Environmental Science Quiz 42 (20 MCQs)

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1. Resources are said to be ..... when a large fraction of the resource has been used up
2. The main objective of this law is to maintain the balance between the environment and thesocio-economic development of the country.
3. A species living together in one area is called a:
4. Fertilizers are classified as which kind of water pollutant?
5. Sets rules for the disposal of hazardous waste.
6. Which sphere of Earth is made of all the rock above and below Earth's surface?
7. 1 Carbon-containing fuels, or fossil fuels, formed millions of years ago from the remains of
8. 3-3.4 The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly
9. A life scientist who observes the relationships between plants, animals, weather and soil on a mountaintop is studying a(n)
10. A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as
11. What is made up of all the living and nonliving things which an organism interacts with?
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?
13. Ecology was coined by
14. ..... are natural resources that are naturally replenished or renewed over short periods of time.
15. Removing salt from salt water to make fresh water is called
16. The process through which pollutants get increasingly more concentrated at each step up the food chain is
17. Which of the following would be characteristic of an animal rights activist?
18. Which of the following is NOT responsible for increasing human populations?
19. Frank has researched how solar technology can help save energy. Which group should Frank approach to share his findings?
20. An arctic ecosystem depends almost entirely on ..... for its available food.