GED110 QUIZZES COMPILATION

Quiz 1
1st Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

The equation CO2 + H2O + ∆ → C(H2O) + O2 is the representation of

Selected Answer: C.
photosynthesis
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: B.
Community
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Anything that affects an organism during its lifetime

Selected Answer: C.
environment
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

These are organisms that eat plants, extracting energy and chemical building blocks to make more
complex substances; they are also the primary consumers
Selected Answer: C.
herbivores
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

According to the energy pyramid, which class of organisms get the most amount of energy?
Selected Answer: C.
Producers
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

In the Ecosystem, the energy flow is

Selected Answer: A.
one directional
 Question 7
 0 out of 5 points

It is the process where complex organic materials are converted into inorganic CO2 and water.
Selected Answer: C.
Respiration
 Question 8
0 out of 5 points

Which is related to soil?

Selected Answer: B.
biosphere
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

What is the loose translation of the word “autotrophs?”

Selected Answer: C.
self-feeders
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

Which of these is not one of the “great spheres” of the Earth?

Selected Answer: C.
biosphere
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

This is also known as biomagnification

Selected Answer: D.
bioaccumulation
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

In the Ecosystem, the material flow is

Selected Answer: C.
cyclical
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

This is the process by which the chemical energy stored through photosynthesis is ultimately
released to do work in plants and other organisms.
Selected Answer: D.
Respiration
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points
 Which of the following does not belong to the group?
Selected Answer: A.
detritus
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: D.
Niche
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

These are parasites living inside the bodies of their host.

Selected Answer: C.
endoparasites
 Question 17
0 out of 5 points

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

Selected Answer: C.
arctic
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: C.
Edge Effects
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Terrestrial climax communities with wide geographic distribution.

Selected Answer: A.
Biomes
 Question 20
0 out of 5 points

Decomposers that can live with or without oxygen are called __________.
Selected Answer: B.
Anaerobic
 2nd Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

Which nutrient is taken up by producers from the atmosphere?

Selected Answer: B.
Nitrogen
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

This is the study of the physical, chemical & biological characteristics of rivers & lakes.
Selected Answer: C.
Limnology
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

The equation CO2 + H2O + ∆ → C(H2O) + O2 is the representation of

Selected Answer: D.
photosynthesis
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: A.
Community
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

Anything that affects an organism during its lifetime

Selected Answer: A.
environment
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

What is the loose translation of the word “autotrophs?”

Selected Answer: A.
self-feeders
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

Which is related to soil?

 Selected Answer: B.
litosphere
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: C.
Consumers
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

Starch, cellulose, fats, and protein are collectively termed as ______________

Selected Answer: C.
organic matter
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

Surface volume of water in the ocean or a deep lake that receives sufficient light to support
photosynthesis
Selected Answer: B.
euphotic zone
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: C.
Edge Effects
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

These are organisms that eat plants, extracting energy and chemical building blocks to make more
complex substances; they are also the primary consumers
Selected Answer: B.
herbivores
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

According to the energy pyramid, which class of organisms get the most amount of energy?
Selected Answer: A.
Producers
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

This is the process by which the chemical energy stored through photosynthesis is ultimately
released to do work in plants and other organisms.
Selected Answer: A.
Respiration
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

Decomposers that can live with or without oxygen are called __________.
Selected Answer: D.
Facultative
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

This is the nonliving component of ecosystem.

Selected Answer: D.
abiotic
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

This is the term often used to describe engineered solar or photovoltaic cell systems designed to
capture light energy and convert it into electrical energy.
Selected Answer: A.
artificial photosynthesis
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

It is the passage of energy from one level to another as a result of one organism consuming another.
Selected Answer: C.
Food chain
 Question 19
0 out of 5 points

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

Selected Answer: B.
midlatitudinal (continental)
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

An organism’s specialized role in the environment is called __________.

Selected Answer: C.
Niche
 3rd Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

Decomposers that can live with or without oxygen are called __________.
Selected Answer: B.
Facultative
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

Evaporation and respiration

Selected Answer: D.
evapotranspiration
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: B.
Edge Effects
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

What is the loose translation of the word “autotrophs?”

