This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Anthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A diagram that shows the transfer of energy in one line is a ..... A) Food court. B) Food web. C) Food line. D) Food chain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food chain. 2. Which action by humans could improve the quality of the air? A) Building homes that use only oil furnaces for heat. B) Buying cars that get more miles per gallon of gasoline. C) Increasing the number of coal-burning power plants that generate electricity. D) Cutting down forests to clear land for factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying cars that get more miles per gallon of gasoline. 3. Causes resources to become scarce in the environment A) Extinct. B) Greenhouse gases. C) Resource depletion. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resource depletion. 4. Which of the following is an example of reducing? A) Bringing newspaper to a recycling centre. B) Using less water when you shower. C) Using a cloth bag to carry groceries. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Which continents still use shifting agriculture as a means for food production? A) North America, South America & Australia. B) South America, Antarctica & Africa. C) Europe & Asia. D) South America, Asia & Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South America, Asia & Africa. 6. Landslides, global warming, floods and soil erosions are all effects of A) Deforestation. B) Overpopulation. C) Global Warming. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 7. Burning fossil fuels results in which of the following: A) Deforestation. B) Ozone layer depletion. C) Pollution of ocean waters. D) Global climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Global climate change. 8. Increased CO$_{2}$ levels increase ocean ..... A) Acidity. B) Corral. C) Life. D) Diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acidity. 9. Decreasing biodiversity can lead to ..... A) A more stable environment. B) More disease in a population. C) An environment that is less stable. D) More predators in the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An environment that is less stable. 10. Release of harmful materials into the environment A) Biomagnification. B) Trophic Level. C) Fossil Fuel. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollution. 11. The major cause of the hole in the ozone layer is: A) Burning of fossil fuels. B) Burning of plastics. C) Recycling. D) The use of aerosol cans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of aerosol cans. 12. Pollutants in the air can show up in which of the following: A) Air-Smog. B) Water-Acid Rain. C) Land-Crop Damage. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. The human population is said to be growing? A) At a rate that varies. B) Faster than ever. C) Exponentially. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exponentially. 14. Which of these environments would most be affected by acid rain? A) Desert. B) Tundra. C) Farmlands. D) Pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pond. 15. When humans place grass clippings and other yard waste in landfills, they are most directly interfering with the natural process of A) Recycling organic compounds. B) The production of organic compounds. C) The production of energy. D) Recycling energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling organic compounds. 16. To reduce pollution in the environment, people should ..... materials. A) Recycle. B) Pollute. C) Clean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle. 17. Which of the following describes the natural warming of Earth's atmosphere due to gases like carbon dioxide and methane? A) Global Warming. B) Greenhouse Effect. C) Ozone Depletion. D) Acid Rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global Warming. 18. Which action represents an example of poor stewardship? A) A fishing boat throws young fish that get caught in its nets back into the water. B) A class picks up trash that washes up on the shores of a river. C) A student separates recyclable bottles from a pile of trash. D) A person hunts an elephant for the ivory in its tusks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A person hunts an elephant for the ivory in its tusks. 19. The Middlesex County government wants to restore wetlands in the Old Bridge area. How will this goal affect the surrounding community? A) It will have more water, but it will be of lower quality. B) Water quality will increase, but so will erosion. C) It will create a more diverse population of plants and animals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will create a more diverse population of plants and animals. 20. Which human activity would interfere most directly with production of oxygen in the environment? A) Using fertilizer for agriculture. B) Using nuclear fuels. C) Accelerating deforestation. D) Preserving wetlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accelerating deforestation. 21. Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up in ..... A) Groundwater. B) Streams and rivers. C) Oceans. D) All of these choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these choices. 22. What is a monoculture? A) A single variety of crop grown year after year. B) A single organism that can destroy a field of crops. C) A single way of managing all different types of crops. D) A yield of crops that can support a single household. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A single variety of crop grown year after year. 23. Which of the following concerns about electric vehicles is the Government of Ontario currently addressing with its $ 20 million investment A) Too expensive. B) Concern for battery life. C) Amount of charging stations. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amount of charging stations. 24. Which level of the food chain is most affected by biomagnifications? A) Tertiary consumers. B) Producers. C) Primary consumers. D) Secondary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tertiary consumers. 25. What causes eutrophication? A) Runoff of excessive fertilizer and nutrients. B) Using nuclear energy. C) Cleaning up waterways. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runoff of excessive fertilizer and nutrients. 26. Which action helps conserve water? A) Pre-rinse dishes before washing. B) Use sprinklers to water the lawn. C) Let the faucet run while washing vegetables. D) Use a broom, not a hose, to clean leaves from the driveway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a broom, not a hose, to clean leaves from the driveway. 27. Thermal ..... causes sea levels to rise as water heats up. A) Sinking. B) Expansion. C) Expression. D) Regression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expansion. 28. Most of water used in homes is used in? A) Showers. B) Dishwashers. C) Clothes washers. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 29. Land that is kept untouched but is used for hiking and other leisure activities A) Transport land. B) Agricultural Land. C) Residential Land. D) Recreational Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recreational Land. 30. BIOdiversity means a variety of ..... A) Places. B) Life. C) People. D) Plants. 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