This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 329 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 329 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following best describes a genetically modified organism (GMO)? A) An organism that has been selectively bred for the best traits. B) An organism that contains foreign DNA. C) An organism that is produced after exposure to a mutagen. D) An organism that has been cloned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An organism that contains foreign DNA. 2. A drainage basin is an area of land in which the surface water and groundwater all drain to a common waterway such as a stream, wetland, lake, or even the ocean is also known as a ..... A) Aquifer. B) Bog. C) Wetland. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Watershed. 3. We need to get ..... of our energy from non-renewable sources. A) More. B) Less. C) A lot of. D) Much. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 4. 🌟 Get ready for an adventure in knowledge! 🌟Which of the following is the true treasure behind the creation of the National Park Service Organic Act? A) The magical formation of the national parks system. B) The secret art of safe disposal of hazardous waste. C) The guardianship of mysterious offshore underwater mountains. D) The noble quest for the protection of clean water resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The magical formation of the national parks system. 5. Why must humans clean water before using it? A) Humans are unable to digest untreated river water. B) River water is free of any contaminant or pollutants. C) Untreated river water is brown and humans prefer clear water. D) Clear water may contain contaminants that could harm humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear water may contain contaminants that could harm humans. 6. Many ..... depend on animals to carry pollen and disperse seeds. A) Angiosperms. B) Club mosses. C) Ferns. D) Gymnosperms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angiosperms. 7. Atmospheric condition that traps pollution near the ground A) Primary pollutant. B) Temperature inversion. C) Particulate matter. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temperature inversion. 8. What is the difference between swamps and freshwater marshes? A) Swamps have deep water, but marshes have shallow water. B) Swamps have mostly woody shrubs and trees, but marshes have mostly grasses. C) Swamps usually have saltwater, but marshes have fresh water. D) Swamps have lots of wildlife, but marshes do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swamps have mostly woody shrubs and trees, but marshes have mostly grasses. 9. Building cities results in large areas of land that are covered in cement or asphalt. What is the impact of this on the hydrologic cycle? A) An increase in runoff leading to less surface water. B) A decrease in percolation leading to less groundwater. C) An Increase in evaporation leading to more surface water. D) A decrease in the transpiration leading to more groundwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A decrease in percolation leading to less groundwater. 10. ..... are organisms that require organic matter as a source of food. A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Species. D) Humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumers. 11. Which of these shows a possible food chain for an ecosystem? A) Shark$\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ plankton $\rightarrow$sun. B) Sun $\rightarrow$ plankton $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ shark. C) Plankton $\rightarrow$ sun $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ shark. D) Plankton $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ shark $\rightarrow$ sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun $\rightarrow$ plankton $\rightarrow$ fish $\rightarrow$ shark. 12. Which of the following correctly lists the Earth's layers from the outermost to innermost? A) Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core. B) Inner Core, Outer Core, Mesosphere, Lithosphere, Asthenosphere. C) Lithosphere, crust, mesosphere, inner core, outer core. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Outer Core, Inner Core. 13. Where two plates are moving apart. A) Convergent boundaries. B) Divergent boundaries. C) Transform boundaries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Divergent boundaries. 14. Oxygen content in the benthos is: A) High. B) Moderate. C) Low. D) Seasonally high. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low. 15. All of the following are examples of economies except: A) Centrally Planned. B) Free Market. C) Mixed Economy. D) Legislative Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legislative Economy. 16. Is the practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants. A) Agriculture. B) Ecology. C) Ecological Footprint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture. 17. How do nutrients, such as carbon and water, move through an ecosystem? A) In biogeochemical cycles. B) In ecological pyramids. C) In energy pyramids. D) In food webs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In biogeochemical cycles. 18. What do we call the first species that colonize a new area? A) Foreign Species. B) Pioneer Species. C) Intraspecies. D) Interspecies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pioneer Species. 19. The largest population size a given environment can sustainably support is known as its A) Limiting capacity. B) Logistic limit. C) Carrying capacity. D) Biotic potential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying capacity. 20. Act of US Congress designed to protect any plant or animal species in danger of extinction A) Species act. B) Treaty of paris. C) Law of attraction. D) Endangered species act. 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