Selected Answer: A.
self-feeders
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: C.
Aquatic
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

A commensalism that is for transportation

Selected Answer: B.
phoresy
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

Starch, cellulose, fats, and protein are collectively termed as ______________

Selected Answer: A.
organic matter
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

This is the term often used to describe engineered solar or photovoltaic cell systems designed to
capture light energy and convert it into electrical energy.
Selected Answer: B.
artificial photosynthesis
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

In the Ecosystem, the material flow is

Selected Answer: D.
cyclical
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

The science that deals with the relationships between living organisms with their physical
environment and with each other.
Selected Answer: C.
ecology
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

It is the process where complex organic materials are converted into inorganic CO2 and water.
Selected Answer: B.
Decomposition
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

Surface volume of water in the ocean or a deep lake that receives sufficient light to support
photosynthesis
Selected Answer: B.
euphotic zone
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

These are parasites living inside the bodies of their host.

 Selected Answer: A.
endoparasites
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

This is also known as biomagnification

Selected Answer: A.
bioaccumulation
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: B.
Consumers
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

Which nutrient is taken up by producers from the atmosphere?

Selected Answer: B.
Nitrogen
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

This is the nonliving component of ecosystem.

Selected Answer: A.
abiotic
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

These are organisms that eat plants, extracting energy and chemical building blocks to make more
complex substances; they are also the primary consumers
Selected Answer: D.
herbivores
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Which is arranged in increasing order?

Selected Answer: D.
Population, Ecosystem, Biosphere
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points
Identify the missing part where the question mark (?) is.

Selected Answer: B.
Community

All answers for the question mark.

 Quiz 2
1st Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.
combustion
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
fossil fuel
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.
precipitation
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.
animal respiration
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.
denitrification
 Question 6
0 out of 5 points
 Carbon is deposited into the lithosphere as carbonates in the process called ___________.
Selected Answer: A.
Fixation
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

The strong interactions among living organisms and the various spheres of the abiotic environment
described through cycles of matter that involve biological, chemical, and geological processes and
phenomena.

Selected Answer: B.
Biogeochemical Cycle
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.
decomposition
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
organic decomposition
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.
transpiration
 Question 11
0 out of 5 points

Among the following fossil fuel reserves, which of the following has the longest time of depletion?
Selected Answer: A.
coal
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points
 What genus of bacteria transforms ammonia to nitrite in the Nitrogen cycle?

Selected Answer: B.
Nitrosomonas
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.
percolation
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.
uptake by plants
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

What form of nitrogen is useful to plants?

Selected Answer: B.
Nitrates
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.
condensation
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.
evaporation
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
dissolved phosphates
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.
ammonification
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

Through which process is nitrogen gas broken down into simpler nitrogen species?

Selected Answer: D.
Fixation

2nd Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.
respiration
 Question 2
0 out of 5 points

Carbon is deposited into the lithosphere as carbonates in the process called ___________.
Selected Answer: B.
Diffusion
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

All the precipitation that falls on a body of land runs off to nearby lakes and rivers.
Selected Answer: B.
False
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points
 Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.
denitrification
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

The strong interactions among living organisms and the various spheres of the abiotic environment
described through cycles of matter that involve biological, chemical, and geological processes and
phenomena.

Selected Answer: A.
Biogeochemical Cycle
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.
transpiration
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
phosphate extraction from mines
 Question 8
0 out of 5 points

Among the following fossil fuel reserves, which of the following has the longest time of depletion?
Selected Answer: C.
natural gas
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.
fossil fuel combustion
 Question 10
 5 out of 5 points

These cycles are closely linked through the processes of photosynthesis and respiration.

Selected Answer: C.
oxygen & carbon
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.
infiltration
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.
uptake by plants
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
assimilation
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

A naturally occurring oil that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons with some other elements such as
sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen.
Selected Answer: D.
petroleum
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.
 CO2
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
precipitation
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
condensation
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.
ammonification
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.
soil
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.
animal respiration

3rd Attempt
 Question 1
 5 out of 5 points

A naturally occurring oil that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons with some other elements such as
sulfur, oxygen and nitrogen.
Selected Answer: C.

petroleum
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.

combustion
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.

fertilizer
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

What form of nitrogen is useful to plants?

