This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 579 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 579 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are some challenges in managing habitats for waterfowl? A) Using pesticides to control vegetation in waterfowl habitats. B) Understanding the specific needs and behaviors of waterfowl, as well as the potential threats to their habitats. C) Building more housing developments in waterfowl habitats. D) Introducing non-native species to waterfowl habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understanding the specific needs and behaviors of waterfowl, as well as the potential threats to their habitats. 2. Alum A) A material that inhibits the filtration of water by mixing impurities and bacteria throughout the water supply. B) A material used in water filtration that creates a substance called flocs that attracts bacteria and impurities. C) A bitter tasting chemical found in lemons and other citrus fruit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A material used in water filtration that creates a substance called flocs that attracts bacteria and impurities. 3. Out of the animals listed below, which one is considered a tertiary species? A) Sunflower. B) Grasshopper. C) Frog. D) Bobcat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bobcat. 4. A model that describes all the processes by which rock is formed. A) Rock cycle. B) Weathering. C) Circle of life. D) Geomorphism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rock cycle. 5. How does the size of a wind turbine affect its energy output? A) Smaller turbines are better for capturing strong winds. B) Larger turbines have a greater storage capacity. C) Smaller turbines spin slower. D) Larger turbines generate more electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Larger turbines generate more electricity. 6. How do oil spills affect marine ecosystems? A) Marine organisms die because oil stops oxygen from entering the water. B) Marine animals absorb the oil through their skins and store it as fat. C) This has no lasting effect, as the oil evaporates in a few days. D) Oil has nutrients that are useful for marine plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine organisms die because oil stops oxygen from entering the water. 7. The statement below, true or false? "Consider waste as a resource" A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 8. Does changing the scent of a brand of dog food affect how much the dog eats? Which variable is the part in red? A) Independent. B) Dependent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent. 9. The process of wearing away of Earth materials by water, wind or ice called ..... A) Erosion. B) Deposition. C) Slump. D) Flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 10. What percent of Earth's water is fresh water? A) 30 %. B) 3.0 %. C) 1 %. D) 10 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3.0 %. 11. Main Environmental Problems: A) Resource Depletion. B) Pollution. C) Loss of biodiversity. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 12. Philippine tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctemine raboriis declared as ..... endemic bat species found only in Cebu, Negros and Sibuyan Islands. Recently recorded in Mt. Kapayas, Tabunan Forest, Nug-as Forest, Mt. Lanaya, Mag-alambak, Dalaguete, Kawasan, Badian and Canbantug and Cansuje, Argao. A) Critically. B) Locally. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Critically. 13. The pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of feeding patterns of a series of organisms. A) Phosphorous Cycle. B) Nitrogen Cycle. C) Food Web. D) Food Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food Chain. 14. Who delivers the letters? A) Watchman. B) Postman. C) Doctor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postman. 15. Which national park is known for the annual wildebeest migration and its rich wildlife? A) Antarctica. B) Svalbard Global Seed Vault. C) Sundarbans. D) Serengeti National Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Serengeti National Park. 16. Volcanoes are..... A) Just like ant hills. B) Created by magma formed beneath the Earths crust that gets pushed up through cracks in the Earth's surface. C) A figment of our imagination. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Created by magma formed beneath the Earths crust that gets pushed up through cracks in the Earth's surface. 17. What type of species have few young and breed late. A) R selected species. B) EDGE species. C) Endemic species. D) K selected species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) K selected species. 18. The run-of-the-river approach to generating hydroelectric power A) Requires construction of a dam. B) Takes advantage of a river's natural flow. C) Causes more extensive habitat destruction than the reservoir storage method does. D) Involves burning fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes advantage of a river's natural flow. 19. The enzyme known as 'catalase' is involved in the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide molecules into separate water and oxygen molecules. During this reaction, what happens to the 'catalase'? A) The enzyme would become products:O2 and H20. B) The enzyme would be fully used up and discarded. C) The enzyme would remain unchanged in any way. D) The enzyme would become a new type of enzyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The enzyme would remain unchanged in any way. 20. The earth's surface from the edge of a continent to the deep part of the ocean A) Aphotic zone. B) Deep zone. C) Open ocean. D) Continental shelf. 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