Environmental Science MCQs

Question 1

Which of the following rock types would most likely be the best oil reservoir?

Accepted Answer

Sandstone

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Granite

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Shale

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Salt

Question 2

Sulphur bacteria are examples of

Accepted Answer

Autotrophs

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Carnivores

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Heterotrophs

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Saprophytes

Question 3

Autotrophs are ______________

Accepted Answer

Producers

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Consumers

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Herbivores

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Saprophytes

Question 4

North American grassland are called

Accepted Answer

Prairies

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Pampas

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Savannah

Question 5

African grasslands are called

Accepted Answer

Savannah

Answer

Prairies

Answer

Pampas

Question 6

A Hawk that eats a frog is a

Accepted Answer

Tertiary Consumer

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Producer

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Primary Consumer

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Secondary Consumer

Question 7

In a pyramid of numbers, in a grassland ecosystem, the largest population is that of

Accepted Answer

Producers

Answer

Tertiary Consumers

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Secondary consumers

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Herbivores

Question 8

Herbivores are also called as

Accepted Answer

Primary consumers

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Producers

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Secondary consumers

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Tertiary consumers

Question 9

The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at

Accepted Answer

Chernobyl in 1986

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Three Mile Power Plant in 1979

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Sellafield in 1957

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Fukushima in 2011