Republic of the Philippines

QUIRINO STATE UNIVERSITY

Cabarroguis Campus

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

I. Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. These are the natural occurrences that happen in our ecosystems and are important in the cycling of
materials for the maintenance and survival of the organism.
a. Nitrogen Cycle c. Carbon Cycle
b. Biogeochemical Cycle d. Water Cycle

2. This is also known as the hydrologic cycle that describes the continuous movement of water on, above
and below the surface of the earth
a. Nitrogen cycle c. Oxgen cycle
b. Water cycle d. Carbon cycle

3. How many percent of nitrogen gas are present in the atmosphere?

a. 21% c. 65%
b. 78% d. 5%

4. What is the process of converting ammonia into nitrites by the nitrifying bacteria in the soil?
a. Nitrogen-fixation c. Ammonification
b. Nitrification d. Denitrification

5. Before nitrogen can be made available to plants and animals, it must first be fixed by which bacteria?
a. Denitrifying bacteria c. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
b. Nitrifying bacteria d. All of the above

6. It is composed of all members belonging to the same species living in the same area.
a. Cell b. Tissue
c. Population d. Community

7. It is composed of all the populations of organisms that live in the same area
a. Cell c. Population
b. Tissue d. Community

8. It is the number of individual in a population per unit area

a. Population density c. Physiological density
b. Colonies d. Urban density

9. It is describe as the net effect between births/immigration and deaths/emigration.

a. Population density c. Overcrowding
b. Population change d. Social organization

10. What do you call the sequence of communities that happen in an ecological succession
a. Sere
b. Sire
c. Climax
d. Succession
Test II. Enumeration (15 points)

1-4. Biogeochemical Cycles

5-9. Community relationships
10-12. Classification of tropical cyclones according to the wind speed near the center
13-15. Natural calamities

Test III. True or False

1. Tropical depression has a maximum winds of not more than 63 kph
2. Tropical storm has a maximum wind speed ranges from 63 to 118 kph
3. Typhoon has a wind speed is more than 118 kph
4. Tectonic earthquakes occur when rocks break suddenly due to geological forces underneath the earth.
5. Volcanic earthquakes are associated with movement of magma or molten rock materials within volcanoes

Test IV. Answer the following questions (20 points)

1. What is the effect of overpopulation on the environment?
2. Explain how the environment is affected by the following:
A. Filipino Values
B. Sociological and economic impact
C. Technological impact
D. Political impact
3. What are the current environmental laws in our country? Give at least 2.
4. What are the effects of earthquake on the environment? Give at least 2
5. What precautions should you take during and after an earthquake?
6. What are the effects of volcanic eruptions on the environment? Give atleast 2
7. What are the effects of typhoons and floods on the environment? Give atleast 2.

Prepared by:
Leslie A. Gomez
Instructor

Noted by:

STEPHEN R. DUMAGA
Program Chair, College of Criminology

Approved by:

MAGDALENA L. GUINUMTAD
Campus Director for Instruction