This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > 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 QuizzesEnvironment 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books