This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 146 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 146 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Place the ecology levels of organization in proper order (smallest to largest) A) Organism > population > community > ecosystem > biosphere. B) Community > organism > ecosystem > biosphere > population. C) Organism > community > biosphere > population > ecosystem. D) Population > biosphere > ecosystem > community > organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organism > population > community > ecosystem > biosphere. 2. The largest watershed in the United States is the A) Big River. B) Colorado River. C) Yuima Sato ver. D) Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mississippi River. 3. What sphere is made up of all the rock above and below Earth's surface? A) Biosphere. B) Geosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 4. The maximum amount of organisms of a species that can be supported by an environment is: A) Exponential growth. B) Logistic growth. C) Population growth. D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carrying capacity. 5. Which of this energy roles is always located at the bottom of an energy pyramid? A) Producer. B) Second-Level Carnivores. C) Herbivores. D) First-Level Consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producer. 6. Organelle found in all plant cells where the process of photosynthesis occurs. A) Chloroplast. B) Mitochondria. C) Cytoplasm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chloroplast. 7. What two factors determine the density of water in deep currents? A) Salinity and temperature. B) Coriolis Effect and wind. C) Upwelling and dissolved solids. D) Continental deflection and convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salinity and temperature. 8. Where does excess nitrogen in water usually come from? A) Unicorns. B) Fertilizer. C) Riparian systems. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertilizer. 9. How many variable should be adjusted in an experiment? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 10. In ..... class we had to dissect a frog A) Theology. B) Geology. C) Biology. D) Psychology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biology. 11. Is the following concept true or false? "The golden population structure is when the number of people aged 60 and over accounts for 10% to less than 20% of the total population." A) Correct. B) Sai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sai. 12. Water that is not quite clean enough for drinking is called A) Gross. B) Sewage. C) Gray water. D) Sludge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gray water. 13. What chemical is responsible for breaking up the ozone? A) CFCs. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CFCs. 14. ..... proposed that theory of evolution by observing the process of natural selection. A) Albert Einstein. B) Charles Darwin. C) Isaac Newton. D) Carl Sagan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charles Darwin. 15. Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl? A) There are more affordable houses. B) Increased pollution. C) Destruction of habitats. D) Traffic congestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There are more affordable houses. 16. What is the size of the World population in 2019? A) More than 9 billion people. B) More than 8 billion people. C) More than 6 billion people. D) More than 7 billion people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More than 7 billion people. 17. How can technology affect human impact on the environment? A) It can both increase and reduce human impact. B) It always increases human impact. C) It always reduces human impact. D) It rarely affects human impact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can both increase and reduce human impact. 18. Wetland dominated by non woody plants A) Swamp. B) Marsh. C) Coral reefs. D) Dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marsh. 19. Mass Extinction is best defined as ..... A) Complete loss or death of a species. B) An abnormally large amount of species die out simultaneously or within a short period of time. C) Change in global or regional climate patterns. D) Change in climate during which glaciers covered much of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An abnormally large amount of species die out simultaneously or within a short period of time. 20. ..... describes how a mineral's surface reflects light. A) Hardness. B) Luster. C) Color. D) Streak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Luster. ← 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