REVIEWED EXAM QUESTIONS FOR
ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE ISSUES SOLUTIONS TEST
BANK
Chapter 2
1. The network of people, institutions, and commercial interests involved in
the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services is
called: A. an economic system.
B. an ecosystem.
C. a functional system.
D. sustainable development.
ANSWER: A
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice
Book Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Remembering
Level of difficulty: Easy
2. The goal of sustainable development is to: A. meet human needs first.
B. meet the needs of future generations.
C. meet the needs of the present generation without
compromising the needs of future generations. D. protect the
environment.
ANSWER: C
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice Book
Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Understanding
Level of difficulty: Easy
, 3. Which of the following best describes a pond ecosystem?
A. All the plants and animals that inhabit it
B. The physical dimensions of the pond
C. The physical and chemical environment
D. All the plants and animals that inhabit it and their interactions with
the physical and chemical
environment
ANSWER: D
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice
Book Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Applying Level of
difficulty: Easy
, 4. A molecule is:
A. the smallest particle of a substance that retains the properties of
the substance.
B. anything that occupies space and has mass.
C. a substance composed of a single type of atom.
D. a particle composed of two or more atoms held together by
chemical bonds. ANSWER: D
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice Book
Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Understanding
Level of difficulty: Easy
5. All water molecules are composed of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms.
Which of the following best explains this observation?
A. Atoms are the basic building block of matter.
B. All elements are composed of atoms.
C. All compounds are composed of a fixed ratio of two or more
elements.
D. Water is the most abundant compound in living things.
ANSWER: C
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice
Book Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Applying
Level of difficulty: Easy
6. In the chemical reaction between methane (CH4) and oxygen
(O2):
A. matter is destroyed.
B. matter is trANSWERformed.
C. energy is released.
ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE ISSUES SOLUTIONS TEST
BANK
Chapter 2
1. The network of people, institutions, and commercial interests involved in
the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services is
called: A. an economic system.
B. an ecosystem.
C. a functional system.
D. sustainable development.
ANSWER: A
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice
Book Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Remembering
Level of difficulty: Easy
2. The goal of sustainable development is to: A. meet human needs first.
B. meet the needs of future generations.
C. meet the needs of the present generation without
compromising the needs of future generations. D. protect the
environment.
ANSWER: C
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice Book
Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Understanding
Level of difficulty: Easy
, 3. Which of the following best describes a pond ecosystem?
A. All the plants and animals that inhabit it
B. The physical dimensions of the pond
C. The physical and chemical environment
D. All the plants and animals that inhabit it and their interactions with
the physical and chemical
environment
ANSWER: D
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice
Book Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Applying Level of
difficulty: Easy
, 4. A molecule is:
A. the smallest particle of a substance that retains the properties of
the substance.
B. anything that occupies space and has mass.
C. a substance composed of a single type of atom.
D. a particle composed of two or more atoms held together by
chemical bonds. ANSWER: D
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice Book
Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Understanding
Level of difficulty: Easy
5. All water molecules are composed of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms.
Which of the following best explains this observation?
A. Atoms are the basic building block of matter.
B. All elements are composed of atoms.
C. All compounds are composed of a fixed ratio of two or more
elements.
D. Water is the most abundant compound in living things.
ANSWER: C
Chapter: 2
Question Type: Multiple choice
Book Section: 2.1
Bloom’s level: Applying
Level of difficulty: Easy
6. In the chemical reaction between methane (CH4) and oxygen
(O2):
A. matter is destroyed.
B. matter is trANSWERformed.
C. energy is released.