Selected Answer: D.

Nitrates
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

What does PAH mean?

Selected Answer: B.

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon

 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

 Selected Answer: D.

fossil fuel combustion

 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.

uptake by plants
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.

dissolved phosphates
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.

phosphate extraction from mines

 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.

CO2
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

 Selected Answer: D.

transpiration
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.

precipitation
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.

nitrogen-fixing bacteria in soil

 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: A.

respiration
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

The strong interactions among living organisms and the various spheres of the abiotic environment
described through cycles of matter that involve biological, chemical, and geological processes and
phenomena.

Selected Answer: A.

Biogeochemical Cycle
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

Among the following fossil fuel reserves, which of the following has the longest time of depletion?

Selected Answer: C.

crude oil
 Question 17
 5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: C.

condensation
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: B.

precipitation
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Supply the missing word where the question mark is.

Selected Answer: D.

ammonification
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

What genus of bacteria transforms ammonia to nitrite in the Nitrogen cycle?

Selected Answer: D.

Nitrosomonas
These are the answers for the missing word.
 Quiz 3
1st Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

Considered to be the standard measure of biodiversity, this refers to the number of species present
in a sample, ecological community, ecosystem, landscape, region, or any defined spatial unit.

Selected Answer: A.

species richness
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

This could also be a measure of the "health" of an environment.

Selected Answer: B.

biodiversity
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Most scientists would argue that we are on the verge of 6th mass extinction. What is causing this
mass extinction?

Selected Answer: D.

humans
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

This refers to an area where a particular species can be found during its lifetime.

Selected Answer: D.

species range
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

Life on this archipelago evolved in isolation, so the islands contain many species not found anywhere
else. More than 90 percent of the insects and 80 percent of the vascular plants in this archipelago are
endemic to the region. What is this archipelago?
 Selected Answer: C.

New Zealand
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

Which of these is NOT an "expression" or a measure of biodiversity?

Selected Answer: C.

niche diversity
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

Some species are more vulnerable to fluctuations caused by climate change and other similar
phenomena. This could be because the species ___________.

Selected Answer: lack genetic diversity.

 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

Of the more than 30 recognized biodiversity hotspots in the world, this Tropical Hotspot is the
world’s most diverse.
Selected Answer: B.

Andes Mountains
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

This is the process where particular beneficial trait is reproduced in succeeding generations more
than the other traits.

Selected Answer: A.

natural selection
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

Scientifically, how many recognized mass extinctions have our planet had so far?

Selected Answer: A.

5
 Question 11
 0 out of 5 points

This is the addition of -CH3 group by histone methyltransferases, which can be associated with gene
regulation.
Selected Answer: C.

All of the choices

 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

In histone modification, the removal of the acetyl group is facilitated by __________________.

Selected Answer: A.

Histone deacetylase
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

In inactive chromatin, the histone tails are _____________.

Selected Answer: C.

not acetylated
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

The chromatin making up a eukaryotic chromosome is composed of ________, ________, and

______________.

Selected Answer: A.

histones, DNA, other proteins

 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

This refers to the physical traits of an organism.

Selected Answer: C.

phenotype
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

In eukaryotes, ____ regulation is the first level at which gene expression is controlled.
 Selected Answer: A. trancriptional

 Question 17
0 out of 5 points

Long-term regulation involves quickly turning gene sets on or off in response to changes in
environmental or physiological conditions in the cell’s or organism’s environment

Selected Answer: True

 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

Where an allele is found on a chromosome

Selected Answer: A.

locus
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Various forms that a single gene can take at a given locus are called

Selected Answer: C.

alleles.
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

When histones are rearranged to control gene access, it is called ____.

Selected Answer: B.

chromatin remodeling

2nd Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

Life on this archipelago evolved in isolation, so the islands contain many species not found anywhere
else. More than 90 percent of the insects and 80 percent of the vascular plants in this archipelago are
endemic to the region. What is this archipelago?

Selected Answer: B.
 New Zealand
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

This refers to the combined weight or mass of organisms living in a given place.

Selected Answer: D.

biomass
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

This refers to organisms that are found in a single geographic location and nowhere else.

