Environmental Sciences Quiz 300 (20 MCQs)

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1. If Earth did not have an atmosphere, most of the energy from the sun would

Correct Answer: A) Be reflected back into space.

2. Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons" essay addressed the conflicts associated with which environmental challenge?

Correct Answer: D) Protecting shared resources.

3. Which of these resources are NOT renewable?

Correct Answer: A) Coal.

4. Which of the following would be considered a primary consumer?

Correct Answer: D) Rabbit.

5. Which national park is known for its geothermal features, wildlife, and pristine landscapes?

Correct Answer: A) Yellowstone National Park.

6. The effects of people and their actions on the biosphere is called

Correct Answer: A) Human impact.

7. Things that we appreciate for beauty, that help define our culture, or that teach us about ourselves are said to have

Correct Answer: C) Non-market values.

8. A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction.

Correct Answer: A) Endangered species.

9. The amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell at all possible prices during a given period of time.

Correct Answer: A) Supply.

10. Which meaning goes with the Latin prefix Atmo-

Correct Answer: B) Air.

11. What type of plant is associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

Correct Answer: C) Legumes, like soybeans.

12. Abiotic factors in the environment include ..... ?

Correct Answer: D) Water, soil and climate.

13. How does the excessive use of synthetic fertilizers alter the nitrogen cycle?

Correct Answer: C) Eutrophication of water bodies.

14. The cutting down of selected trees in a forest so the growth of other trees is not affected.

Correct Answer: A) Selective Cutting.

15. Which of these is MOST LIKELY to contribute to the long-term instability of a local ecosystem?

Correct Answer: C) Introduction of a non-native animal species.

16. Together, the nonrenewable energy resources of oil, coal, and natural gas, are known as

Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels.

17. When oxygen gas in the lower stratosphere is struck by this, it splits, leading to the formation of a ozone molecule.

Correct Answer: B) Ultraviolet radiation.

18. Organism in which a pathogen lives all or part of it's life

Correct Answer: B) Host.

19. There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Correct Answer: B) Thrust.

20. Which of the following is not a habit of mind of a good scientists?

Correct Answer: D) Intellectual predictability.