This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 664 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 664 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does the Mississippi River begin? A) Louisiana. B) Minnesota. C) Mississippi. D) Oregon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minnesota. 2. When the wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone, the enire ecosystem flourished. A species form that supports an entire ecosystem. A) Endangered Species. B) Invasive Species. C) Keystone Species. D) Threatened Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keystone Species. 3. What problem do the Sierra Madre Mts. cause Mexico City? A) Trap the pollution in the city since it can't be blown away by winds. B) Stops the water from flowing to the oceans. C) Allows the air pollution to be blown away by the winds. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trap the pollution in the city since it can't be blown away by winds. 4. Which one is not a natural resource? A) Water. B) Plants. C) Play dough. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play dough. 5. A cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns. A) Kyoto Protocol. B) Global warming. C) Atmosphere. D) The girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The girl. 6. Which gas in the atmosphere is often associated with global warming? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 7. Which of these is an example of an element? A) Ill. B) H2O. C) O2. D) Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) O2. 8. The human diet has been enriched with native food product such as sweet potatoes, beans, tomatoes, and corn that come from A) Pacific islands. B) Southwest Asia. C) Madagascar and Africa. D) Central and South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madagascar and Africa. 9. The ratio of different species in an ecosystem is what kind of measurement? A) Species Evenness. B) Species Richness. C) Simpson's Diversity Index. D) None of the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species Evenness. 10. A specific type of organism or a population or a group of populations that share certain traits. In the taxonomy categories, it is the lowest and least inclusive A) Domain. B) Order. C) Class. D) Phylum. E) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Species. 11. Cotton clothes we wear in A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Autumn. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer. 12. A person who treats sick people. A) Doctor. B) Headmaster. C) Mechanic. D) Lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doctor. 13. The ability of Earth's natural systems and human cultural systems to survive, flourish into the long-term future A) Sustainability. B) Full-cost pricing. C) Win-win solutions. D) Environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainability. 14. An adaptation to competition that reduces competition between species that use the same resource is called A) Resource partition. B) Decoposer. C) Resource practice. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resource partition. 15. Sedimentary rocks are the largest reservoir in the ..... cycle. Human activities increase concentrations in surface water through substantial runoff of the phosphorus rich fertilizers we use to lawns and farmlands A) Water. B) Nitrogen. C) Phosphorus. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus. 16. Which of these is an Abiotic factor? A) A tree. B) A bird. C) Sunlight. D) A mushroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight. 17. What is the term for a large area of land where wild animals and plants are protected? A) National park. B) Wildlife reserve. C) Nature reserve. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. How are fossils created? A) Traces of organisms get turned into stone. B) Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years. C) Animals get trapped. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. A structure that holds back and controls the flow of water in a river or other body of water A) Potable. B) Irrigation. C) Dam. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dam. 20. Which groups of plants are most active in secondary succession and re-establishing the native habitat A) Roses. B) Grass. C) Soil. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grass. ← 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