Selected Answer: C.

endemic
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

Of the more than 30 recognized biodiversity hotspots in the world, this Tropical Hotspot is the
world’s most diverse.
Selected Answer: B.

Andes Mountains
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

This is the process where particular beneficial trait is reproduced in succeeding generations more
than the other traits.

Selected Answer: C.

natural selection
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

Biodiversity hotspots make up for this much of Earth’s land surface, but 44 percent of the world’s
plants and 35 percent of land vertebrates live in these regions.

Selected Answer: B.

<3%
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points
 This is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on the communities in which it occurs.
Such species help to maintain local biodiversity within a community either by controlling
populations of other species that would otherwise dominate the community or by providing critical
resources for a wide range of species.
Selected Answer: D.

keystone species
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

This is the "opposite" of extinction, which means that the varieties of species is increased thru
evolution by natural selection.

Selected Answer: C.

speciation
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

This is a natural process of decreasing the number of species on earth.

Selected Answer: A.

extinction
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

This refers to regions that are home to thousands of irreplaceable species that are facing multiple,
urgent threats.

Selected Answer: B.

biodiversity hotspot
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

This refers to the physical traits of an organism.

Selected Answer: B.

phenotype
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points
 In histone modification, the removal of the acetyl group is facilitated by __________________.

Selected Answer: D.

Histone deacetylase
 Question 13
0 out of 5 points

This is the addition of -CH3 group by histone methyltransferases, which can be associated with gene
regulation.
Selected Answer: A.

Acetylation
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

Where an allele is found on a chromosome

Selected Answer: A.

locus
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

A regulatory mechanism for altering chromatin structure and gene activity, based on signals in
histone tails represented by chemical modification patterns

Selected Answer: D.

Histone Code
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

When an individual has two different alleles for a given gene, they are ____ for that gene.

Selected Answer: A.

heterozygous
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

When histones are rearranged to control gene access, it is called ____.

Selected Answer: C.
 chromatin remodeling
 Question 18
0 out of 5 points

Acetylation adds a ____ group ____.

Selected Answer: A.

CH3CO-; to the cytosine nucleotides of DNA

 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

The chromatin making up a eukaryotic chromosome is composed of ________, ________, and

______________.

Selected Answer: D.

histones, DNA, other proteins

 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

A gene can be silenced by the addition of what to a nucleotide?

Selected Answer: B.

-CH3

3rd Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

This is the addition of -CH3 group by histone methyltransferases, which can be associated with gene
regulation.
Selected Answer: C.

Methylation
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

Acetylation adds a ____ group ____.

Selected Answer: C.

CH3CO-; to the histone protecting the promoter region of a gene

 Question 3
 5 out of 5 points

The genetic makeup of an organism

Selected Answer: C.

genotype
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

Where an allele is found on a chromosome

Selected Answer: D.

locus
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

This refers to the physical traits of an organism.

Selected Answer: C.

phenotype
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

When histones are rearranged to control gene access, it is called ____.

Selected Answer: C.

chromatin remodeling
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

When an individual has two different alleles for a given gene, they are ____ for that gene.

Selected Answer: B.

heterozygous
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

Adding acetyl groups to a histone regulates gene expression by allowing transcription to proceed by
 Selected Answer: D.

loosening the DNA wound around the histone.

 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

Long noncoding RNAs ____.

Selected Answer: C.

may regulate the expression of protein-coding genes

 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

Genes expressed in almost all cell types are called _____ genes.

Selected Answer: D.

housekeeping
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

This refers to regions that are home to thousands of irreplaceable species that are facing multiple,
urgent threats.

Selected Answer: B.

biodiversity hotspot
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

This is a natural process of decreasing the number of species on earth.

Selected Answer: B.

extinction
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

Why is it important to identify biodiversity hotspots?

Selected A.
Answer:
to better help direct the resources to the places that require our greatest
attention
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

Most scientists would argue that we are on the verge of 6th mass extinction. What is causing this
mass extinction?

Selected Answer: C.

humans
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

This refers to organisms that are found in a single geographic location and nowhere else.

Selected Answer: D.

endemic
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

Of the more than 30 recognized biodiversity hotspots in the world, this Tropical Hotspot is the
world’s most diverse.
Selected Answer: C.

