This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 500 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 500 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the most energy exist in a food pyramid? A) The top of the pyramid. B) The middle of the pyramid. C) The bottom of the pyramid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bottom of the pyramid. 2. All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area are called a ..... A) Group. B) Population. C) Herd. D) Cluster. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 3. The transfer of thermal energy through a substance by direct contact is called ..... A) Conduction. B) Insulation. C) Convection. D) Radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 4. In a temperate forest ecosystem, a black bear feeds on fish that live in a stream while a robin feeds on berries on mountainside bushes. The earthworm would be classified as a A) Predator. B) Detrivorous. C) Prey. D) Herbivore. E) Bionic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detrivorous. 5. In an area away from forests and cities, geochemist Charles David Keeling measured the amount of A) Ozone in the air. B) Oxygen in the air. C) Nitrous oxide in the air. D) Carbon dioxide in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen in the air. 6. Define a community A) An individual living thing. B) Multiple individuals of the same species living together. C) Multiple populations of different species living together. D) A community of organisms interacting with the physical environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple populations of different species living together. 7. National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 1992 A) Executive Order 318. B) RA 7586. C) RA 9147. D) PD 705. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RA 7586. 8. Butterflies obtain nectar, a food source, from flowers. When they fly from one flower to another, they disperse pollen. Which type of interaction do the butterflies and flowers have? A) Mutualism. B) Commensalism. C) Parasitism. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mutualism. 9. Does not belong in the field of Natural Sciences. A) Biology. B) Chemistry. C) Earth science. D) Sociology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sociology. 10. How much energy is LOST from each level moving up the energy pyramid? A) 10%. B) 30%. C) 70%. D) 90%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 90%. 11. A group of the same species of organism living in the same place A) Hang out. B) Pod. C) Density. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 12. Which answer best describes a decomposer? A) An organism that produces oxygen and is eaten by others. B) An organism that is dead and decomposing. C) An organism that gets energy by eating meat. D) An organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An organism that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms. 13. Liquid to Solid A) Freezing. B) Condensation. C) Evaporation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freezing. 14. A relationship between two species where one species benefits while the other is not affected at all it is called A) Neutralism. B) Commensalism. C) Mutualism. D) Ammensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commensalism. 15. Our ecological footprint is affected by the number of people on Earth and how much we ..... A) Sustain. B) Review. C) Consume. D) Save. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consume. 16. This layer of Earth is the thickest part A) Crust. B) Outer core. C) Mantle. D) Inner core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mantle. 17. What is the original example of the "commons" ? A) Grazing animals in a pasture. B) Deer drinking from a river. C) Trees being cut to build boats. D) People fishing from the same pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grazing animals in a pasture. 18. What happens to the air pressure the higher up in space you go? A) The air pressure increases. B) The air pressure decreases. C) The air pressure stays the same. D) There is no air pressure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The air pressure decreases. 19. Which term describes resources that cannot be easily replaced once they are used? A) Sustainable. B) Renewable. C) Non-renewable. D) Abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-renewable. 20. Which of the following mean '' members of the same species that live in the same place at the same time" ? A) Ecosystem. B) Community. C) Organism. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. ← 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