This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The seven environmental principles state that all forms of life are important. All forms of organism have important role and removing any of them in eco system has a serious effect on the whole ecosystem A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Match the definition:Organisms of the same group or species living in the same area and are able to interbreed. A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biosphere. E) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population. 3. This is essential to living organisms, it is found in nucleic acid and amino acids. A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon. C) Water. D) Phosphorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 4. Which of these would be considered a forest? A) An area with 10% dominated by trees. B) An area with 5% dominated by trees. C) An area with 5% dominated by a lake. D) An area with 10% dominated by a lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An area with 10% dominated by trees. 5. The process by which living organisms convert sunlight into energy/sugars is called ..... A) Photosynthesis. B) Consumption. C) Chemosynthesis. D) Photography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 6. Primary succession begins A) After the climax community has been established. B) After secondary succession. C) With no soil present. D) With soil already present. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With no soil present. 7. Adaptations demonstrated by plants in tropical rain forests include A) Trees with aboveground roots called buttresses, which increase stability. B) Orchids and vines that use tall tree trunks for support. C) Herbs with large flat leaves located in the understory. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Identify the type of ecosystem and pyramid. A) Pond ecosystem, inverted pyramid of biomass. B) Pond ecosystem, inverted pyramid of numbers. C) Pond ecosystem, upright pyramid of biomass. D) Pond ecosystem, upright pyramid of numbers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pond ecosystem, inverted pyramid of biomass. 9. What element is present in all organic compounds? A) Hydrogen. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon. 10. The fungi seen in the picture here occupy which niche in the ecosystem? A) Autotroph. B) Producer. C) Decoposer. D) Heterotrophs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decoposer. 11. Which of these is NOT part of the carbon cycle? A) Forest Fires. B) Runoff. C) Cellular Respiration. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Runoff. 12. A standard that is of importance to an individual A) Money. B) Value. C) Environment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Value. 13. What does the orange line represent on the climatograph? A) Precipitation. B) Weather. C) Temperature. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 14. This energy source uses heat from the ground. A) Geothermal. B) Biomass. C) Hydroelectric. D) Tidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 15. During the ..... period(s), humans altered their habitats A) Hunter-gatherer. B) Agricultural revolution. C) Industrial Revolution. D) All three choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All three choices. 16. Traps pollution in air over cities A) Radon. B) Clean Air Act. C) Particulate matter. D) Carbon monoxide. E) Temperature inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Temperature inversion. 17. Which of the following is an example of a method for managing whole ecosystems and habitats? A) Captive breeding. B) Cloning. C) Species Survival Plans (SSPs). D) Mapping biodiversity hotspots. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mapping biodiversity hotspots. 18. The ensemble of knowledge, beliefs, values, and learned ways of life shared by a group of people is called A) Culture. B) Ethics. C) Worldview. D) Theory building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Culture. 19. When creating your graph, where do you place the independent variable? A) Y-axis. B) X-axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-axis. 20. "If I don't use it someone else will" A) Law of supply and demand. B) Tragedy of the Commons. C) Sustainability. D) Cost-benefit analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons. ← 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