Andes Mountains
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

This is a species that has a disproportionately large effect on the communities in which it occurs.
Such species help to maintain local biodiversity within a community either by controlling
populations of other species that would otherwise dominate the community or by providing critical
resources for a wide range of species.
Selected Answer: A.

keystone species
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

This is a measure of the uniqueness and irreplaceability of certain organisms.

Selected Answer: B.

endemism
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points
 This refers to the combined weight or mass of organisms living in a given place.

Selected Answer: C.

biomass
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

Biodiversity hotspots make up for this much of Earth’s land surface, but 44 percent of the world’s
plants and 35 percent of land vertebrates live in these regions.

Selected Answer: C.

<3%

Quiz 4
1st Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

This is an air pollutant that reduces the ability of the circulatory system to transport oxygen.
Selected Answer: D.
carbon monoxide
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

The following are the environmental effects of acid rain except __________.
Selected Answer: C.
cause of skin cancer
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Enormous populations under favourable conditions producing water color & distinctive odors &
tastes
Selected Answer: A.
algal bloom
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

Mining is one of the sources of groundwater contamination.

Selected Answer: A.
True
 Question 5
 5 out of 5 points

__________ is the major cause of ozone depletion.

Selected Answer: D.
CFC
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

What does VOC mean?

Selected Answer: B.
Volatile Organic Compound
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

A water pollution source that discharges its wastes directly to bodies of water is referred to as
___________ point.
Selected Answer: A.
Point
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

It occurs when warmer air is found above cooler air and it poses a particular problem when there is
a stagnant air mass.
Selected Answer: C.
atmospheric inversion
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

These are hazardous wastes made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incidental to the
production or utilization of nuclear fuels but does not include nuclear fuel, or radioisotopes which
have reached the final stage of fabrication so as to be usable for any scientific, medical, agricultural,
commercial, or industrial purpose.

Selected Answer: B.
Nuclear wastes
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

Most natural greenhouse warming is due to __________ in the atmosphere.

Selected Answer: B.
water vapor
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points
 These are substances that present short-term acute hazards, such as acute toxicity by ingestion,
inhalation or skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazard or the risk of fire or
explosion.
Selected Answer: A.
Hazardous
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

These are substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic
usage and are shipped, transported or brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal
into or in transit through any part of the territory of the Philippines

Selected Answer: B.
Hazardous wastes
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

This is the greenhouse gas that has the largest contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse effect.

Selected Answer: C.
carbon dioxide
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

Ozone, particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, lead are classified as
Selected Answer: C.
criteria pollutants
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

In December 1952, air in __________ became stagnant and cloud cover blocked incoming solar
radiation.
Selected Answer: C.
London
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

Sources of _______ particles include construction sites, agricultural fields, unpaved roads, fires, &
smokestacks.

Selected Answer: B.
primary
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

The following are the environmental effects of ozone depletion except __________.
Selected Answer: A.
 damage to Earth’s food chains
 Question 18
0 out of 5 points

Which of the following nutrients contribute to eutrophication?

Selected Answer: A.
Oxygen
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

The development of __________ is directly related to automobile use.

Selected Answer: A.
photochemical smog
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

A process leading to a higher concentration of a substance in an organism than in environmental

media to which it is exposed.

Selected Answer: A.
bioconcentration

2nd Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

This is a term used to describe the degree of toxic effect by a compound on plant growth.

Selected Answer: D.
phytotoxicity
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

What does VOC mean?

Selected Answer: C.
Volatile Organic Compound
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Eutrophication is a natural process.

Selected Answer: A.
True
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points
 The development of __________ is directly related to automobile use.
Selected Answer: B.
photochemical smog
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

Enormous populations under favourable conditions producing water color & distinctive odors &
tastes
Selected Answer: B.
algal bloom
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

Which of the following nutrients contribute to eutrophication?

