This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Environment > General > Environmental Science – Quiz 74 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Environmental Science Quiz 74 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Different organisms living together in the same area: A) Community. B) Population. C) Species. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Community. 2. Among the choices below, which best defines the word ecosystem? A) Interaction of living organism and their non living environment. B) Consumption of predators to their prey. C) Decomposition of the carcass made by decomposer. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interaction of living organism and their non living environment. 3. The world's average ecological footprint is about 2.7 hectares/person compared to the U.S. average of 9.5 hectares/person. The world is depleting renewable resources approximately.....% faster than they can be replenished; however, the U.S. impact alone is approximately..... times greater than the world average A) 30%;3. B) 15%;2.5. C) 30%;5. D) 30%;2.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30%;2.5. 4. To provide the promotion of environmental awareness through environmental education. A) Philippine Water Act of 2004. B) Climate Change Act of 2009. C) National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008. 5. At a convergent plate boundary where the plates are moving together, what is least likely to occur? A) Earthquakes. B) Volcanoes. C) Sea-floor spreading. D) Mountain building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sea-floor spreading. 6. Forest fires produce about 40% of the world's..... A) Ozone. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Water vapor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 7. Which of this is considered to be part of the environment? A) Deer. B) Grass. C) Water. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. A simple food chain is composed of corn, a corn-fed chicken, and a human who eats the chicken. Suppose the corn contains 10, 000 energy units. How many energy units are available to the chicken from the corn? A) 10, 000. B) 1, 000. C) 100. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10, 000. 9. A process using microbes to convert toxic industrial wastes to less toxic or non-toxic compounds is A) Green Technology. B) Bioremediation. C) Biology. D) Biotic Components. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bioremediation. 10. Uses collectors with moving parts to capture the sun's energy A) Passive solar heating. B) Active solar heating. C) Energy efficiency. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active solar heating. 11. All of the following issues involve environmental science except A) Measuring smog levels in cities. B) Asking people question s about the cost of various resources. C) Studying the loss of plant and animal species. D) Publishing the results of a study on fossil fuel depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asking people question s about the cost of various resources. 12. A group of students were having a class discussion about how humans influence the environment. Choose the person you agree with. A) Jonathan says that "humans are destroying habitats and polluting the water and atmosphere.". B) Becca says that "humans are polluting the water and air, but they do not destroy habitats.". C) Donald says that "all of the methane from cows is polluting the atmosphere, and humans should eat less red meat.". D) Caitlin says that "humans are destroying habitats by building more houses and stores, but since we have cleaner burning fossil fuels they are not harming the environment.". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jonathan says that "humans are destroying habitats and polluting the water and atmosphere.". 13. Which of these accurately describes a developing country compared to a developed country? A) Higher total fertility rate. B) Greater resource consumption per person. C) Higher life expectancy. D) These all describedeveloping countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher total fertility rate. 14. ..... is all the organisms that belong to the same species living in a community. A) Species. B) Community. C) Population. D) Niche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 15. Rank of USA compared to other countries in average daily water use per person A) Lowest. B) Highest. C) In the middle. D) Not ranked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highest. 16. Ozone is formed in the A) Troposhere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stratosphere. 17. Saltwater makes up how much of the Earth's water supply? A) 97%. B) 75%. C) 25%. D) 3%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 97%. 18. Which of the following is NOT an example of a social hazard? A) Poverty. B) Power Plant worker. C) Hurricane. D) Smoking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricane. 19. The most common source of carbon monoxide comes from ..... A) Vehicles. B) Swamp gases. C) Industrial sources. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vehicles. 20. When the consumption of natural resources are equal to nature's ability to replenish then sustainability is A) Not sustainable. B) Carrying capacity. C) Environmentally sustainable. D) Steady state economy. 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