This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rio de jenerio Summit held in A) 1992. B) 2002. C) 2012. D) 2018. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1992. 2. Predators are important in an ecosystem because they A) Are herbivores. B) Prevent the overpopulation of a species. C) Help increase the number of herbivores. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevent the overpopulation of a species. 3. When an entire species is loss it is known as ..... A) Endangered. B) Extinction. C) Management. D) Misplacement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extinction. 4. ..... is the study of how living things interact with each other and their nonliving environment. A) Enivormental science. B) Ecology. C) Chemistry. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecology. 5. What is a example of a abiotic factor? A) Panda. B) Turtle. C) Butterfly. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. 6. Compared to developing nations, developed nations have A) Lower health standards. B) Faster-growing populations. C) Greater personal wealth. D) Higher health standards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater personal wealth. 7. Which of the following is included as a component of biomes? A) Temperature. B) Seasons. C) Organic measurement. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seasons. 8. Chemicals that cause cancer are called A) Teratogens. B) Carcinogens. C) Neurotoxins. D) Endocrine disruptors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carcinogens. 9. ..... is the introduction to harmful elements into the environment A) Non-degradable. B) Pollution. C) Renewable. D) Tragedy of the Commons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 10. Using coal is an example of a ..... resource A) Renewable. B) Nonbiodegradable. C) Alternative. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonrenewable. 11. A river changes with the ..... and ..... through which it flows. A) Water, climate. B) Land, climate. C) Rocks, oxygen. D) Air, land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land, climate. 12. Possible short-term effect of air pollution A) Nausea. B) Lung cancer. C) Deafness. D) Pollution control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nausea. 13. Earth's atmosphere was formed by gases escaping from vents and ..... A) Meteors. B) The sun. C) Earthquakes. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volcanoes. 14. This is a disease that has appeared in the human population for the first time: A) Infectious disease. B) Cholera. C) Pandemic. D) Emerging disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emerging disease. 15. Global area experiencing economic water scarcity A) South America. B) The Middle East and Northern Africa. C) Northern Europe. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South America. 16. What is Supply and Demand? A) Question s whether the benefit of doing something justifies the economic cost. B) Predicts that the cost of a resource will increase when demand is high or supply is low. C) A measure of monetary value of the goods and services produced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicts that the cost of a resource will increase when demand is high or supply is low. 17. DDT is a type of ....., that was used to kill mosquitoes. A) Herbicide. B) Pesticide. C) Nutrient. D) Gill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pesticide. 18. Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals are called A) Producers. B) Omnivores. C) Autotrophs. D) Decomposers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decomposers. 19. Which of the following would not cause a population to decrease? A) Increase in emigration. B) Increase in immigration. C) Increase in birth rates. D) Increase in life expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase in immigration. 20. Non-living part of an ecosystem A) Abiotic factor. B) Niche. C) Biotic factor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abiotic factor. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9Environmental Science Quiz 10Environmental Science Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books