Selected Answer: C.
Nitrogen
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

These are substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic
usage and are shipped, transported or brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal
into or in transit through any part of the territory of the Philippines

Selected Answer: B.
Hazardous wastes
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

The following are the major sources of water pollution EXCEPT

Selected Answer: C.
mining
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

It occurs when warmer air is found above cooler air and it poses a particular problem when there is
a stagnant air mass.
Selected Answer: B.
atmospheric inversion
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

A process leading to a higher concentration of a substance in an organism than in environmental

media to which it is exposed.
 Selected Answer: A.
bioconcentration
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

This is the greenhouse gas that has the largest contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse effect.

Selected Answer: C.
carbon dioxide
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

These are substances that present short-term acute hazards, such as acute toxicity by ingestion,
inhalation or skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazard or the risk of fire or
explosion.
Selected Answer: C.
Hazardous
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

This is an air pollutant that reduces the ability of the circulatory system to transport oxygen.
Selected Answer: A.
carbon monoxide
 Question 14
0 out of 5 points

This is the greenhouse gas that has the largest contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse effect.

Selected Answer: D.
methane
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

The following are the environmental effects of ozone depletion except __________.
Selected Answer: D.
damage to Earth’s food chains
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

In December 1952, air in __________ became stagnant and cloud cover blocked incoming solar
radiation.
Selected Answer: B.
London
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

The following are examples of natural emissions of air pollutants except __________.
 Selected Answer: C.
emission of methane from dumpsites
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

Mining is one of the sources of groundwater contamination.

Selected Answer: A.
True
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Sources of _______ particles include construction sites, agricultural fields, unpaved roads, fires, &
smokestacks.

Selected Answer: D.
primary
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

A water pollution source that discharges its wastes directly to bodies of water is referred to as
___________ point.
Selected Answer: B.
Point

3rd Attempt
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

A water pollution source that discharges its wastes directly to bodies of water is referred to as
___________ point.
Selected Answer: B.
Point
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

These are substances that present short-term acute hazards, such as acute toxicity by ingestion,
inhalation or skin absorption, corrosivity or other skin or eye contact hazard or the risk of fire or
explosion.
 Selected Answer: D.
Hazardous
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

Eutrophication is a natural process.

Selected Answer: A.
True
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

The following are the environmental effects of acid rain except __________.
Selected Answer: B.
cause of skin cancer
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

Mining is one of the sources of groundwater contamination.

Selected Answer: A.
True
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

The development of __________ is directly related to automobile use.

Selected Answer: C.
photochemical smog
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

The following are examples of natural emissions of air pollutants except __________.
Selected Answer: D.
emission of methane from dumpsites
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

This is a term used to describe the degree of toxic effect by a compound on plant growth.

Selected Answer: D.
phytotoxicity
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

This is the greenhouse gas that has the largest contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse effect.

Selected Answer: D.
carbon dioxide
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

These are substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic
usage and are shipped, transported or brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal
into or in transit through any part of the territory of the Philippines

Selected Answer: C.
Hazardous wastes
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

__________ is the major cause of ozone depletion.

Selected Answer: C.
CFC
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

It occurs when warmer air is found above cooler air and it poses a particular problem when there is
a stagnant air mass.
Selected Answer: C.
atmospheric inversion
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

Most natural greenhouse warming is due to __________ in the atmosphere.

Selected Answer: A.
water vapor
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

These are hazardous wastes made radioactive by exposure to the radiation incidental to the
production or utilization of nuclear fuels but does not include nuclear fuel, or radioisotopes which
have reached the final stage of fabrication so as to be usable for any scientific, medical, agricultural,
commercial, or industrial purpose.

Selected Answer: C.
Nuclear wastes
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

The following are environmental impacts of global warming EXCEPT

Selected Answer: C.
Thermal pollution that causes a decrease in the dissolved oxygen in water
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points
 The following are the major sources of water pollution EXCEPT
Selected Answer: A.
mining
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

Sources of _______ particles include construction sites, agricultural fields, unpaved roads, fires, &
smokestacks.

Selected Answer: C.
primary
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

This is the greenhouse gas that has the largest contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse effect.

Selected Answer: B.
carbon dioxide
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Which of the following nutrients contribute to eutrophication?

Selected Answer: B.
Nitrogen
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

What does VOC mean?

Selected Answer: C.
Volatile Organic Compound

Quiz 5
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

This is the greenhouse gas being regulated in the Kyoto protocol.

