Environmental Sciences Quiz 291 (20 MCQs)

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1. How far away you are from the average set of data is known as

Correct Answer: C) Standard Deviation.

2. Traditional farmers grow several crops on the same plot of land in a practice referred to as

Correct Answer: B) Polyculture.

3. A social movement dedicated to sustaining Earth's life-support system

Correct Answer: A) Environmentalism.

4. A known substance in the air that can cause harm to humans and the environment.

Correct Answer: B) Air pollutant.

5. What percentage of water on earth is freshwater?

Correct Answer: D) 2.5.

6. An endangered species is a

Correct Answer: B) Species that is danger of disappearing forever.

7. Each level of the food chain is called a ..... level.

Correct Answer: B) Trophic.

8. Where is the smallest bone in your body?

Correct Answer: C) Stapes.

9. Abiotic factor is

Correct Answer: B) NOT Living.

10. Fossil fuels (CO2 emissions) contribute to which environmental issue?

Correct Answer: B) Climate change.

11. Enzymes are considered to be

Correct Answer: C) Protein.

12. The relationship between organisms where both organisms benefit is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Mutualism.

13. Why does primary succession take longer to reach climax community?

Correct Answer: D) Because primary succession does not have soil.

14. Advances in arts and sciences have improved human health and allowed for tremendous population growth.

Correct Answer: B) False.

15. ..... :involves managing forest crops, stands, goals/objectives of landowner, best management practices (BMP), wildlife habitats.

Correct Answer: A) Forest Management.

16. Which of the following is an example of an inorganic compound?

Correct Answer: D) Salt.

17. Global warming refers specifically to an increase in

Correct Answer: D) Earth's average surface temperature.

18. A group of organisms that belong to the same species and live in the same area are called a

Correct Answer: A) Population.

19. Change in the genetic characteristics in a population from one generation to the next is called:

Correct Answer: D) Evolution.

20. The pH scale is used to measure

Correct Answer: B) Whether solutions are acidic or alkaline.