This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 450 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 450 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following statements about protists is not true? A) Most of them live in water. B) Some of them cause disease in humans. C) They contain genetic material. D) Their cells have no nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their cells have no nucleus. 2. What is the shape of an age structure diagram for the following:Decreasing population? A) . B) . C) . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 3. What word describes a poor country with an economy based on farming? A) Standard of living. B) Dependent population. C) Less developed nation. D) More developed nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less developed nation. 4. A rock is an example of which of the following A) A biotic factor. B) An abiotic factor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An abiotic factor. 5. Coal and petroleum are renewable resources A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Which of the following is present all around us? A) Ice. B) Air. C) Paper. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air. 7. The maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water and other necessities available in the environment. A) Sparse population. B) Environmental. C) Carrying capacity. D) Dense population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carrying capacity. 8. A bear is a(n) A) Herbivore. B) Carnivore. C) Omnivore. D) Producer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Omnivore. 9. The Law of Supply and Demand: A) States that as demand increases, supply decreases. B) Describes the relationship between availability of resources and their worth. C) Claims that supply is always greater than demand. D) Asserts that demand is not related to supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Describes the relationship between availability of resources and their worth. 10. Filtration, settling, aeration, and chlorination are all steps in ..... A) Water purification. B) Water pollution. C) Groundwater recharging. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water purification. 11. Other than hydroelectricity, name two types of renewable energy. A) Solar and Wind. B) Wind and Nuclear. C) Geothermal and fossil Fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar and Wind. 12. Seasonal hunger is commonly found in: A) Urban areas. B) Tribal area. C) Rural area. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rural area. 13. Faith observes a cell with a mitochondria and and no cell wall. Tim observes a cell with a mitochondria and a chloroplast. Which statement is true? A) They are both observing plant cells. B) Faith is observing a plant cell and Tim is observing an animal cell. C) Faith is observing an animal cell and Tim is observing a plant cell. D) They are both observing bacteria cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faith is observing an animal cell and Tim is observing a plant cell. 14. Carbon Cycle A) The cycling of carbon through the living world. B) The cycling of carbon through the non-living world. C) The cycling of carbon through the living and non-living world. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cycling of carbon through the living and non-living world. 15. Father and mother are the ..... Of a child. A) Maternal Grandparents. B) Grandparent. C) Parents. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandparent. 16. A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web A) Trophic level. B) Energy pyramid. C) Photosynthesis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy pyramid. 17. The environment refers to A) All conditions surrounding us on Earth. B) Species interactions that affect human life. C) Conditions that cause negative effects on our health. D) Interactions that harm the atmosphere. E) The sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The sum of all the conditions surrounding us that influence life. 18. As the human population grows, resources A) Decrease. B) Increase. C) Stay the same. D) Increase, then decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease. 19. The shift from animal power to the use of fossil fuels A) Hunter-gatherer. B) Agricultural revolution. C) Industrial revolution. D) Fossil fuel revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial revolution. 20. Which definition best matches the term population density? A) Human beings in general. B) Number of people in a particular area. C) A measurement of people for a specific area. D) All the inhabitants of a particular area. 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