Environmental Sciences Quiz 608 (20 MCQs)

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1. The number of live births per 1000 people is called the .....

Correct Answer: D) Birth rate.

2. In nuclear power plants, the ..... are used to prevent a meltdown during nuclear fission.

Correct Answer: B) Control rods.

3. What is a way you can cut back on meat?

Correct Answer: B) Meatless Mondays-No meat for food on Mondays.

4. If I water the plant more often, then it will grow taller. Name the independent variable.

Correct Answer: C) The amount of water.

5. Species that are very important for the functioning of an ecosystem are known as

Correct Answer: B) Keystone species.

6. Conflict between the short term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society is

Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons.

7. In the movie "The Lorax" what was considered the commons?

Correct Answer: B) The truffula trees.

8. Decomposing organisms would be found:

Correct Answer: A) In the deep oceans.

9. Once a theory has been tested and confirmed it cannot be changed.

Correct Answer: B) False.

10. Which of these is NOT a marine biome?

Correct Answer: D) Wetlands.

11. According to the population pyramid, will this population increase, decrease, or remain stable over time?

Correct Answer: B) Decrease.

12. The price of nearly every product or service that you use reflects the cost

Correct Answer: C) Energy.

13. Has trees with leaves that fall off during the fall

Correct Answer: D) Temperate Deciduous Forest.

14. A piece of information we gather using our senses is called

Correct Answer: D) An observation.

15. This biome receives about an inch of rain annually and is hot during the day and cool at night

Correct Answer: D) Desert.

16. Interacting populations or many species together in one place are called .....

Correct Answer: C) A community.

17. The surface zone of the ocean is the ..... zone of the ocean.

Correct Answer: C) Warmest.

18. Wetland dominated by nonwoody plants

Correct Answer: B) Marsh.

19. Which energy source is cheaper?

Correct Answer: A) Nuclear.

20. A(n) ..... can be described as a group of individuals of the same species in a particular area.

Correct Answer: C) Population.