This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 674 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 674 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following resources is of mixed type on the basis of its chemical nature A) Water. B) Soil. C) Fossil fuels. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil. 2. What causes the change in populations because of human intervention and selective breeding? A) Emigration. B) Artificial selection. C) Survival of the fittest. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial selection. 3. Vietnam is considered to be the country with the highest biodiversity in the world? A) 10. B) 16. C) 12. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 16. 4. Examples of biodegradable pollutants A) Mercury, lead, some types of plastics. B) Human sewage and food waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human sewage and food waste. 5. Poorest soil A) Coniferous. B) Rain. C) Deciduous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain. 6. What does renewable mean? A) Cannot be replaced once used. B) Fossil fuels. C) Made new again every day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made new again every day. 7. What is one negative consequence oversfishing can lead to? A) Fish can grow two heads. B) Fish species can adapt in order to escape fishermen. C) Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fish species can either become depleted or very underpopulated in that given area. 8. All of the following are characteristics of mammals except ..... A) They give birth to live young. B) They produce milk. C) They breathe through gills. D) They are covered with hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They breathe through gills. 9. A Lunar Eclipse can only happen during A) Full Moon. B) New Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Full Moon. 10. Which is an example of a living natural resource? A) Cucumbers. B) Iron. C) Gold. D) Stone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cucumbers. 11. Which would be a way to reduce pollution? A) Increase the nitrogen and phosphorous used in fertilizers. B) Penalize organic farming. C) Remove cover crops. D) Plant buffer zones of vegetation between fields and nearby waterways. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant buffer zones of vegetation between fields and nearby waterways. 12. A negative of GMOs is that A) They are creating herbicide tolerant crops. B) There is insufficient research to know the long term impacts they may have. C) There is higher crop production. D) They require fewer materials to grow crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is insufficient research to know the long term impacts they may have. 13. A ..... is an examination of a finished product, like an experiment and results, by individuals of the same level of education or specialization A) Scientific method. B) Peer review. C) Analytical conclusion. D) Deductive reasoning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peer review. 14. Which of the following federal laws specifically deals with the cleanup of abandoned hazardous waste sites A) CERCLA/Superfund. B) Clean Air Act. C) RCRA. D) Clean Water Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CERCLA/Superfund. 15. What is the term for the mixture of chemicals appearing as a gray-brown haze in cities results from automobile exhaust? A) Smoke. B) Smog. C) Fog. D) Fumes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smog. 16. Developing countries have lower average income than developed countries. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Get ready for a wild adventure into the world of animals! 🐍🦇🦉🦅Which of these incredible adaptations is a structural one? A) A snake's ability to produce poison. B) Bats hibernating in winter. C) An owl sleeping during the day. D) An eagle's strong vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An eagle's strong vision. 18. What does field capacity indicate? A) Amount of minerals present in soil. B) Amount of moisture or water content held in soil after drainage. C) Number of aggregates the make up a soil sample. D) Number of microorganisms thriving in soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amount of moisture or water content held in soil after drainage. 19. Located in the temperate zone A) Coniferous. B) Deciduous. C) Rain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous. 20. Which of the following is best categorized as a natural service? A) Renewable energy. B) Nonrenewable energy. C) Water purification by rocks in streams. D) Oil. 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