This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 261 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 261 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biodiversity is greater A) Near the poles. B) In the Tundra. C) In the desert. D) Near the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Near the equator. 2. Which best describes the role of the water cycle? A) Circulates existing water on Earth. B) Reduces pollution in most of the water. C) Increases usable supply of Earth's water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulates existing water on Earth. 3. The Richter scale is used to measure ..... A) Volcanoes. B) Mountains. C) Earthquakes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earthquakes. 4. Your county is considering buying land to form a nature preserve. On this land, an endangered species of mammal is known to breed. Which of the following is a possible positive long-term consequence of this decision? A) The population of the endangered species increases. B) Environmental controls are made less strict outside the preserve area. C) Habitat destruction is immediately slowed. D) Habitats outside the preserve are damaged by over-development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The population of the endangered species increases. 5. Nonrenewable Natural Resources A) Naturally formed slower than we can use them. B) Natural formed faster than we can use them. C) Unnaturally formed at a slow rate. D) Naturally formed at a faster rate so become unnaturally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naturally formed slower than we can use them. 6. Which tree is found the most in Illinois? A) Maple. B) Beech. C) Elm. D) Oak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elm. 7. Which layer of soil is solid rock? A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Bedrock. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bedrock. 8. Which of the following are true of biogeochemical cycles? A) They ensure that nutrients are used only once by organisms. B) The create new materials to replace lost ones. C) They increase the total amount of matter over time. D) They can be affected by human activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They can be affected by human activity. 9. As resources in a population become less available, the population ..... A) Declines slowly. B) Increases slowly. C) Reaches carrying capacity. D) Creates a community. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reaches carrying capacity. 10. Unrelated species living under similar environments may acquire similar traits. An example can be a cactus in Arizona and euphorb cactus in the Canary Islands, Spain A) Divergent Evolution. B) Natural Selection. C) Biodiversity. D) Convergent Evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convergent Evolution. 11. Ocean water ..... than fresh water. A) Is less abundant. B) Supports fewer fish. C) Freezes at a higher temperature. D) Contains more salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contains more salt. 12. The variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation within a population, variety of species in a community or ecosystem A) Biology. B) Population. C) Biodiversity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity. 13. A windmill needs which of the following to rotate? A) Gas. B) Water. C) Air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air. 14. Groups of different populations that live in a given area and interact are called a(n) ..... A) Community. B) Colony. C) Population. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 15. This organism is always first on a food web. A) Plants. B) The Sun. C) Apex Predator. D) Primary Consumer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plants. 16. All solutions that fall between 0 and 6.9 are A) Acids. B) Bases. C) Neutral. D) Phytoplankton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acids. 17. Non-Renewable resources are also known as what? A) Fossil Fuels. B) Renewable. C) Solar Energy. D) Hydroelectric Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil Fuels. 18. Which terrestrial biome has a dry climate? A) Tundra. B) Taiga. C) Desert. D) Deciduous forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 19. ..... are calculations that show the productive area of Earth needed to support one person in a particular country. A) Risk assessments. B) Ecological footprints. C) Cost-benefit analysis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological footprints. 20. What is the purpose of root hairs? A) To grow leaves. B) To grow more seeds. C) To absorb water an mineral from the soil. D) None of above. 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