Environmental Science Quiz 53 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which zone of an aquatic ecosystem tends to have the highest temperatures?

Correct Answer: A) Photic zone.

2. VOCABULARY: The number of individuals in a population per unit of area.

Correct Answer: B) Population Density.

3. How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?

Correct Answer: B) 10%.

4. If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

Correct Answer: C) It will stay the same.

5. What is the name of the Georgia State Tree?

Correct Answer: A) Live Oak.

6. Producers are also

Correct Answer: B) Autotrophs.

7. Compounds that produce (H+) hydrogen ions in a solution and ranges from 0-6.5 on the pH scale

Correct Answer: A) Acid.

8. Which of the following examples would be undergoing primary succession?

Correct Answer: C) Rocks in a national park covered by mosses and lichen.

9. ..... is a branch of philosophy that involves the study of good and bad, right and wrong.

Correct Answer: C) Ethics.

10. Which of the following is known to cause poor air quality?

Correct Answer: C) Meteorological conditions.

11. Earthquakes create vibrations called seismic waves. What is a characteristic of S waves?

Correct Answer: C) They arrive after P waves.

12. Which of the following is an adverse health effect from air pollution?

Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct.

13. Claire is estimating the portion of his ecological footprint that arises from the food she eats. What property of the food should she measure?

Correct Answer: C) The total area of land or water resources that is needed to provide and transport the food.

14. This term means change over time.

Correct Answer: B) Evolution.

15. This is the process by which primary producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugars, releasing oxygen along the way.

Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis.

16. Rivers and streams are types of ..... freshwater ecosystems.

Correct Answer: B) Flowing.

17. Which of the following is NOT a main use of fuel?

Correct Answer: D) Cooking.

18. To protect the country's water bodies from pollution from land-based sources.

Correct Answer: A) Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System of 1978.

19. The differences observed between control groups and experimental groups can help identify..... relationships

Correct Answer: A) Cause-and-effect.

20. Which government agency is responsible for enforcing laws such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act?

Correct Answer: C) The EPA.