This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 53 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves? A) Infrared waves. B) Radio waves. C) Visible light. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radio waves. 2. The time period before Christopher Columbus came to North America is known as ..... A) Pre-Columbian. B) Pre-Historic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-Columbian. 3. The ozone layer is a sublayer of the ..... layer. A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 4. When the last member of a species dies, the species becomes A) Extinct. B) Endangered. C) Threatened. D) Dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extinct. 5. How do introduced (invasive) species typically affect biodiversity? A) The affect is always unpredictable. B) They do not affect biodiversity. C) They raise biodiversity. D) They lower biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They lower biodiversity. 6. Which is the highest level of biodiversity? A) General diversity. B) Ecosystem diversity. C) Species diversity. D) Genetic diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem diversity. 7. What is the sphere where everything that an organism needs to survive is called? A) Atmosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 8. What could increase biodiversity in a population? A) A change in climate. B) Hybridizing with related species. C) Inbreeding between individuals. D) Overhunting of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hybridizing with related species. 9. The path of energy transfer from one organism to another in an ecosystem. A) Food Chain. B) Food Web. C) Energy Pyramid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food Chain. 10. Considered to be a part of the thermosphere. A) Ionosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ionosphere. 11. This is the main chemical supposedly responsible for global warming. A) Sulfuric acid. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon. D) Chlorine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon. 12. Which is NOT one of the major points in the theory of evolution by natural selection? A) Organisms have the ability to produce more offspring than can survive. B) Limited resources produce a struggle for existence. C) Communities are populations of different species. D) Organisms with advantageous traits produce more offspring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Communities are populations of different species. 13. Field of study on the nature of the world. A) Environment. B) Ecosystem. C) Environmental Science. D) Environmental Management. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Science. 14. The purpose of cellular respiration is to produce? A) Energy. B) Oxygen. C) Sugar. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy. 15. What are the two types of things? A) Living. B) Non-living. C) Human. D) Living & non-living. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Living & non-living. 16. The following examples Fats, Oils, Phospholipids, and Waxes belong to which macromolecule? A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lipids. 17. Natural selection works on the basis that some ..... allow individuals to interact with the environment more effectively than other members of the population. A) Events. B) Individuals. C) Organisms. D) Traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traits. 18. At what time of the year does carbon dioxide in the atmosphere decrease as a result of natural processes? A) Summer. B) Fall. C) Winter. D) The amount stays constant year round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer. 19. Warm Air A) Rises. B) Sinks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rises. 20. What will happen to coastal areas should global warming continue? A) They will have earthquakes and fall in the ocean. B) They will be flooded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They will be flooded. ← 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