This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 550 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 550 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. High blood pressure and stress are both human health effects linked to A) Smog. B) Air pollution. C) Light pollution. D) Noise pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noise pollution. 2. Ecolabelling is governed by: A) ISO 14001. B) ISO 14020. C) ISO 14010. D) ISO 14040. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ISO 14001. 3. The number of different species in an ecosystem A) Species services. B) Biodiversity. C) Habitat services. D) Habitat diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 4. When graphing, the largest measurement for each axis should be ..... A) At least halfway along the corresponding axis. B) All the way along the corresponding axis. C) Placed along a grid line. D) It doesn't matter as long as the axes are labeled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At least halfway along the corresponding axis. 5. Which of the following is true about island biodiversity? A) Small islands are more likely to have more immigrated species. B) Small islands have more biodiversity. C) Small islands have more species. D) Small islands have less resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Small islands have less resources. 6. What is the Biosphere? A) Any individual thing. B) All organisms and the parts of Earth where they exist. C) A chemical process. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All organisms and the parts of Earth where they exist. 7. An explanation a scientist makes that IS 100% proven based off multiple investigations is called a ..... A) Hypothesis. B) Theory. C) Law. D) Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Law. 8. ..... :generally smaller, lower quality logs which will be used to make paper. A) Improvement cutting. B) Salvage cuts. C) Stands. D) Pulpwood cuts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pulpwood cuts. 9. What is responsible for warming the Earth's surface and creating wind? A) The Moon. B) Earth's interior (inside). C) Coriolis effect. D) The Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun. 10. Earth warms and water evaporates from the ocean. The moisture condenses to form clouds. The clouds reflect sunlight back into space. A) Positive Feedback Loop. B) Negative Feedback Loop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback Loop. 11. The temperature is ..... in a rainforest. A) Cold. B) Cool. C) Snowy. D) Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot. 12. What accounts for the decreased amount of energy at each trophic level? A) Some energy is lost during the process of converting food to energy. B) Producing new cells, regulating body temperature, moving around. C) All of the options. D) Organisms use much of the energy to carry out the functions of living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the options. 13. Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban areas A) Vehicles and volcanoes. B) Vehicles and industries. C) Industries and agriculture. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vehicles and industries. 14. Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources? A) They can be made in factories. B) They can be recycled. C) They cannot be easily replaced. D) They can never be replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They cannot be easily replaced. 15. Which of the following is an advantage of using fossil fuels of energy A) The resulting air pollution. B) Limited quantities. C) Versatility in their uses. D) Toxic by-products. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Versatility in their uses. 16. Example would be air pollution from a car tailpipe A) Non-Point Source Pollution. B) Runoff. C) Point-Source Pollution. D) Agricultural Runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point-Source Pollution. 17. Pioneer species like moss and lichen are most likely to show up after A) Primary succession. B) Secondary succession. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary succession. 18. Which one of the choices below is NOT a cause for global warming? A) Having too many cows. B) Burning Fossil Fuels. C) Planting new trees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Planting new trees. 19. The rate at which producers convert radiant energy into chemical energy A) Trophic level. B) Net primary productivity. C) Gross primary productivity. D) Photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gross primary productivity. 20. The net primary productivity of an ecosystem is 1kgC/m2/year, and the energy needed by the producers for their own respiration is 1.5kg C/m2/year. The gross primary productivity of such an ecosystem would be A) .5 kg C/m2/year. B) 1.5 kg C/m2/year. C) 2.0 kg C/m2/year. D) 2.5 kg C/m2/year. 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