This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 263 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 263 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is habitat fragmentation? A) Separation of trees in the forest. B) Separation of species due to human involvement. C) Two CVS at the same intersection. D) Separation of wilderness areas from other wilderness area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Separation of wilderness areas from other wilderness area. 2. Virginia is? A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Tropical. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperate. 3. Making fresh water from salt water A) Salinization. B) Desalination. C) Reservoir. D) Xeriscaping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalination. 4. Which gas is responsible for global warming? A) Carbon monoxide. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Nitrous oxide. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 5. Why is environmental science considered interdisciplinary? A) It includes concepts from multiple fields of study. B) It focuses only on the natural environment. C) It is unrelated to other scientific disciplines. D) It is a combination of art and science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It includes concepts from multiple fields of study. 6. A deer browsing (eating) on a shrub is an example of A) Predation. B) Parasitism. C) Herbivory. D) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Herbivory. 7. How much of Earth is made up of water? A) 33%. B) 71%. C) 75%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 71%. 8. In nature two species rarely occupy the same niche. If a new species is introduced to an an ecosystem, what will occur between the new species and the native species? A) Predation. B) Division of prey. C) Competition. D) Succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Competition. 9. Two threats to ocean ecosystems are A) Nutrient runoff and industrial waste. B) Overfishing and entanglement of marine mammals in trawl nets. C) Sewage and algal blooms. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. An ecological footprint considers A) Per capita resource use of a nation. B) How much an individual consumes in terms of land area. C) Average yearly consumption of resources. D) Resources that an entire nation consumes in and average year. E) The ratio of resources consumed in developed nations to less developed nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How much an individual consumes in terms of land area. 11. The atmosphere is A) The layer in which weather occurs. B) The layer that contains the ozone layer. C) The layer of water in the oceans. D) The layer of gases that surround Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The layer of gases that surround Earth. 12. Entire area of land that is drained by a river A) Aquifer. B) Watershed. C) Ocean. D) Inlet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watershed. 13. Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States? A) More affordable automobiles. B) Improved roads. C) Less expensive land. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 14. What type of respiration does not require oxygen? A) Aerobic. B) Anaerobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaerobic. 15. A material or energy that is replenished (returns) in a short period of time. Example:water, solar, wind A) Greenhouse effect. B) Natural resource. C) Renewable resource. D) Non-renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable resource. 16. Which layer of the atmosphere is where auroras occur? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermosphere. 17. When a predator's prey dies off, what usually happens to the predator? A) The migrate to some other place or starve and die. B) Their population goes up. C) The population stays the same. D) They all die no matter what. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The migrate to some other place or starve and die. 18. Several factors affect climate, ..... determines the amount of solar energy received, and the prevailing wind belts. A) Longitude. B) Elevation. C) Latitude. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude. 19. What is energy? A) Moving energy. B) Stored energy. C) Renewable energy. D) The ability to do work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ability to do work. 20. Which of the following is an example of a solution to the tragedy of the commons? A) Improving literacy among urban populations. B) Raising tax rates for large corporations. C) Inventing stronger antibiotics. D) Passing a law to set limits for fishermen. 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