This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 35 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This causes the MOST pollution: A) Humans. B) Cars. C) Trains. D) Airplanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans. 2. Define ecological footprint A) Leaving no trace of you behind when camping. B) Protecting your community from pollution. C) Is dependent on the amount of clothes you have and nothing else. D) The impact of a person on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The impact of a person on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources. 3. A conceptual model that provides systematic process for decision making. A) Decision-making model. B) Graphs. C) Model airplanes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decision-making model. 4. Consumer willingness and ability to buy products A) Demand. B) Policy. C) Lobbying. D) Subsidy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Demand. 5. Which of the following is not biotic? A) Moss growing on a tree. B) Moss growing on a dead tree. C) The dead tree. D) All are biotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are biotic factors. 6. Something in an experiment that does NOT change or is kept from changing is said t be a ..... A) Conclusion. B) Objective. C) Constant. D) Evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constant. 7. Where do we save the money? A) Bank. B) School. C) ATM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bank. 8. The ..... is the layer of air, made up of carbon dioxide, oxygen, and Water vapor A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 9. Organisms that make physical changes and help create habitats are known as A) Invasive species. B) Keystone species. C) Foundation species. D) Endangered species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foundation species. 10. The energy in most ecosystems comes from A) Green plants. B) The sun. C) Wind. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 11. Gross primary production A) The amount of carbon fixed during photosynthesis. B) Temperature and heat. C) Biomass of plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount of carbon fixed during photosynthesis. 12. Which of the following is NOT a direct result of the Industrial Revolution? A) Over-hunting of large mammals. B) Improvement in the quality of life. C) Shift to the use of fossil fuels. D) Growth of cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over-hunting of large mammals. 13. Which was the most immediate action taken after publication of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring? A) DDT was banned in the United States by the Department of Agriculture. B) President Kennedy ordered a panel of scientists to appraise the DDT hazard. C) President Kennedy banned DDT over the objections of experts. D) The chemical industry took the lead in restricting the sale and use of DDT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President Kennedy ordered a panel of scientists to appraise the DDT hazard. 14. Takes millions of years to form. A) Hydroelectric. B) Renewable. C) Solar. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels. 15. What type of graph shows differences between groups? A) Bar graph. B) Line graph. C) Pie chart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bar graph. 16. Is smog more of a local or a global problem A) Local. B) Global. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local. 17. This system is associated with solid portions of the Earth. It includes rocks, sediments and soils, surface landforms and the processes that shape the surface. A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere. 18. In an experiment, the one variable that the scientist changes is called the A) Dependent variable. B) Independent variable. C) Experimental variable. D) Controlled variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent variable. 19. GMO stands for A) Genetically made organism. B) Genetically modified organism. C) Gene manipulated organism. D) Genetic mutant organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetically modified organism. 20. J curve-as population gets larger, it also grows faster. This occurs because there are more individuals reproducing as the population grows and is known as A) Exponential growth. B) Logistic growth. C) Stable growth. D) Birth rate. 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