This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 127 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 127 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In 1859, Charles Darwin described a model of how living things change over time. He described this model and the evidence that supported it in a book called On The Origin of Species. Which scientific term is used to describe a testable model that seeks to explain natural phenomena? A) Data. B) Hypothesis. C) Theory. D) Observation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theory. 2. Light pollution can be decreased by A) Directing lighting downward. B) Lighting billboards from below. C) Using incandescent light bulbs. D) Increasing the number of lights per block on a city street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directing lighting downward. 3. Which organelle belongs in plant cells only? A) Cytoplasm. B) Mitochondrion. C) Cell Wall. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell Wall. 4. What is the main function of a carbohydrate? A) Repairing tissue. B) Main source of energy for cells. C) Hydrate the body. D) Create body structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main source of energy for cells. 5. What term is given by scientists to the living parts of an ecosystem? A) Biotic Factors. B) Abiotic Factors. C) Community. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic Factors. 6. To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ..... materials. A) Recycle. B) Pollute. C) Throw away. D) Clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle. 7. TRUE or FALSE:If a prey population decreases, the population of its predator probably will decrease as well. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What is decomposition? A) A fossil. B) The state of decay for living matter. C) Earth under the surface. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The state of decay for living matter. 9. At a refinery, crude oil is ..... A) Pumped up from underground deposits. B) Burned to help produce electricity. C) Boiled to separate out various components. D) Distributed for use as gasoline. E) Purified to remove pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Boiled to separate out various components. 10. The closer you live to an ocean the more likely your climate will be? A) Maritime. B) Continental. C) Tropical. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maritime. 11. What exists when quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded? A) Surplus. B) Shortage. C) Overflow. D) Mass outrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surplus. 12. Special buses known as TransMilenio operate in A) Curitiba. B) Cuba. C) Bogota. D) Cochabamba. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bogota. 13. There are rarely more than 4 links in a food chain because A) There are less tertiary consumers than primary consumers. B) Not many things eat secondary consumers. C) Only 10% of the energy gets passed to the next trophic level. D) Another link would be 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only 10% of the energy gets passed to the next trophic level. 14. The 3 basic rules of an integrated pest management program are:work with a PCO; deny pests access; and A) Deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding place. B) Document all infestations with the local regulatory authority. C) Prepare a chemical application schedule and post it publicly. D) Notify the EPA that pesticides are being used in the operation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding place. 15. Hydraulic fracturing causes concern not only for contamination of ground water but for ..... A) Causing global warming. B) Damaging tree roots. C) Causing tsunamis. D) Causing earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Causing earthquakes. 16. Ecosystem services are benefits to A) Ecosystems. B) The biosphere. C) Communities. D) Humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humans. 17. Energy sources that are still in development A) Energy conservation. B) Alternative energy. C) Biomass fuel. D) Hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alternative energy. 18. Which term is used to refer to the many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem? A) Food web. B) Food chain. C) Energy pyramid. D) Energy transfer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food web. 19. Organisms that form a mat of soil and roots that help add organic matter to prairie soils. A) Humus. B) Sod-forming grasses. C) Vertical Feeding Pattern. D) Runner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sod-forming grasses. 20. What are the 3 classifications of a desert A) Tropical, Temperate, Cold. B) Hot, sunny, winter. C) Tropical Rain forest, fall, spring. D) None of above. 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