This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Environmental Sciences – Quiz 84 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Sciences Quiz 84 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Controlling animals and plants for humans to use is known as ..... A) Agriculture. B) Domestication. C) Cultivate. D) Nomadic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domestication. 2. Estuaries are very productive ecosystems because they receive fresh nutrients from A) Lakes and ponds. B) Rivers and oceans. C) Marshes and swamps. D) Streams and springs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rivers and oceans. 3. After measuring the height in an experiment, what would be the next step the scientists would do? A) Scientists will formulate a hypothesis. B) Scientists will design their experiment. C) Scientist will identify materials needed. D) Scientists will analyze their data. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scientists will analyze their data. 4. Another term for acid rain is A) High pH liquid. B) Condensation. C) Acid deposition. D) Aquatic erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid deposition. 5. .... to hurt his feelings, I avoided the question. A) Not wanted. B) Not wanting. C) Not want. D) Want not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not wanting. 6. Animals that live in the desert A) Are usually nocturnal. B) Hibernate in winter. C) Usually have thin skin to absorb water. D) Include camels, moose, and various reptiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are usually nocturnal. 7. A non-renewable resource CANNOT be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Areas that have soil layers are in ..... succession A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Exceptional. D) Contemporary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary. 9. Golden crowned-flying fox Acedoron jubatosis one of the heaviest bat in the world, declared as CRITICALLY endangered bat species. Recently recorded in Malones, Dalaguete roosting in a tree together with 3 other species of fruit bat. It is locally called? A) Bat Species. B) Bang. C) Black starling. D) Tagamaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bang. 10. Normal precipitation has a pH of about 5.6. What pH might acid precipitation have? A) 4.6. B) 7. C) 9.6. D) 12.6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4.6. 11. What is responsible for holding heat on Earth? A) Atmosphere. B) Rock. C) Oceans. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atmosphere. 12. How does the Philippines benefit from the Pacific Ring of Fire? A) The land is rich in mineral deposits. B) The volcanic activities make way for more islands to form. C) The plates record daily but relatively weak earthquakes. D) More unique and beautiful beaches attract tourists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The land is rich in mineral deposits. 13. Which is NOT a factor of demand? A) Changes in productivity. B) Prices or availability of substitutes. C) Changes in income. D) Changes in tastes & preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changes in productivity. 14. The primary cause of invasive species introduction is A) Too much food. B) Human actions. C) Weather events. D) Asteroids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human actions. 15. Which of the following has the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest? A) Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Species, Organism. B) Organism, Species, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere. C) Organism, Species, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biosphere. D) Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism, Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism, Species, Community, Ecosystem, Biosphere. 16. Formed from dead trees and plants A) Coal. B) Oil and Natural Gas. C) Fossil Fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 17. In a given ecosystem, producers convert solar energy into 15, 000kcal of chemical energy stored in organic compounds. Which of the following is the most likely amount of energy available to secondary consumers? A) 1.5 kcal. B) 150 kcal. C) 1, 500 kcal. D) 13, 500 kcal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 150 kcal. 18. Which layer of the Earth is the hottest? A) Crust. B) Mantle. C) Inner Core. D) Outer Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inner Core. 19. One of my fish has a white fuzzy patch growing on his side. I looked in my fish books, and I think it is a fungus. I put some medicine in the water, and one week later he was fine and the fungus was gone. What was the dependent variable? A) The fish is sick with a fungus. B) The fish survived. C) The medicine. D) Fish sometimes get white fuzzy fungus growing on them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fish survived. 20. What is the ultimate source of energy for the water cycle? A) Tectonic plates. B) The tides. C) The sun. 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