This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as A) Anthropocentrism. B) Ecocentrism. C) Biocentrism. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentrism. 2. What is made up of all the living and nonliving things which an organism interacts with? A) Environment. B) Water Supply. C) Soil. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environment. 3. Butter bean seeds were placed in dishes lined with moist paper towel for 5 days at different temperatures & germination was measured. Which of the following is the independent variable? A) Time. B) Type of seed. C) Temperature. D) Number of seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 4. Ecology was coined by A) Haeckel. B) Tansley. C) Harrison. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haeckel. 5. ..... are natural resources that are naturally replenished or renewed over short periods of time. A) Data. B) Nonrenewable natural resources. C) Independent variable. D) Renewable natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable natural resources. 6. Removing salt from salt water to make fresh water is called A) Point source. B) Recharging. C) Water purification. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desalination. 7. The process through which pollutants get increasingly more concentrated at each step up the food chain is A) Toxicity. B) Bioaccumulation. C) Anaphylaxis. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomagnification. 8. Which of the following would be characteristic of an animal rights activist? A) Animals have feelings. B) Animals have the same rights as humans. C) Experts are reliable and impartial. D) Concern about environmental consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals have the same rights as humans. 9. Which of the following is NOT responsible for increasing human populations? A) Improved living conditions. B) Increased food supply. C) Declining animal populations. D) Advancements in medicines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declining animal populations. 10. Frank has researched how solar technology can help save energy. Which group should Frank approach to share his findings? A) IPCC. B) SERI/NREL. C) EPA. D) NOAA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SERI/NREL. 11. An arctic ecosystem depends almost entirely on ..... for its available food. A) The ocean. B) Pond life. C) Penguins. D) Estuaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ocean. 12. Match The Definition: An area of land where all water that drains off goes into a river, river system, or other body of water. A) Watershed. B) Hybrid vehicle. C) Ozone. D) Nonpoint source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watershed. 13. Ecologists use similarities between ecosystems to classify them into broad categories called A) Biomes. B) Estuaries. C) Benthic zones. D) Littoral zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomes. 14. What is NOT a sustainable practice? A) Recycling. B) Reusing. C) Buying. D) Reducing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buying. 15. Percentage of scientists that agree climate change is real and caused by humans A) 10%. B) 97%. C) 70%. D) 45%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 97%. 16. Compare carnivores from herbivores. A) Carnivores eat grass, herbivores eat meat. B) Carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants. C) Carnivores eat people, herbivores don't. D) The both eat meat and plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carnivores eat meat, herbivores eat plants. 17. Before the Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution many of the people lived as A) Hunters-gatherers. B) Factory Workers. C) Laborers. D) Aristocrats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunters-gatherers. 18. Natural material formed at a much slower rate than it is depleted A) Renewable resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Recycle. D) Ecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resources. 19. What is a trophic level? A) Each level represented within a food chain or web. B) The levels of sunlight an autotroph needs to survive. C) Different levels of nutrients present within an organism. D) Levels of ecosystems that the world is divided into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Each level represented within a food chain or web. 20. This is the measure of the amount of salts dissolved A) Flood plain. B) Salt marshes. C) Salinity. D) Estuary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salinity. 21. What is something we do daily that does NOT affect our ecological footprint? A) Driving to school. B) Blowdrying your hair. C) Change your clothes. D) Taking a shower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change your clothes. 22. The portion of the Earth's atmosphere closest to us is known as the: A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Exosphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 23. The lithosphere includes all but A) Lava. B) Mountains. C) Plants. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants. 24. Energy resources such as fossil fuels must be transported to power stations before they can be used to generate electricity. The transportation significantly adds to the cost of power production. How is the cost of transportation reduced in geothermal power stations? A) The power stations are built along with thermal power stations. B) Plastic pipes, which are cheaper than metal pipes, are used to pipe steam. C) The power stations are built close to the cities. D) The power stations are built close to the hot springs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The power stations are built along with thermal power stations. 25. What is perhaps the biggest environmental issue we are faced with today is A) Apathy. B) Sympathy. C) Empathy. D) Telepathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apathy. 26. The majority of marine organisms are found in A) Deep ocean waters. B) Shallow, coastal waters. C) Fisheries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shallow, coastal waters. 27. "A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question " is the definition of a(n) A) Experiment. B) Prediction. C) Hypothesis. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypothesis. 28. Kepler's second law or the equal area law states that the closer a planet is to the sun the ..... it travels. A) Higher. B) Faster. C) Lower. D) Slower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faster. 29. Prescribed burns are fires that A) Never get out of control. B) Caused by lightning. C) Increase the risk of injury. D) Set by humans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Set by humans. 30. Potable water means..... A) Water which comes straight from a river or reservoir. B) Water which contains a high concentration of salt. C) Water which is safe to drink. D) Water containing bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water which is safe to drink. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books