This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 132 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 132 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Works by dissolving pollutants in water A) Electrostatic precipitator. B) Scrubber. C) Electroionic cleaner. D) Air handler. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scrubber. 2. What is the name of the gas that is released when fossil fuels are burned and contributes to global warming? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 3. At each stage of the trophic levels, how much energy is lost? A) 99%. B) 10%. C) 90%. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 90%. 4. Which of the following organisms are producers? A) Consumers and phytoplankton. B) Plants and consumers. C) Plants and phytoplankton. D) Phytoplankton and chlorophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants and phytoplankton. 5. One disadvantage to using coal to produce electricity is that coal- A) Forms in a short amount of time. B) Is abundant over a wide area. C) Is not environmentally friendly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is not environmentally friendly. 6. Abiotic or Biotic:Water A) Abiotic. B) Biotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic. 7. What is algae? A) Autotroph. B) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autotroph. 8. Trees do not produce food year round A) Rain. B) Coniferous. C) Deciduous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous. 9. Occur in the high mountainous regions of northern Luzon and Mindoro A) Pine forest. B) Midmountain and mossy forest. C) Dipterocarp forest. D) Molave forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pine forest. 10. Plants need three things to grow. A) Roots, Air, CO2. B) Air, Water, Sunlight. C) Light, O2, Minerals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air, Water, Sunlight. 11. Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.What did the Romans build as a step toward environmental management? The Romans built ..... to carry water from abundant water areas to areas with high chances of drought. A) Pipes. B) Aqueducts. C) Tunnels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aqueducts. 12. All organisms that swim actively in open water, independent of currents are called A) Nekton. B) Benthos. C) Plankton. D) Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nekton. 13. Tropical Rainforest and Tropical Savanna biomes are similar in ....., but differ in that ..... A) Temperature / the savannah doesn't receive enough rainfall to be a forest. B) Precipitation / the savanna is cooler. C) Precipitation / the rain forest is hotter. D) Temperature / the rain forest doesn't receive enough sunlight to be a savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature / the savannah doesn't receive enough rainfall to be a forest. 14. 6CO2 + 6H2O \textregistered C6H12O6 + 6O2 This chemical equation describes: A) Cellular respiration. B) Glycolysis. C) Photosynthesis. D) Photolysis. E) Electron Transport Chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 15. What are three things that are needed for a plant to do photosynthesis? A) Glucose, Oxygen, Sunlight. B) CO2, Oxygen, Sunlight. C) CO2, Water, Sunlight. D) Oxygen, Water, Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CO2, Water, Sunlight. 16. The vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been replaced by A) Parks and forest land. B) Rangeland and cropland. C) Urbanization. D) Community gardens and rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rangeland and cropland. 17. The Healthy Forests Restoration Act A) Encourages salvage logging and prescribed burning on national forest land. B) Requires that timber companies produce certified wood from national forest land. C) Does not require environmental impact statements for logging on national forest land. D) Requires adaptive management on national forest land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encourages salvage logging and prescribed burning on national forest land. 18. Tetrapods ended with five front and back A) Ribcage. B) Limbs. C) Neck. D) Digits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Digits. 19. EPAs primary goals include: A) Enforce environmental standards. B) Conduct research. C) Combat pollution. D) Develop new policies. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 20. A tree farm planting plan guides a landowner who A) Wants to keep their forest as a natural area. B) Wants to cut some of their trees every few years as they mature. C) Wants to improve the quality of their woodland. D) Wants to make a forest where there currently isn't one. E) Wants to make sure that their forest is protected from fire, insects, grazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wants to make a forest where there currently isn't one. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Environmental Sciences Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books