. How are trees beneficial to climate? A) Acts as a line of defense against floods and landslides. B) Cools the earth by absorbing/storing carbon dioxide and converting it to oxygen. C) Protects skin from the sun and filters air pollution. D) Acts as a natural air filter by absorbing pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cools the earth by absorbing/storing carbon dioxide and converting it to oxygen. 18. What is an example of an herbivore? A) A Cat. B) A Horse. C) A Spider. D) A Human. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Horse. 19. The stem of a leaf can also be called? A) Blade. B) Petiole. C) Bud. D) Lobe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petiole. 20. Which gas is produced at landfills? A) Methane. B) Ethanol. C) Hexane. D) Diesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane. ← 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