Environmental Sciences Quiz 626 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

Select an option to see the correct answer instantly.

1. Worsening air quality, toxic haze, air pollutants
2. Molten rock above the Earth's surface is called .....
3. A parking lot is build near a stream. Cars in the parking sometimes leak oil and anti-freeze onto the parking lot. What source of pollution is this?
4. A group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can mate with each other to produce offspring
5. What process PRODUCES glucose (sugar)?
6. What can acid rain corrode (react and dissolve)?
7. Why are mathematical models important?
8. The number of trophic levels in an energy pyramid is limited due to
9. All of the meerkats that live in the same place at the same time make up a .....
10. The feeding level at the bottom of an energy pyramid contains the
11. The process that occurs when the chemical energy of "food" molecules, carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, is released and partially captured in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
12. What do the following resources have in common:crude oil, natural gas, coal
13. Fossil fuels are composed of
14. Is the concentration of gases in the atmosphere related to its importance for the sustain of life? Meaning the greater the concentration, the greater the importance of the gas for life.
15. Which of the following ultraviolet rays is more dangerous?
16. Which of these animals can be found in the desert biome?
17. Mass extinction is an event in which large percentages of living species become extinct in a relatively short period
18. A high concentration of phosphates and nitrates is found in samples of a pond. Which is most likely the source?
19. A species with a disproportionately large effect on the environment relative to its abundance.
20. This includes only the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals that make up the land on Earth.