This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 486 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 486 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "When an ecosystem is disrupted organisms cannot thrive", A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Earth is a(n) A) Open System. B) Closed System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed System. 3. Science or Pseudoscience:Changing the data so that it supports my prediction. A) Science. B) Pseudoscience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pseudoscience. 4. Which process within the water cycle occurs just as clouds begin to form in the atmosphere? A) Evaporation. B) Runoff. C) Precipitation. D) Transpiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 5. Where would you expect to find the greatest number of species? A) Desert. B) The open ocean. C) A tropical rainforest. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tropical rainforest. 6. Full-cost pricing is a great example of which factor of sustainability? A) Biodiversity. B) Solar Power. C) Economics. D) Political Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economics. 7. The most abundant dissolved elements in the ..... are sodium and chlorine. A) Human body. B) Earth's crust. C) Ocean. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean. 8. In the logistic growth model, If population size equals the carrying capacity, the population growth rate will be zero. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Which of the following adaptations are used by animals of the Arctic tundra? A) Rodents burrow underground for winter protection. B) Deer and foxes use seasonal camouflage. C) Geese and caribou migrate to avoid predators. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rodents burrow underground for winter protection. 10. Southeast Asian flying foxes are responsible for pollinating durian tree flowers and spreading durian seeds. Durian trees and fruit are critical for the survival of many species and a decline in the flying fox population would be devastating to the local ecology. Flying foxes can be considered A) An indicator species. B) An invasive species. C) A keystone species. D) A pioneer species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A keystone species. 11. An invasive species are living things A) That are naturally found in all ecosystems. B) That are naturally found in a particular ecosystem. C) That are not naturally found in a particular ecosystem. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That are not naturally found in a particular ecosystem. 12. What is one human action that may have caused Acid Rain? A) Use of CFC's. B) Over fishing. C) Pollution from factories. D) Reducing our use of precious metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution from factories. 13. The distance north or south of the equator is called ..... A) Rotation. B) Latitude. C) Longitude. D) Biomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 14. Because people are packed densely together in cities, ..... land outside cities is left undeveloped. A) More. B) Less. C) Dump. D) Balanced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 15. What is a major advantage that alternate energy has over fossil fuels? A) Alternate energy does not produce radioactive waste. B) Alternate energy is more efficient than fossil fuels. C) Alternate energy increases the amount of sulfur dioxide ejected into the atmosphere. D) Alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxided ejected into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alternate energy reduces the amount of carbon dioxided ejected into the atmosphere. 16. Reduced biodiversity, or variety of species found in a particular habitat or ecosystem. Elevated rates of extinction cause this. A) Pollution. B) Law of unintended consequences. C) Tragedy of the commons. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity. 17. Which is a concern we should have about nuclear power? A) It can cause political conflict if a nuclear accident affects a neighboring country. B) There are no concerns. C) It uses up fossil fuels. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can cause political conflict if a nuclear accident affects a neighboring country. 18. Snow acts as an insulating blanket in the rain forest. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Koalas eat eucalyptus. What happens if all the eucalyptus dies? A) The koalas die due to lack of food. B) The koalas adapt to eat other organisms. C) The eucalyptus finds a way to regrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The koalas die due to lack of food. 20. Robert Brown observed Brownian motion in? A) 1827. B) 1826. C) 1828. D) 1837. 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