This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 433 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 433 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which biome is characterized by extreme temperatures, low rainfall, and sparse vegetation? A) Desert biome. B) Tundra biome. C) Rainforest biome. D) Grassland biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert biome. 2. The variety of habitats, communities, and ecological processes in an ecosystem A) Ecosystem Diversity. B) Species Diversity. C) Genetic Diversity. D) Population Diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem Diversity. 3. Which of the following best describes a symbiotic relationship? A) Striped bass and bluefish eat the same variety of mackerel. B) Intestinal bacteria inhabit the gut of humans. C) Mountain lions feed on white-tailed deer. D) Marsupial animals carry their young in a pouch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intestinal bacteria inhabit the gut of humans. 4. Water that seeps down through the soil and is stored underground A) Groundwater. B) Runoff. C) Surface water. D) Watershed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Groundwater. 5. Which biome is characterized by extremely cold temperatures, low rainfall, and permafrost? A) Desert. B) Rainforest. C) Grassland. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tundra. 6. The ozone layer protects life on Earth from ..... A) Ultraviolet Rays. B) Gamma Rays. C) Infrared Rays. D) X-Rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultraviolet Rays. 7. What are extinct species? A) Species that no longer exist. B) Species that are in little number. C) Species thar are in big number. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species that no longer exist. 8. Which pollutant associated with coal use is known to contribute to acid rain? A) Coal ash. B) Soot. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Methane. E) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sulfur dioxide. 9. What is the first step in the environmental policy process? A) Guide the solution to law. B) Identify the problem. C) Get organized. D) Gain access to policy makers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identify the problem. 10. The term Ecosystem was coined by A) Bar tea. B) A G Tansley. C) E P Odum. D) Ramanuja. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A G Tansley. 11. Earth has a fixed amount of ..... A) Trees. B) Carbon. C) Carbon dioxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon. 12. What form of electromagnetic waves are felt as heat? A) Ultraviolet radiation. B) Visible light. C) Greenhouse radiation. D) Infrared radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infrared radiation. 13. An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant is in the same type of pot and has the same amount of soil and sunlight. What is the independent variable? A) The type of plant. B) The amount of sunlight. C) The type of pot the plant is in. D) The type of liquid the plant gets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The type of liquid the plant gets. 14. The fossil fuels are this. A) Nonrenewable resources. B) Crop rotation. C) Ecological footprint. D) Environmental Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable resources. 15. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere A) Is increasing in part due to fossil fuel use. B) Has not significantly changed in the past 200 years. C) Is increasing in part due to deforestation. D) Has been decreasing since the 1800's. E) Can not be reliably measured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is increasing in part due to fossil fuel use. 16. It is a vital substance that is needed by all living things. A) Sun. B) Stars. C) Water. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 17. ..... people are moving from farms to cities than are moving from cities to farms A) Fewer. B) More. C) Equivalent numbers of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More. 18. Organism that makes its own food A) Consumer. B) Producer. C) Decoposer. D) Predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Producer. 19. Primary pollutants are A) Ill. B) Ill. C) Storm. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 20. Which pollutant is NOT typically found in the air surrounding CAFOs? A) Ammonia. B) Hydrogen Sulfide. C) Cinnamon. D) Methane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cinnamon. ← 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