This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 333 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 333 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem service? A) Water filtration. B) Food. C) Oxygen. D) They all are!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They all are!. 2. Consumers are otherwise known as A) Autotrophs. B) Heterotrophs. C) Consumer. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heterotrophs. 3. Succession that occurs in areas that previously didn't support life, such as on rocks or ice A) Tangential succession. B) Primary succession. C) Secondary succession. D) Quaternary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary succession. 4. As rain falls on a landfill, it sinks through the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW = garbage), picking up pesticides, heavy metals and organic compounds. This liquid is called A) Leachate. B) Methane. C) Garbage soup. D) Liners. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leachate. 5. What form of electromagnetic radiation is released by the sun and used by plants to perform photosynthesis? A) Ultraviolet. B) Infrared. C) Visible. D) Microwave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visible. 6. In which layer of Earth's atmosphere does weather occur? A) Mesosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 7. How long will it take for chlorofluorocarbons released from Earth s surface today to reach the stratosphere? A) About six months. B) One to two years. C) Three to five years. D) 10 to 20 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10 to 20 years. 8. ..... variables are variables kept constant in a study. A) Controlled. B) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Controlled. 9. True or False. Greenhouse Gasses trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. If a country has a Ecological Reserve, that means it A) Has a Higher Ecological Footprint than Biocapacity. B) Is not living sustainably within its country's limits. C) Has a higher Biocapacity than Ecological Footprint. D) Also has an Ecological Deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has a higher Biocapacity than Ecological Footprint. 11. What is an adaptation for the tundra? A) Fur. B) Nocturnal. C) Large leaves. D) Losing leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fur. 12. What is special about graduated cylinders? A) They hold large quantities of liquid safely. B) They measure small amounts very accurately. We use them when precision is important. C) They allow us to examine the liquid, we use them when looking for suspended solids. D) They are easily heated. We use graduated cylinders to heat liquids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They measure small amounts very accurately. We use them when precision is important. 13. A farmer wants to increase his crop yields of corn with little to no use of pesticides.Which of the following would the BEST solution? A) Incorporate the practice of no-till agriculture. B) Genetically modify the corn with the Bacillus thuringiensis gene. C) Apply manure on his cornfields. D) Plow the soil before planting seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetically modify the corn with the Bacillus thuringiensis gene. 14. Adaptations A) Can cause extinction. B) Help living things survive. C) Do not occur in plants. D) Help only animals survive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help living things survive. 15. When earthworms are added to the compost the product obtained is called A) Compost. B) Vermicompost. C) Recycling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vermicompost. 16. Food crops, timber and animal food sources are all examples of ..... A) Provisioning services. B) Cultural services. C) Regulating services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provisioning services. 17. Kawasan Paper Kite Butterfly-Kaba-kaba Idea leuconoe jumaloni Sub specie of Idea leoconoe specie of butterfly A new specie of butterfly endemic in Cebu discovered along Kawasan River inMatutinao, Badian. It was scientifically described by Collin G. Treadaway and was named in honor of the late Julian Jumalon, Cebu's known lepidopterist. Does a lepidopterist collect? A) Insects. B) Mammals. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 18. Physical weathering ..... A) Is when only the size of the rock changes. B) Is when nothing changes. C) Is when rock is broken into smaller pieces, and the material that makes up the rock or soil also changes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is when only the size of the rock changes. 19. In general, developed countries have (a) ecological footprint than developing or under developed countries. A) A larger. B) Smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A larger. 20. Which steps usually occur near the end of a scientific investigation? A) Developing hypotheses and making predictions. B) Making models and gathering data. C) Repeating tests and interpreting data. D) Designing experiments and controlling variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repeating tests and interpreting data. ← 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