This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 323 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 323 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The framework of organic molecules essential to all organisms is composed mainly of carbon atoms. Which processes are involved in the cycling of carbon within an environment? A) Photosynthesis and respiration. B) Evaporation and condensation. C) Transcription and translation. D) Diffusion and transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis and respiration. 2. GMOs are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested. A) Fact. B) Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 3. Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of plate tectonics? A) Fossils. B) Mountains. C) Glaciers. D) Sand Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sand Erosion. 4. Has permafrost; in the Arctic or Antarctic A) Northface tundra. B) Alpine tundra. C) Polar tundra. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar tundra. 5. During the past 100 years, the growth in human populations in the urban areas of industrialized nations has greatly contributed to all BUT one of these environmental problems. That is A) Deforestation. B) Species extinction. C) Water contamination. D) Increased carbon dioxide emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water contamination. 6. In aquatic ecosystems, net primary productivity is related to A) Whether the water is fresh water or saltwater. B) The speed at which the water moves. C) Available sunlight and nutrients. D) Waves and tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Available sunlight and nutrients. 7. The ..... discussed and pointed out that if a resource is unregulated, individuals will consume it at a selfish rate. A) Tragedy of the Commons. B) Industrial Revolution. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) Anthropocentric Writings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy of the Commons. 8. Erosion is most likely when the soil is A) Bare and exposed to wind and rain. B) Covered with grass. C) Plowed along the contour of the land. D) Covered with forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bare and exposed to wind and rain. 9. Which is the main objective of Environmental conservation? A) To save mankind. B) To satisfied human needs. C) To protect environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. High female literacy rate is usually associated with ..... countries. A) Developed. B) Developing. C) 3rd world. D) Smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developed. 11. Cebu Brown-dove Phapitreron frontalis is declared as a distinct of brown dove species and endemic to Cebu Island in 2014. CRITICALLY endangered endemic bird. It is locally called? A) Take care. B) Tagamaya. C) Basement. D) Korokotok. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take care. 12. What is a population in an ecosystem? A) Groups of all different species. B) Groups of producers. C) Groups of two species. D) Groups of one particular species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groups of one particular species. 13. The type of bond where valence electrons are TRANSFERRED is called: A) Covalent. B) Ionic. C) Hydrogen. D) Isotope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ionic. 14. When toxic chemicals end up on the land or in water, they can be absorbed by producers. When these chemicals are passed through the trophic levels of a food chain, the chemicals become more concentrated. This describes which of the following? A) Biomagnification. B) Invasive Species. C) Eutrophication. D) Urban Sprawl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomagnification. 15. Most of Earth's water (about 97 percent) is ..... A) Freshwater in lakes and rivers. B) In the clouds. C) Salt water in the oceans and lakes. D) In the form of snow or ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salt water in the oceans and lakes. 16. Animals must adapt to crashing waves and exposure to air A) Intertidal area. B) Benthic. C) Neritic. D) Oceanic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intertidal area. 17. A ..... environment can get a lot of wind. A) Solar. B) Desert. C) Coastal. D) Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coastal. 18. When it rains or snows, most water that doesn't evaporate soaks into the ground. This is called- A) Ice. B) Groundwater. C) Habitat. D) Freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 19. Energy we get from burning living things s called ..... A) Hydroelectricity. B) Wind Energy. C) Biomass Fuel. D) Hydrogen Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass Fuel. 20. Why were wolves introduced back to yellow stone national park? A) To protect wolves. B) To control deer and elk. C) To make a zoo. D) None of the above. 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