This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 671 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 671 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the species interaction:A decorator crab camouflages itself with sponges. Sponges are unaffected. A) Competition. B) Predation. C) Commensalism. D) Mutualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commensalism. 2. In the water cycle, the process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ..... A) Transpiration. B) Evaporation. C) Condensation. D) Perspiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transpiration. 3. What are some natural solutions for climate change issues? A) Burning more fossil fuels. B) Reforestation, sustainable agriculture, and renewable energy sources. C) Deforestation and land degradation. D) Increased use of plastic and non-biodegradable materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reforestation, sustainable agriculture, and renewable energy sources. 4. How many statues are on Easter Island? A) About 600. B) 17. C) 30 representing their gods. D) More than 1, 600. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About 600. 5. What type of data would be required to show that the amount of carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels for energy can be reduced by using renewable resources? A) The number of emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. B) The number of scrubbers on a smokestack. C) The number of emissions from nonrenewable sources. D) The amount of renewable resources in a landfill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number of emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. 6. Nitrates and phosphates cause an overgrowth of: A) Fish. B) Algae. C) Benthic material. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Algae. 7. Ecosystems provide the conditions for growing food. A) Provisioning. B) Regulating. C) Supporting. D) Cultural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provisioning. 8. What is a forest? A) A large wooded area. B) A small wooded area. C) An area home to beavers and deer. D) An area home to foxes and horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large wooded area. 9. When surface currents meet continents they? A) Stop moving. B) Are deflected (change paths). C) Continue in the direction they were going. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are deflected (change paths). 10. Which pair of biogeochemical cycles are most associated with inorganic fertilizer and sewage waste? A) Carbon and Nitrogen cycles. B) Carbon and Sulfur cycles. C) Phosphorus and Nitrogen cycles. D) Sulfur and Nitrogen cycles. E) Sulfur and Water cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus and Nitrogen cycles. 11. The level of the food chain which contains the least energy are the: A) Secondary consumers. B) Primary consumers. C) Tertiary consumers. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary consumers. 12. Which of the following is the primary external source of energy behind the water cycles? A) Rivers. B) The sun. C) Oceans. D) Atmospheric gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun. 13. In general, what happens to the climate (of the Earth) if more greenhouse gases are released (through human activities and natural occurrences) into the atmosphere? A) Average temperature goes up. B) Average temperature goes down. C) Average temperature remains the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Average temperature goes up. 14. Hydrogen fuel is..... energy source. A) A nonrenewable. B) An alternative. C) A renewable. D) A limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An alternative. 15. Which of the following characteristics of a rock is affected by the cooling rate of magma? A) The rock's color. B) The rock's texture. C) The rock's hardness. D) The rock's chemical composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rock's texture. 16. How many people are there on Earth? A) 1 million. B) 7 billion. C) 2 billion. D) 100 5 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7 billion. 17. A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning A) Hurricane. B) Thunderstorm. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thunderstorm. 18. The biological transformation of ammonia or ammonium to nitrites and nitrates. A) Ammonification. B) Denitrification. C) Nitrification. D) Nitrogen fixation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrification. 19. This describes the average atmospheric condition in area. A) Weather. B) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate. 20. Name that cycle:The one needed for the building of cells. A) Nitrogen Cycle. B) Water Cycle. C) Carbon Cycle. D) Oxygen Cycle. 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