Environmental Science Quiz 8 (20 MCQs)

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1. As the Earth in the last 100 years which has increased?

Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide.

2. The maximum number of offpring an organism can produce is the .....

Correct Answer: C) Reproductive potential.

3. Data on the immigration and emigration of a fish species would be most helpful in determining which of the following

Correct Answer: C) Population of the species.

4. Marshes, swamps, and bogs are examples of

Correct Answer: B) Freshwater wetlands.

5. Climate data from the far past comes from

Correct Answer: B) Tree rings and ice cores.

6. Which step in the experimental method are scientists conducting when they photograph birds in flight?

Correct Answer: A) Observing.

7. The facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community make up its

Correct Answer: B) Infrastructure.

8. Carnivores are animals that eat only

Correct Answer: B) Other animals.

9. Which of the following is NOT a heat-trapping greenhouse gas?

Correct Answer: D) Oxygen.

10. Which of the following could reduce the tragedy of the commons in a forest?

Correct Answer: A) Creating quotas for tree removal.

11. Why is unregulated tree harvesting in the tropical rainforest an example of the tragedy of the commons?

Correct Answer: C) Timber companies remove as much timber as they can as cheaply as they can.

12. Which of the following are both examples of the tragedy of the commons?

Correct Answer: B) Pollution and overpopulation.

13. When was the first earth day?

Correct Answer: B) 1970.

14. What is the water cycle?

Correct Answer: B) The movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth.

15. From greatest to least, rank the primary uses of fresh water around the world.

Correct Answer: C) Agriculture, industry, personal.

16. Organisms that break down material

Correct Answer: C) Decomposers.

17. ..... is the fair treatment of all people concerning environmental problems.

Correct Answer: B) Environmental justice.

18. Which of the following forbids the U.S. government and its citizens from harming endangered or threatened species and their habitats?

Correct Answer: C) The Endangered Species Act.

19. How many statues of Moai on Easter Island?

Correct Answer: A) 887.

20. 5-5.8 The need for more cropland has led to the ..... of large wooded areas.

Correct Answer: A) Deforestation.