Environmental Sciences Quiz 235 (20 MCQs)

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1. These countries typically have simple, agriculture-based economies

Correct Answer: B) Developing countries.

2. The study of Earth's atmosphere and climate.

Correct Answer: D) Climatology.

3. Consumer that eats only other animals

Correct Answer: C) Carnivore.

4. How do hybrid and electric vehicles contribute to sustainability?

Correct Answer: C) Reduce emissions from internal combustion engines.

5. The attempt to slow climate change is made difficult by

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

6. What type of heterotroph only eats producers?

Correct Answer: A) Herbivore.

7. Which point on the curve in the diagram below best represents the carrying capacity of the environment for the population shown.

Correct Answer: D) E.

8. How much energy is transferred to each new trophic level in an energy pyramid?

Correct Answer: D) 10%.

9. Energy from the Sun, water, wind, and wood are

Correct Answer: B) Renewable energy.

10. The four main concerns or issues in Environmental Science are

Correct Answer: D) Pollution, Human Impact, Use of Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources, Loss of Biodiversity.

11. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of biomass fuel?

Correct Answer: D) Storage of waste.

12. Which is the world's largest coral reef system famous for its biodiversity and marine conservation efforts?

Correct Answer: B) Great Barrier Reef.

13. Approximately how long is the Amazon River?

Correct Answer: B) 3, 977 miles(Ontario to Cusco, Peru).

14. The Phosphorus cycle is important because phosphorus is contained in

Correct Answer: B) DNA.

15. Which object is NOT carried by runoff into streams and rivers?

Correct Answer: A) Ozone.

16. These are the plants that can live for several years and may produce seeds each year but do not die with seed production.

Correct Answer: C) Perennial.

17. A(n) ..... is an activity designed to test the validity of a prediction or a hypothesis.

Correct Answer: D) Experiment.

18. When human needs are met so that the population can survive indefinitely.

Correct Answer: D) Sustainability.

19. Which nutrient cycle starts through the erosion of rocks?

Correct Answer: D) The phosphorus cycle.

20. The step of the scientific method that would come after testing is:

Correct Answer: D) Analyzing Data.