This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 160 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 160 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following chemical formulas represents a compound? A) Tz. B) O2. C) Written by CH3. D) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Written by CH3. 2. Identified as in danger of extinction. A) Endemic species. B) Endangered species. C) Exotic species. D) Native species. E) Indicator species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered species. 3. Animal bone is A) Biodegradable pollutants. B) Non-biodegradable pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodegradable pollutants. 4. Growing crops among native plants instead of on cleared land A) Sustainable land use. B) Vertebrates. C) Habitat conservation plan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable land use. 5. Series of steps scientists follow to solve problems A) Scientific method. B) Investigation methods. C) Experiment guidelines. D) Standard procedures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific method. 6. Humans and familiar animals belong to this group A) Sustainable land use. B) Vertebrates. C) Habitat conservation plan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrates. 7. Which level of tropics has the highest biomass? A) Primary Consumers. B) Primary Producers. C) Secondary Consumer. D) Tertiary Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary Producers. 8. My mother's brother is called ..... A) Cousin. B) Maternal uncle. C) Uncle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maternal uncle. 9. A belt of prevailing winds A) Latitude. B) Westerlies. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Westerlies. 10. What level of ecological study fallows all the members of one type of organism in an area? A) Community. B) Biome. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. E) Individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 11. Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Is a tree considered abiotic or biotic? A) Biotic. B) Abiotic. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biotic. 13. What is an ecological footprint? A) The amount of productive area of earth needed to support one person. B) How ecosystems step on each other. C) When there is a shift in ecosystems and one takes over the other. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of productive area of earth needed to support one person. 14. The taiga could be described as what type of forest? A) Deciduous. B) Shrub. C) Broad-leafed. D) Evergreen conferous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Broad-leafed. 15. Which of the following is NOT a common forest crop tree species? A) Oak. B) Hickory. C) Cottonwood. D) Sugar maple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cottonwood. 16. Which group of animals would be served best by the following adaptations?Large ears to dissipate heat.Kidneys adapted to check water loss.A nocturnal lifestyle A) Animals that live in deserts. B) Animals that live in the tundra. C) Animals that live in grasslands. D) Animals that live in the rain forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals that live in deserts. 17. A single source of pollution, such as a factory, a wastewater treatment plant, or a leaking oil tanker are examples of A) Point source pollution. B) Nonpoint-source pollution. C) Desalination. D) Potable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point source pollution. 18. Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true? A) All organisms become fossils. B) Organisms having soft body parts make up most of the fossils. C) All organisms that have shells become fossils. D) The fossil record is incomplete. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fossil record is incomplete. 19. What is the benefit of LED lighting? A) Capture sunlight and convert it into electricity. B) Generate wind energy. C) Reduce emissions from internal combustion engines. D) Reduce electricity consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce electricity consumption. 20. Nonmetallic minerals prized mainly for their beauty, rarity, or durability are called A) Aggregates. B) Overburden. C) Native elements. D) Gemstones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gemstones. ← 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