This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 272 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 272 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a source of renewable energy? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Moving water. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 2. The exchange of ..... makes the biosphere a self-supporting, self-regulating system. A) Carbon dioxide and water. B) Water and energy. C) Food and energy. D) Land and air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food and energy. 3. Zero degrees longitude is known as A) The Equator. B) The Arctic Circle. C) The Prime Meridian. D) The International Dateline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Prime Meridian. 4. What was established that broadened ecosystem management? A) Biological Survey Act. B) Conservation Biology. C) Bureau of Fish and Wildlife. D) Environmental Protection Agency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation Biology. 5. Which is a natural activity that increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? A) Combustion. B) Photosynthesis. C) Cellular respiration. D) Combustion and photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cellular respiration. 6. Why are autotrophs important factors in the carbon cycle? A) They consume large amounts of producers and trap carbon. B) They hold carbon in their cells as glucose, preventing it from entering the atmosphere. C) They burn fossil fuels, releasing carbon into the atmosphere. D) Autotrophs play no role in the carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They hold carbon in their cells as glucose, preventing it from entering the atmosphere. 7. You can reduce your ecological footprint by ..... A) Recycling. B) Driving less. C) Eating less meat. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 8. Which of the following is a characteristic of life? A) Respond to stimuli. B) Breathe. C) Move. D) Has a heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respond to stimuli. 9. Which is NOT a following method for finding climate A) Ice core. B) Tree rings. C) The Lithosphere. D) Astronomy. E) All layers of the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All layers of the atmosphere. 10. What layer has convection currents? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Inner Core. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mantle. 11. Which trophic level are the snakes in? A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) Fourth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third. 12. Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have the highest temperatures? A) Photic zone. B) Aphotic zone. C) Benthic. D) All have roughly the same temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photic zone. 13. What year did scientists begin recording the average temp on Earth? A) 1884. B) 1900. C) 1945. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1884. 14. The process of the concentration of a poison increasing as you move up the food chain/web is known as ..... A) Biomagnification. B) Bioaccumulation. C) Diffusion. D) Chemo magnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomagnification. 15. What happens to ozone molecules when they absorb UV light? A) Ozone is produced. B) Ozone is destroyed. C) Ozone remains the same. D) Ozone turns into chlorine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone is destroyed. 16. Which of these organisms would most likely be found at the top of an energy pyramid? A) Clams. B) Sharks. C) Sardines. D) Kelp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sharks. 17. Most rain forest life is on the forest floor. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Organisms require energy for all of their life functions, about what percentage of energy is used through each trophic level? A) 1 percent. B) 5 percent. C) 10 percent. D) 50 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 percent. 19. The process by which living organisms convert non-organic chemicals into sugars/energy is called ..... A) Photosynthesis. B) Consumption. C) Chemosynthesis. D) Acidification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chemosynthesis. 20. A(n) ..... can become a theory if it is thoroughly tested and passes all tests, ensuring there are no problems with it. A) Law. B) Hypothesis. C) Observation. D) Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypothesis. ← 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