This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 152 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 152 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This diagram represents a food web for a community of organisms. A disease causes the rabbit population to decline drastically. How would this decline in the rabbit population impact the community? A) The mouse population would decrease. B) The grasshopper population would decrease. C) The fox population would decrease. D) The snake population would decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fox population would decrease. 2. Which of the following correctly lists the steps of the experimental method in order? A) Remain skeptical-organize data-analyze data. B) Draw conclusions-be open-minded-communicate results. C) Observe-hypothesize-predict-experiment-communicate results. D) Be curious-imagine-see patterns-observe-predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observe-hypothesize-predict-experiment-communicate results. 3. What invention in the 1900's improved the quality of life, but detriments the environment today? A) Ceramic. B) Glass. C) Plastic. D) Metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic. 4. (True/False) Modern medicine has allowed human populations to extend well past the earth's carrying capacity, as more people survive for longer. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Attempts to create a sustainable society strive to achieve what? A) Greater resource consumption. B) Stable resource consumption. C) Negative population growth. D) Restrictions on technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stable resource consumption. 6. We use the capture/re-capture method to ..... A) Make guesses. B) Track animals. C) Estimate a population size. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estimate a population size. 7. Energy is the ability ..... A) To do work. B) To power things. C) To move objects. D) To turn on a light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do work. 8. Which meal do you eat in the morning A) Dinner. B) Lunch. C) Breakfast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Breakfast. 9. The first organisms to colonize any newly available area and begin the process of ecological succession are known as ..... A) Climax species. B) Secondary species. C) Ecological species. D) Pioneer species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pioneer species. 10. Hunter-gatherers A) Drove cars everywhere. B) Lived in cities. C) Farmed and domesticated animals. D) Were nomadic and followed herds of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were nomadic and followed herds of animals. 11. What are the 3P's of sustainability? A) People, Planet, Profit. B) People, Planet, Pollution. C) Product, Process, Production. D) People, Pollution, Prosperity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People, Planet, Profit. 12. Is water a biotic or an abiotic factor? A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abiotic. 13. Water that has been used by humans, but doesn't contain sanitary waste is called ..... A) Gray water. B) Septic water. C) Potable water. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gray water. 14. What is the name to the main source of energy we get from the foods we eat? A) Fats. B) Calories. C) Fiber. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glucose. 15. What has happened to human resource consumption in the last several hundred years? A) It has remained at the same level. B) It has increased only slightly. C) It has increased dramatically. D) It has decreased dramatically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It has increased dramatically. 16. Where do rivers flow to/end? A) Streams. B) Other rivers. C) Estuaries. D) Creeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estuaries. 17. Consumers that eat BOTH plants and animals are ..... A) Omnivores. B) Carnivores. C) Herbivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Omnivores. 18. Which of the following is typically true of a developing nation? A) A lot of industry. B) High income. C) Good standard of living. D) High population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High income. 19. Which one of these does not belong A) Electrostatic precipitator. B) Mop. C) Scrubber. D) Air Filter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mop. 20. Which of the following principles is not valid to contribute to sustainability ..... A) Reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. B) Reduce the destruction of nature. C) Stopping using technology. D) Buying only things we really need. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stopping using technology. ← 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