This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > Environmental Science – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Resources are said to be ..... when a large fraction of the resource has been used up A) Depleted. B) Extinct. C) Abundant. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depleted. 2. The main objective of this law is to maintain the balance between the environment and thesocio-economic development of the country. A) RA 9003-ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000. B) RA 9512- ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EDUCATION ACT. C) PD 1586-ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM. D) RA 8749-PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PD 1586-ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM. 3. A species living together in one area is called a: A) Species. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Population. 4. Fertilizers are classified as which kind of water pollutant? A) Organic chemicals. B) Inorganic chemicals. C) Heavy metals. D) Physical agents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic chemicals. 5. Sets rules for the disposal of hazardous waste. A) Safe Drinking Water Act. B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. C) Endangered Species Act. D) Clean Air Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. 6. Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface? A) Lithosphere. B) Atomospere. C) Geosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geosphere. 7. 1 Carbon-containing fuels, or fossil fuels, formed millions of years ago from the remains of A) Gases in the atmosphere. B) Chlorofluorocarbons. C) Living organisms. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living organisms. 8. 3-3.4 The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly A) 1%. B) 10%. C) 100%. D) 1000%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10%. 9. A life scientist who observes the relationships between plants, animals, weather and soil on a mountaintop is studying a(n) A) Community. B) Ecosystem. C) Population. D) Organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystem. 10. A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as A) Anthropocentrism. B) Biocentrism. C) Ecocentrism. D) Environmentalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthropocentrism. 11. What is made up of all the living and nonliving things which an organism interacts with? A) Atmosphere. B) Water Supply. C) Environment. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. 12. 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) Number of seeds. B) Time. C) Temperature. D) Type of seed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Temperature. 13. Ecology was coined by A) Haeckel. B) Tansley. C) Harrison. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haeckel. 14. ..... are natural resources that are naturally replenished or renewed over short periods of time. A) Renewable natural resources. B) Nonrenewable natural resources. C) Data. D) Independent variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable natural resources. 15. Removing salt from salt water to make fresh water is called A) Recharging. B) Point source. C) Water purification. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desalination. 16. The process through which pollutants get increasingly more concentrated at each step up the food chain is A) Biomagnification. B) Anaphylaxis. C) Toxicity. D) Bioaccumulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomagnification. 17. 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. 18. Which of the following is NOT responsible for increasing human populations? A) Advancements in medicines. B) Improved living conditions. C) Declining animal populations. D) Increased food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Declining animal populations. 19. Frank has researched how solar technology can help save energy. Which group should Frank approach to share his findings? A) SERI/NREL. B) IPCC. C) EPA. D) NOAA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SERI/NREL. 20. An arctic ecosystem depends almost entirely on ..... for its available food. A) Pond life. B) The ocean. C) Estuaries. D) Penguins. 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