This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Earth > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 96 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 96 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who converts solar energy to chemical energy? A) Animals. B) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 2. Grasses dominate..... A) Marshes. B) Swamps. C) Estuaries. D) Barrier islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marshes. 3. Which is not an element of biodiversity? A) Ecosystem diversity. B) Species diversity. C) Genetic diversity. D) Habitat diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat diversity. 4. Type of worldview that says all species are valued. A) Human-centered. B) Life-centered. C) Animal-centered. D) Earth-centered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life-centered. 5. The Clean Air Act and The Clean Water Act are laws created by the: A) Local government. B) Federal government. C) State government. D) Industies in the private sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Federal government. 6. Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have more life-both producers and consumers? A) Aphotic zone. B) Photic zone. C) Benthic zone. D) All have roughly the same amounts of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photic zone. 7. Example for physical property A) Odor. B) Burns in air. C) Reacts with water to create hydrogen gas. D) Rust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odor. 8. Who does research on habitat and wildlife and advises government agencies in establishing fish/game laws and habitat improvement programs? Requires minimum of bachelor's degree (4 yr) A) Urban Forester. B) Wildlife Biologist. C) Wildlife Manager. D) Game Warden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildlife Biologist. 9. Which of the following uses mechanical energy? A) Wind power. B) Solar power. C) Hydro power. D) Wind and hydro power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind and hydro power. 10. What treatment can you use if you have a minor sprain? A) Rest. B) Ice. C) Compression. D) Elevation. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 11. Known as the "Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act" A) Executive Order 318. B) PD 705. C) RA 9147. D) RA 7586. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RA 9147. 12. The author of "Silent Spring, " a book that helped launch the modern environmental movement by raising awareness of the dangers of pesticides, particularly DDT A) Rachel Carson. B) Aldo Leopold. C) Gifford Pinchot. D) E.O. Wilson. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rachel Carson. 13. Which of the following is not a damaging effect of ultraviolet light on the amphibian population? A) Interference with photosynthesis. B) Death of eggs. C) Genetic mutations among survivors. D) Education of populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interference with photosynthesis. 14. ..... species are those that are introduced to an ecosystem. A) Endemic. B) Indicator. C) Resistant. D) Non-native. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-native. 15. What is by far the leading cause of water pollution? A) Unlined landfills. B) Organic wastes. C) Untreated sewage waste. D) Agricultural activities. E) Oil and natural gas production and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural activities. 16. The planet Earth is a A) Open system. B) Closed system. C) Thingy. D) Single biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed system. 17. Which process is NOT a way that carbon enters the atmosphere? A) Cellular respiration. B) Volcanic eruptions. C) Plant transpiration. D) Fossil fuel burning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plant transpiration. 18. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the nitrogen cycle? A) Animals get nitrogen by eating plants or other animals. B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. C) Nitrogen moves back and forth between the atmosphere and living things. D) Decomposers break down waste to yield ammonia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants generate nitrogen in their roots. 19. Ground-level ozone A) Primary pollutant. B) Secondary pollutant. C) Indoor air pollution. D) Pollution control. E) Acid precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary pollutant. 20. We all born as ..... A) Babies. B) Adults. C) Young. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Babies. ← 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