Environmental Sciences Quiz 519 (20 MCQs)

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1. True or False:The polar ice biome can be found in both the north and south poles of Earth.

Correct Answer: B) False.

2. Excess nutrients in a lake or other body of water that cause the growth of dense plant life and the death of animals.

Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication.

3. Abiotic or Biotic:An insect

Correct Answer: B) Biotic.

4. Match the Definition:These bees are males. Their job is to mate with the Queen bee so she will lay eggs that make more bees!

Correct Answer: A) Drone Bees.

5. An underground layer of rocks or sand that can hold groundwater.

Correct Answer: C) Aquifer.

6. Match the definition:This is a community of living organisms (plants, animals, microbes) and nonliving things (rocks, soil, etc.).

Correct Answer: D) Biosphere.

7. All the organisms of the same species in an area are called a(n):

Correct Answer: B) Population.

8. Movement of carbon from nonliving things into living things and vice versa.

Correct Answer: C) Carbon Cycle.

9. China currently emits the most greenhouse gases of any country. What percentage of the world's CO2 emissions are they responsible for?

Correct Answer: B) 30.

10. Energy that cannot be replenished in our lifetime. Once its gone, that's it.

Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable Energy.

11. An organism that eats both plants and meat is classified as a .....

Correct Answer: B) Omnivore.

12. This agency manages fish, wildlife, and habitats.

Correct Answer: B) US Fish and Wildlife Service.

13. UNDERSTANDING:The first number in scientific notation must be .....

Correct Answer: B) Between and including 1 and 9.9999.

14. Mantle rock can melt to form ..... if the temperature rises, pressure lowers, or water is added to the mantle.

Correct Answer: B) Magma.

15. The decayed remains of plants and animals is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Humus.

16. Earth's early atmosphere lacked oxygen. What process was responsible for adding oxygen to our atmosphere?

Correct Answer: B) Photosynthesis.

17. Which species is found in only one area?

Correct Answer: D) Endemic.

18. ..... is a biodegradable material that accumulates more rapidly than it can decompose.

Correct Answer: B) Newspaper.

19. The type of seismic waves that arrive at a seismic station first and move by compressing and expanding the ground like an accordian are called

Correct Answer: D) Primary waves.

20. Harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun is absorbed by

Correct Answer: B) Ozone molecules.