ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: TEST ONE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
One of the major factors driving environmental issues is the________.
a. Rapid increase of human population
b. Rapid decrease of human population
c. Increase of invasive species
d. Increase of biodiversity - ANSWER a. Rapid increase of human population
The environment is all the ___________ factors and processes that determine the growth and survival of
organisms.
a. Physical
b. Chemical
c. Biological
d. Physical, chemical, biological - ANSWER d. Physical, chemical, and biological
Human ________ includes basic necessities, good health, social stability, and personal freedom.
a. Growth
b. Well-being
c. Development
d. Sustainability - ANSWER b. Well-being
_______ means meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generation's survival.
a. Sustainability
b. Adaptability
c. Environment
d. Exploitation - ANSWER a. Sustainability
, An example of an abiotic factor is ______.
a. Bacteria
b. Water
c. Plants
d. People - ANSWER b. Water
Ecosystem services include provisioning, regulation, supporting, and _______ services.
a. Cultural
b. Biological
c. Cyclical
d. Agricultural - ANSWER a. Cultural
A hypothesis is _____.
a. Always correct once proven
b. An educated guess
c. A testable explanation
d. Never falsifiable - ANSWER c. A testable explanation
It is important to understand the _______ of change - the point where the ecosystem cannot be
returned to its previous state.
a. Threshold
b. Rate
c. Complexity
d. Diversity - ANSWER a. Threshold
_____ feedback is when the directional change in a process reinforces the change.
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. Neutral
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
One of the major factors driving environmental issues is the________.
a. Rapid increase of human population
b. Rapid decrease of human population
c. Increase of invasive species
d. Increase of biodiversity - ANSWER a. Rapid increase of human population
The environment is all the ___________ factors and processes that determine the growth and survival of
organisms.
a. Physical
b. Chemical
c. Biological
d. Physical, chemical, biological - ANSWER d. Physical, chemical, and biological
Human ________ includes basic necessities, good health, social stability, and personal freedom.
a. Growth
b. Well-being
c. Development
d. Sustainability - ANSWER b. Well-being
_______ means meeting the needs of the present without compromising future generation's survival.
a. Sustainability
b. Adaptability
c. Environment
d. Exploitation - ANSWER a. Sustainability
, An example of an abiotic factor is ______.
a. Bacteria
b. Water
c. Plants
d. People - ANSWER b. Water
Ecosystem services include provisioning, regulation, supporting, and _______ services.
a. Cultural
b. Biological
c. Cyclical
d. Agricultural - ANSWER a. Cultural
A hypothesis is _____.
a. Always correct once proven
b. An educated guess
c. A testable explanation
d. Never falsifiable - ANSWER c. A testable explanation
It is important to understand the _______ of change - the point where the ecosystem cannot be
returned to its previous state.
a. Threshold
b. Rate
c. Complexity
d. Diversity - ANSWER a. Threshold
_____ feedback is when the directional change in a process reinforces the change.
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. Neutral
