This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ecologists studying the ecosystem in Lake Lanier notice an increase in the amount of phytoplankton. Scientists test the water and find samples are high in nitrogen, a nutrient found in common lawn fertilizer. This is an example of A) Point-source pollution. B) Non-point source pollution. C) Thermal pollution. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-point source pollution. 2. Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is A) Invasive species. B) Poaching and overharvesting. C) Pollution. D) Habitat change and loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habitat change and loss. 3. 6-8.8 Sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by A) Generating more factories. B) Increasing the need to drive. C) Resulting in more tree growth. D) Expanding the use of public transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increasing the need to drive. 4. A procedure used to test a hypothesis would be known as a A) Experiment. B) Guess. C) Conclusion. D) Theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Experiment. 5. The environment effects of an individual or population based on the amount of land and water needed for raw materials and for disposing of or recycling their waste. A) Fossil fuel. B) Ecological footprint. C) Sustainability. D) Natural resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecological footprint. 6. Select the best definition for the term sustainable. A) Able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply. B) The amount of a product or service offered for sale at a given price. C) The amount of a product or service people will buy at a given price if free to do so. D) Upsetting the ecological balance by depleting natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply. 7. Biodiversity refers to A) Extinct species. B) The variety of species on Earth. C) Nonrenewable resources. D) The rate of species decline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The variety of species on Earth. 8. Nearly all nutrients present in tropical rain forests are contained in the A) Soil. B) Epiphytes. C) Emergent layer. D) Trees, vines, and other plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees, vines, and other plants. 9. Population ..... describes how a population is clumped, spatially. A) Size. B) Density. C) Distribution. D) Transition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distribution. 10. ..... is the undesired change in air, water or soil the adversely affects the health, survival or activities of humans or other organisms. A) Biodiversity. B) Pollution. C) Resource Depletion. D) Loss of Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 11. A condition that cannot continue at its current rate. A) Unsustainability. B) Commons. C) The Law of Unintended Consequences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unsustainability. 12. ..... is a branch of philosophy that involves the study of behavior- good and bad, right and wrong A) Ethics. B) Hypothesis. C) Data. D) Variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ethics. 13. This law aims to merge environmental protection with economic pursuits recognizing the re-orientation of the community's view on solid waste, thereby providing schemes for waste minimization, volume reduction, resource recovery utilization and disposal. A) RA 9003-ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000. B) RA 9512- ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EDUCATION ACT. C) PD 1586-ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT SYSTEM. D) RA 8749-PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RA 9003-ECOLOGICAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2000. 14. As the human population grows, resources A) Decrease. B) Increase. C) Stay the same. D) Increase, then decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease. 15. In the first stage of the demographic transition A) Birth rates stay high but death rates start decreasing increasing population size. B) Birth rates and death rates are both low so population starts decreasing. C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. D) Birth rates and death rates are decreasing so population growth starts slowing down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birth rates and death rates are high meaning high stable population. 16. What is the name of the Georgia State Reptile A) Gator. B) Gopher Tortoise. C) Rat snake. D) Beaver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gopher Tortoise. 17. Many power plants use water from rivers in the process to generate electricity. Although much of this water is recycled, some is returned back to the river at a higher temperature., changing the habitat for organisms that live there. Which type of pollution is this? A) Nutrient. B) Bacterial. C) Thermal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermal. 18. Percentage of Earth's water that is freshwater A) 3%. B) 27%. C) 68%. D) 97%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3%. 19. Plankton from the ..... of the marine food web. A) Top. B) Base. C) Middle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Base. 20. Each of the following is an abiotic factor in the environment EXCEPT A) Temperature. B) Soil. C) Sunlight. D) Plant life. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant life. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnvironment QuizzesEnvironmental Science Quiz 1Environmental Science Quiz 2Environmental Science Quiz 3Environmental Science Quiz 4Environmental Science Quiz 5Environmental Science Quiz 6Environmental Science Quiz 7Environmental Science Quiz 8Environmental Science Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books