This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 371 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 371 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adaptations in the river biome might include the ability to ..... A) Ability to produce energy from sulfur. B) Excrete salt water. C) Resist a strong current. D) Conserve oxygen by not moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resist a strong current. 2. Which process releases oxygen into the atmosphere? A) Burning fossil fuels. B) Cellular respiration. C) Photosynthesis. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis. 3. What is considered to be a form of ecotourism? A) Going on a safari tour in the deserts of Africa. B) Bird watching at your house. C) Going for a walk in the neighborhood. D) Staying home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going on a safari tour in the deserts of Africa. 4. What is included in the biosphere? A) All living things on earth. B) All the gases. C) All the water fresh & saltwater. D) All the rocks and minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All living things on earth. 5. Which biome has a Mediterranean-style climate with warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters? A) Tall grass prairie. B) Tundra. C) Savannah. D) Chaparral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chaparral. 6. A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question. A) Scientific method. B) Recipe. C) Data collection. D) Metric system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scientific method. 7. Which of the following is NOT an endangered species of Florida? A) West Indian Manatee. B) Gopher Tortoise. C) Roseate Spoonbill. D) Hawksbill Sea Turtle. E) Burmese Python. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Burmese Python. 8. Why is phosphorus important for plant growth in the phosphorus cycle? A) Phosphorus is not important for plant growth in the phosphorus cycle. B) Phosphorus is only important for animal growth in the phosphorus cycle. C) Phosphorus is important for plant growth in the phosphorus cycle because it is a key component of DNA, RNA, and ATP. D) Phosphorus is important for plant growth in the nitrogen cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus is important for plant growth in the phosphorus cycle because it is a key component of DNA, RNA, and ATP. 9. All exotic species are invasive. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. The air in the troposphere has a greater density than the air in any other layer of the atmosphere, A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Which statement explains why water molecules stick together? A) Both sides are negative. B) One side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge. C) One side has a negative charge adn the other side has a neutral charge. D) Both sides are positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One side has a positive charge and the other side has a negative charge. 12. Describes how energy and nutrients move through an ecosystem A) Food chain. B) Predator. C) Energy. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food chain. 13. The tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted because people act from self-interest for short-term gain A) Environmental Science. B) Tragedy of the Commons. C) Ecology. D) Ecological Footprint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy of the Commons. 14. Hendersonville has 1, 885 people per square mile. Is it considered urban? A) Yes because it has less than 2500 people. B) No because it has less than 2500 people. C) As long as an area has lots of concrete, it is considered urban. D) The number of people doesn't determine if an area is urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No because it has less than 2500 people. 15. Why is the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide dangerous? A) The gas prevents plants from photosynthesizing. B) Carbon dioxide is highly toxic if inhaled. C) Carbon dioxide inhibits rainfall causing long droughts. D) The gas inhibits the escape of heat from Earth's atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The gas inhibits the escape of heat from Earth's atmosphere. 16. Fracking deals with A) Rain Water and Oil Extraction. B) Solar power collection. C) Rock and Rain Water. D) Natural Gas and Oil Extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Gas and Oil Extraction. 17. Carbon dioxide is one of the primary greenhouse gases that cause global warming. A) Carbon dioxide is the only greenhouse gas that causes global warming. B) Global warming results in greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. C) One of the main greenhouse gases that lead to global warming is carbon dioxide. D) Global warming causes greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One of the main greenhouse gases that lead to global warming is carbon dioxide. 18. Predicted increase in Earth's temperature due to an increase in greehouse gases in the atmosphere A) Science. B) Ozone. C) Global warming. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global warming. 19. The prefix Geo-means? A) Record, writing. B) Land, earth. C) House. D) Ball, round. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land, earth. 20. ..... are organisms that can transform unusable nitrogen in the atmosphere into chemical compounds containing nitrogen that can be used by other organisms A) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria. B) Fungi. C) Lichen. D) Earthworms. 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