This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 683 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 683 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. WHICH IS A LAND TRANSPORT? A) BUS. B) TRAIN. C) BOAT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BUS. 2. What defines a living organism? A) Ability to move. B) Ability to reproduce and grow. C) Ability to change shape. D) Ability to conduct electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ability to reproduce and grow. 3. As species go extinct what will happen to the biodiversity in that ecosystem? A) Decrease. B) Increase. C) Stay the same. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease. 4. Which of the following pollutants causes smog when fossil fuels are burned? A) Sulfur dioxide. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Methane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sulfur dioxide. 5. Which is NOT an example of a behavioral adaptation? A) A leaf frog changes its appearance to match their surroundings. B) A chipmunk hibernates during the winter season. C) An Artic Tern migrates from the Arctic to Antarctica to search for food. D) The desert rat burrowed under the bush until the temperature cooled down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A leaf frog changes its appearance to match their surroundings. 6. Complete the following statement by selecting the correct answer:Hydropower is energy that comes from moving ..... A) Uranium. B) Sunlight. C) Electricity. D) Water. E) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 7. As permeability increases A) Infiltration decreases and runoff decreases. B) Infiltration increases and runoff decreases. C) Infiltration decreases and runoff increases. D) Infiltration increases and runoff increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infiltration increases and runoff decreases. 8. Which one would be considered an abiotic factor of an ecosystem? A) A wave in the ocean. B) A fish jumping out of the water. C) A horse running across the field. D) An elm tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wave in the ocean. 9. The harvesting or coral damages coral reef ecosystems because A) Coral regrows too fast. B) Coral grows too slowly. C) Coral moves to deep water. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coral grows too slowly. 10. According to the World Health Organization, almost ..... of all diseases are caused by environmental exposure A) One-quarter. B) One-third. C) Half. D) 75%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One-quarter. 11. What keeps the plant from breaking or falling? A) The seeds. B) The leaves. C) The roots. D) The flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The roots. 12. Windmills that generate electricity are being builtin coastal areas. The main benefit of thesewindmills is that they ..... A) Produce finite resources. B) Reduce dependency on fuels that cause air pollution. C) Absorb the noise of passing boats. D) Maintain the salt concentration in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce dependency on fuels that cause air pollution. 13. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds A) Evaporation. B) Precipitation. C) Conduction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precipitation. 14. Waxes, oils and fats are examples of which type of macromolecule? A) Carbohydrates. B) Lipids. C) Proteins. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lipids. 15. You notice that the strawberries in your garden all have tiny bitemarks in them. You hypothesize that rabbits are the culprits, so you put a wire fence around half of the strawberry patch. What is the independent variable in this experiment? A) The strawberries. B) The bitemarks. C) The rabbits. D) The wire fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wire fence. 16. Many natural resources are ..... but when we use them unsustainably they can become ..... A) Renewable, nonrenewable. B) Nonrenewable, renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable, nonrenewable. 17. Cattle egrets and livestock are an example of what kind of relationship? A) Commensalism. B) Parasitism. C) Predation. D) Intraspecies competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commensalism. 18. Rock and melting snow that sinks into the ground forms A) Runoff. B) Groundwater. C) Watershed. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Groundwater. 19. Weather is the current state of the atmosphere while climate is the A) Seven day forecast of the weather for an area. B) Current state of the stratosphere. C) Long term variation in weather for a specific area. D) Daily air temperature for a specific area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long term variation in weather for a specific area. 20. What will happen to ocean life if the water gets warmer? A) They will be fine. B) Decrease in variation. C) Increase in variation. D) None of above. 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