This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of symbiosis?* The tick lives on dog and feeds on its blood and tissue.* The dog gets skin irritation and can pick up diseases carried by tick. A) Commensalism. B) Mutualism. C) Parasitism. D) Predfation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasitism. 2. The shift of population from the countryside to a city is called A) Land use. B) Land cover. C) Urbanization. D) Infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization. 3. Most pollutants that enter estuaries break down over time, yet they are still considered a problem because A) The pollutants eventually concentrate in the ocean. B) It is the volume of the pollutants, more than the time factor, that harms estuaries. C) The pollutants break down into still more dangerous toxins. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the volume of the pollutants, more than the time factor, that harms estuaries. 4. Match the Definition: This is the largest bee. She is the mother of the colony and lays all the eggs. She can live 4-7 years. A) Queen Bee. B) Worker Bees. C) Drone Bees. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Queen Bee. 5. Which region of the world is currently experiencing the highest increase in population? A) Asia. B) North America. C) South America. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 6. 2/3 of freshwater on Earth is "locked away" in what water source location? A) Atmosphere. B) Rivers and lakes. C) Underground. D) Ice and glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice and glaciers. 7. What year was The U.S. Forest Service is created. A) 1885. B) 1905. C) 1820. D) 1960. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1905. 8. Animals of the same species would most likely compete over a limited amount of - A) Minerals. B) Oxygen. C) Sunlight. D) Mating partners. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mating partners. 9. A country that has low incomes, shorter lifespans, and a high growth rate is known as a A) Developed country. B) Developing country. C) Small country. D) Large country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing country. 10. Two robins trying to eat the same work is an example of ..... A) Commensalism. B) Competition. C) Predation. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Competition. 11. Which of the following is an example of cogeneration? A) Driving a fuel-efficient car. B) Using the waste heat from a furnace to power a steam turbine. C) Using ocean thermal energy conversion to run a turbine. D) Using tidal power to generate electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the waste heat from a furnace to power a steam turbine. 12. Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing. This is an example of..... A) Urbanization. B) Inflation. C) Urban Center. D) Influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urbanization. 13. Which correctly describes ecology? A) Study of animals. B) Deals with interactions among organisms. C) Study of earth's land. D) Science concerned with livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deals with interactions among organisms. 14. Which of the following is NOT a reason for overexploitation of resources? A) Technology advancement. B) Overpopulation. C) Consumerism. D) Community Awareness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Community Awareness. 15. Using one or more of the five senses to gather information A) Infer. B) Model. C) Observation. D) Data. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Observation. 16. Ozone layer blocks harmful ..... A) Ultraviolet rays. B) X-Rays. C) Infrared rays. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultraviolet rays. 17. Which of the following would be considered an ABIOTIC environmental factor? A) Producers. B) Rainfall. C) Consumers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rainfall. 18. Heat is transferred through space using this method. A) Conduction. B) Convection. C) Radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiation. 19. If ocean water did not move the Earth would be A) Colder at the equator. B) Warmer at the equator. C) Warmer at the poles. D) Unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer at the equator. 20. The United States depends on its forests in many ways. Forests provide environmental, social and economic benefits to many people around the globe. They help filter drinking water, provide timber for building homes, habitats for a diverse array of plants and animals, supply oxygen, moderate temperatures and store atmospheric carbon. The health of a forest plays a role in maintaining human health. Which of the following statements supports the idea that human health benefits from a healthy forest? A) Forests provide timber for building homes. B) Forests provide habitats for plants and animals. C) Forests add oxygen to the atmosphere through decomposition. D) Forests filter carbon dioxide and oxygen through photosynthesis to allow for clean air to breathe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forests filter carbon dioxide and oxygen through photosynthesis to allow for clean air to breathe. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9Environmental Science Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books