ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: TEST ONE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

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