This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 343 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 343 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Native species A) Organisms that do not belong in an ecosystem. B) Organisms that belong in a given ecosystem. C) The same as invasive species. D) Nonessential. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organisms that belong in a given ecosystem. 2. A ..... community is is the first to colonize bare rock. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Pioneer. D) Colonization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pioneer. 3. What do you call it when new communities form after a major disturbance like a flood, a fire, falling trees, etc.? A) First succession. B) Second succession. C) Primary succession. D) Ending succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second succession. 4. What are the two types of trees? A) Deciduous, coniferous. B) Tiny trees, big trees. C) Deciduous, coniferous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous, coniferous. 5. What is the collection of materials that can be broken down and reprocessed to make new items? A) Composting. B) Incineration. C) Leachate. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recycling. 6. What is the largest source of US greenhouse gases? A) Using solar panels. B) Burning of plastic bottles. C) Burning of fossil fuels. D) Eating meat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning of fossil fuels. 7. The world population has surpassed 7 billion and is continuing to increase dramatically. Select the factor that has demonstrated an inverse relationship to population growth. A) Spread of communicable diseases. B) Biodiversity of plant and animal species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spread of communicable diseases. 8. Which part of the water cycle occurs immediately after condensation? A) Precipitation. B) Runoff. C) Groundwater. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Precipitation. 9. What describes a food web? A) A pathway that shows which organism feeds on another. B) Interconnected pathways that show how various organisms feed. C) Diagrams that show how organisms' feeding has changed over time. D) A flowchart that shows how biomass changes between trophic levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interconnected pathways that show how various organisms feed. 10. What do greenhouse gases do in our atmosphere? A) They absorb radiation given off by the Earth. B) They keep all the air within the Earth. C) They block harmful radiation from reaching the Earth. D) They make the Earth cooler. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They absorb radiation given off by the Earth. 11. One problem for captive breeding programs is that ..... A) Captive-bred animals cannot be reintroduced to the wild. B) They must typically contain populations of at least 100 animals. C) They cannot involve use of endangered animals. D) There is a lack of public support for them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They must typically contain populations of at least 100 animals. 12. A species that colonizes an uninhabited area and that starts an ecological cycle in which many other species become established. A) Producer. B) Primary Succession. C) Secondary Succession. D) Pioneer Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pioneer Species. 13. Environmental science is the study of the interaction of humans with the environment. Which of these would NOT be included as part of the environment? A) What the soil is made of. B) Animals and plants in the region and surrounding areas. C) The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other climate factors. D) All of these would be considered part of the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these would be considered part of the environment. 14. What is the relationship between a rock and a mineral? A) Rocks are made up of minerals. B) Minerals are made up of rocks. C) Rocks are on the Earth's surface. Minerals are found underground. D) Rocks and minerals are different names for the same thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rocks are made up of minerals. 15. What structures surround adn protect the cell? A) The cell wall that has an inner and outer lining. B) The cell membrane that has an inner and outer lining. C) A cel wall that is surrounded by a cell membrane. D) A cell membrane that is surrounded by a cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cell membrane that is surrounded by a cell wall. 16. All of the following are ways that CO2 is returned to the atmosphere except which one? A) Decomposition. B) Photosynthesis. C) Respiration. D) Combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis. 17. Which layer of the atmosphere has meteors? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesosphere. 18. What did farmers do to prepare the land to plant crops such as wheat and corn? A) Dig lots of wells. B) Pull up tall prairie grasses. C) Build terraces to plant on. D) Chop down forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull up tall prairie grasses. 19. An example of typical pioneer species, that is one that appears in the earliest stages of ecological succession is: A) Oak Trees. B) Spiders. C) Weeds. D) Small Conifer Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weeds. 20. A pesticide used for mosquitoes which is a persistant chemical. A) MERCURY. B) POLLUTION. C) DDT. D) PCBS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DDT. ← 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