This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 539 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 539 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Natural disruptions can often be more detrimental (harmful) than anthropogenic (human-caused) disruptions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. All of the following are part of a carbohydrate EXCEPT A) Carbon. B) Hydrogen. C) Phosphorus. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus. 3. The services ecosystems provide that make processes we do ourselves (such as filtering water) more efficient A) Cultural services. B) Provisioning services. C) Regulating services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supporting services. 4. When you don't drink enough water you can become: A) Silly. B) Hyper. C) Intoxicated. D) Dehydrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dehydrated. 5. Match the definition:The relationship between two different species where each individual benefits from the other. A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biosphere. E) Symbiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Symbiosis. 6. A basic law or truth that has been tested over time is a(n) ..... A) Principle. B) Theroy. C) Belief. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Theroy. 7. Composting is a method for recycling ..... into a rich, dark soil amendment called compost. A) Glass bottles. B) Car and truck tires. C) Food and yard waste. D) Aluminum cans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food and yard waste. 8. Hunter gatherers ..... A) Used stone tools. B) Created pollution. C) Had large civiliations. D) Used advanced techology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used stone tools. 9. What happens once groundwater reaches a layer of rock in the ground that it cannot pass through? A) It is soaked up by that layer of rock and dirt. B) It creates an aquifer. C) It creates a reservoir. D) It evaporates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It creates an aquifer. 10. Which of these events during the modern environmentalism era was the result of a town constructed on a chemical waste dumpsite, and raised awareness of the problem of hazardous waste disposal? A) Love Canal. B) Nuclear Testing in the Marshall Islands. C) Donora, Pennsylvania smog. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Love Canal. 11. Results published i ..... are the most respected in science because they have passed through a rigorous evaluation process involving feedback from multiple sources. A) News magazines. B) Web journals. C) Peer-reviewed journals. D) Weekly newspapers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peer-reviewed journals. 12. Base of marine food web A) Barncle. B) Plankton. C) Nekton. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plankton. 13. The melting of land ice worldwide has what impact on ocean levels? A) Seal levels rise. B) Sea levels are unaffected. C) Sea levels decrease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seal levels rise. 14. The thinning of the ozone layer A) Occurs over both polar regions. B) Is related to seasonal changes. C) Will take many years to reverse. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. An ecologist might study A) How a bird population is affected by a predator. B) Types of rocks in a cave. C) The cause of an earthquake. D) The digestive system of humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How a bird population is affected by a predator. 16. Organisms and environment function as a unit in a(n) ..... A) Ecosystem. B) Species. C) Community. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. 17. A measure of how much useful work each unit of input energy provides. A) Cogeneration. B) Energy efficiency. C) Smart grid. D) Superinsulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy efficiency. 18. The abiotic factors of an ecosystem include ..... A) Rocks and minerals. B) Water and nutrients. C) Nonliving Things. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. State in which a human population cansurvive indefinitely A) Agriculture. B) Ecology. C) Supply and demand. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 20. What causes differences in air pressure? A) Even heating of the Earth. B) Even cooling of the earth. C) Uneven heating of the earth. D) Global warming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uneven heating of the earth. ← 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