This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 18 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What term describes all of the members of a species of mockingbirds that live in the same area of Tampa? A) A biome. B) A population. C) A community. D) An ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A population. 2. Most of the water on Earth can be described as A) Freshwater. B) Ice. C) Salt (marine) water. D) Groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salt (marine) water. 3. According to Darwin, an organism's fitness is determined by its ability to A) Obtain food. B) Live the longest. C) Survive and reproduce. D) Stay healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Survive and reproduce. 4. Which two spheres are interacting when nitrogen from the air get converted to nitrates and nitrites in the soil? A) Geosphere and lithosphere. B) Geosphere and hydrosphere. C) Geosphere and atmosphere. D) Geosphere and cryosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere and atmosphere. 5. A caterpillar eats some grass. A bird eats a caterpillar. A fox eats a bird. Which of the following food chains represents this series of feeding relationships? A) Fox $\rightarrow$ bird $\rightarrow$ caterpillar $\rightarrow$ grass. B) Bird $\rightarrow$ fox $\rightarrow$ caterpillar $\rightarrow$ grass. C) Caterpillar $\rightarrow$ grass $\rightarrow$ bird $\rightarrow$ fox. D) Grass $\rightarrow$ caterpillar $\rightarrow$ bird $\rightarrow$ fox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grass $\rightarrow$ caterpillar $\rightarrow$ bird $\rightarrow$ fox. 6. An investigation found that more potatoes would be produced on a farm if the soil was fertilized more.What is a controlled variable or constant in this experiment? A) Number of potatoes. B) Amount of fertilizer. C) Science. D) The location of the farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The location of the farm. 7. The long term conditions of an ecosystem such as temperature and precipitation is known as ..... A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Biotic. D) Biomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 8. What type of transport involves water? A) Exocytosis. B) Filtration. C) Diffusion. D) Osmosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osmosis. 9. An organism's ..... is the place where it gets everything it needs to survive. A) Cabin. B) School. C) Habitat. D) Home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Habitat. 10. Compared to developing nations, developed nations have A) Lower health standards. B) Faster growing populations. C) Greater personal wealth. D) Declining populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater personal wealth. 11. Which of the following is not a deciduous tree? A) Maple. B) Cedar. C) Hickory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cedar. 12. What type of career might be influenced by environmental science's focus on reducing pollution and promoting clean technologies? A) Music Composition. B) Food Catering. C) Environmental consulting. D) Hairdressing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental consulting. 13. Practices like grazing, felling trees and hunting animals are prohibited in ..... A) Biosphere reserve. B) Zoo. C) Forests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere reserve. 14. What gases do volcanoes release when they erupt? A) Lava and ash. B) Nitrous oxide and methane. C) Water vapor and carbon dioxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water vapor and carbon dioxide. 15. Suppose your friends went to the beach at noon on a warm day. They saw some black and white birds. As you are talking to you friend you think "They went swimming." . Is this an observation or an inference? A) Observation. B) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inference. 16. What book did Rachel Carson write? A) Origins of Species. B) Silent Spring. C) Wooded Spring. D) DDT Dangers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silent Spring. 17. As an environmental scientist, Mike wants to address the issue of climate change. Studying which aspect will help Mike address the issue? A) Higher levels of ultraviolet rays reaching Earth. B) Higher number of fish eaters. C) Emission of greenhouse gases. D) Burning of forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emission of greenhouse gases. 18. The rain forest soil is A) Poor and rocky. B) Frozen soil. C) Thick and nutrient rich. D) Thin and nutrient poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thin and nutrient poor. 19. This macromolecule consists of C, H, O and provides us with energy right away A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) Lipids. D) Nucleic acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbohydrates. 20. Number and variety of species within a given area A) Biodiversity. B) Community. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. 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