This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 686 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 686 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to? A) Decomposers. B) Producers. C) Herbivores. D) Omnivores. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decomposers. 2. How do wetlands help in maintaining the balance of the environment? A) By increasing air pollution and harming wildlife. B) By contributing to the depletion of natural resources. C) By causing soil erosion and reducing biodiversity. D) By acting as natural filters, absorbing pollutants, and providing habitat for a diverse range of species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By acting as natural filters, absorbing pollutants, and providing habitat for a diverse range of species. 3. According to RA No. 9006:Segregation and collection of solid waste shallbe conducted at the barangay level specificallyfor biodegradable, compostable and reusablewastes. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which type of organism makes its own food A) Autotroph. B) Heterotroph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autotroph. 5. Which type of succession starts with NO soil? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Quaternary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 6. Animal Welfare Act of 1998 A) RA 8491. B) RA 8483. C) Satisfied485. D) RA 8584. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satisfied485. 7. What are the different levels of biodiversity? A) Genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. B) Genetic diversity, community diversity, and ecological diversity. C) Species diversity, habitat diversity, and ecological diversity. D) Population diversity, community diversity, and habitat diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity. 8. When attempting to make a sustainable decision, which of the following should be considered? A) Environmental impacts. B) Social impacts. C) Economic impacts. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. Which of the following is NOT a MAIN environmental problem? A) Resource Depletion. B) Pollution. C) Loss of Biodiversity. D) Poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Poverty. 10. Non renewable resources experience limit of supply. Which environmental principle is being described? A) All forms of life are important. B) Nature knows best. C) Everything must go somewhere. D) Ours is a finite Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ours is a finite Earth. 11. The ..... is the process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and give off heat A) Ozone layer. B) Greenhouse effect. C) Coriolis effect. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenhouse effect. 12. A (An) ..... is all the living and nonliving things in a particular area that interact with one another. A) Species. B) Population. C) Community. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecosystem. 13. What revolution was introduced to greatly increase the yields of rice, wheat, and other crops? A) Eco Revolution. B) Green Revolution. C) American Revolution. D) Plant Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green Revolution. 14. What essential characteristics does a good experiment have? A) Single control group is given the experimental variable. B) A single variable is tested. C) A control is used. D) B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B and C. 15. Which of the following is an example of using an active solar heating system? A) Planting deciduous trees near windows to provide a sun-block in the summer months. B) Using fluid-filled plate collectors on the roof and pumping the heated water to a hot tub. C) Using double-panned windows. D) Using heavy blinds on the windows. E) Using multiple south-facing windows in northern climates when building. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using fluid-filled plate collectors on the roof and pumping the heated water to a hot tub. 16. Science can never completely prove or disprove and idea. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. A) Experimental group. B) Control group. C) Data. D) Variables. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Control group. 18. A modern day example of the "tragedy of the commons" would be: A) Strip-mining in a national park or national forest. B) Use of herbicides and pesticides by industrial agriculture in California. C) Acid precipitation falling throughout the northeastern United States. D) Grazing sheep in private park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid precipitation falling throughout the northeastern United States. 19. The capacity to do what is right even when tempted to do otherwise. A) Integrity. B) Temptation. C) Morality. D) Legality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Integrity. 20. Choose the correct answer and fill in the missing content in the concept below? "Population quality is a reflection of the physical, intellectual and..... characteristics of the entire population" A) Vitality. B) Health. C) Society. D) Spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spirit. ← 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