Environmental Sciences Quiz 453 (20 MCQs)

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1. Process of germination is

Correct Answer: B) New plants grow from the seeds.

2. Which group of animals would be served best by the following adaptations?Large ears to dissipate heat.

Correct Answer: A) Animals that live in deserts.

3. Biodegradable:nonbiodegradable::

Correct Answer: C) Cotton:polyester.

4. This cycle is impacted by forest fires and deforestation.

Correct Answer: B) Carbon.

5. A "threatened" species is the same as an "endangered" species

Correct Answer: A) True.

6. Which of the following is an interaction in which both organisms are harmed?

Correct Answer: C) Competition.

7. What state of matter are stars made up of?

Correct Answer: D) Plasma.

8. How much of Earth's water is fresh water?

Correct Answer: B) 3%.

9. If I am testing to see if adding more water to a plant will increase it's height, what would be my independent variable?

Correct Answer: B) Amount of water.

10. Environment includes:

Correct Answer: C) Biodiversity, chemical cycling, solar energy.

11. The clearing of a forest and its replacement by another land use is called:

Correct Answer: D) Deforestation.

12. Can be broken down by natural processes

Correct Answer: D) Biodegradable.

13. Which biome is characterized by moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and tall grasses?

Correct Answer: A) Grassland.

14. ..... is a measure of stability in an ecosystem.

Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity.

15. The conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.

Correct Answer: A) Weather.

16. Eutrophication is defined as a change that occurs to an aquatic ecosystem. This change is mainly due to what?

Correct Answer: C) Increased nutrient concentration.

17. Phosphorus does not travel through which area of Earth's environment?

Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere.

18. What two factors determine climate?

Correct Answer: D) Temperature and Precipitation.

19. The classification and collection of data that are in the form of numbers is called

Correct Answer: C) Statistics.

20. What two mechanisms do scientists think help convection currents in mantel move plates?

Correct Answer: A) Ridge push and Slab pull.