Selected Answer: A.
carbon dioxide
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

Which of UN's 17 SDGs is represented by this photo?

 Selected Answer: A.
Affordable and Clean Energy
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points

This is the greenhouse gas being regulated in the Montreal protocol.

Selected Answer: C.
CFC
 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

This is a heavy metal that helps protect engines and promotes more even fuel consumption.
Selected Answer: A.
lead
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

In 2016, the United Nations officially ushered in 17 SDGs to banish a whole host of social ills by
2030. What does SDG mean?

Selected Answer: C.
Sustainable Development Goals

 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

A diplomatic achievement of monumental proportions was completed with the signing of the
__________ in September 1987 that called for the elimination of the production of CFCs.

Selected Answer: B.
Montreal protocol
 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

What article number in Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 includes prohibition on
open and controlled dumps?

Selected Answer: A.
6
 Question 8
5 out of 5 points
 This is also known as “Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act of 1990.”
Selected Answer: B.
RA 6969
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

Which of these prohibited acts has, under Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of the Philippines,
a penalty of Fine of P300-P1,000, or Community service of 1-15 days in LGU where violation was
made, or both?

Selected Answer: A.
littering, throwing, dumping of waste matters in public places
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points

The following are the pollution control for sulfur dioxide except __________.
Selected Answer: B.
collectors
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

What does EMS mean?

Selected Answer: A.
Environmental Management System
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

Which of UN's 17 SDGs is represented by this photo?

Selected Answer: A.
Life on Land
 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

This refers to a series of voluntary standards in the environmental field under development by ISO.

Selected Answer: A.
ISO14000
 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

MRF (“Murf”) is an important part of a sanitary landfill that shall include solid waste transfer station
or sorting station, drop-off center, a composting facility, and a recycling facility. What does “murf”
mean?
 Selected Answer: B.
Material Recovery Facility
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

This apparatus is used to measure the concentration of atmospheric ozone.

Selected Answer: C.
Dobson ultraviolet spectrometer
 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

The 17 SDGs are built on the eight MDGs that ended in 2015. What does MDG mean?

Selected Answer: D.
Millennium Development Goals
 Question 17
5 out of 5 points

When was RA 9003 approved into law?

Selected Answer: B.
January 26, 2001
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

The law that gives the DENR the right to establish national water quality standards and control
techniques for implementation by local government.
Selected Answer: D.
Clean Water Act
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Which of the following should be the highest consideration in formulating waste management plans?

Selected Answer: C.
Reduction
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

Which UN Secretary-General in 2015 said that the seventeen SDGs are our shared vision of humanity
and a social contract between the world’s leaders and the people?
Selected Answer: C.
Ban Ki-moon
 Answers for the SDG.

Quiz 6
 Question 1
5 out of 5 points

Which of these statements about invasive species is/are true?

I. All invasive species are consumers.
II. All invasive species are producers.

Selected Answer: D.
None of the statements
 Question 2
5 out of 5 points

Which of these is not an alternate name for Invasive Species?

Selected Answer: D.
endemic species
 Question 3
5 out of 5 points
 Invasive species can harm the environment, the economy, or even human health.

Selected Answer: True

 Question 4
5 out of 5 points

Which of these statements about invasive species is/are true?

Selected B.
Answer: Ships can carry in their ballast water some aquatic organisms that can eventually
become invasive species.
 Question 5
5 out of 5 points

Which of these is not a real event caused by invasive species?

Selected Answer: D.
none of the choices
 Question 6
5 out of 5 points

Species can only be considered invasive if the migration is from one country to another country.

Selected Answer: False

 Question 7
5 out of 5 points

Invasive species are primarily spread by human activities, often unintentionally.

Selected Answer: True

 Question 8
5 out of 5 points

This is the usual main reason why invasive species can breed and spread quickly, taking over an
area.

Selected Answer: C.
they have no natural predator
 Question 9
5 out of 5 points

Which of these statements about invasive species is/are true?

I. Invasive species can never be eradicated.
II. There is no acceptable circumstance that requires eradication of invasive species.
Selected Answer: D.
none of the statements
 Question 10
5 out of 5 points
 Which of these statements about invasive species is false?

Selected Answer: A.
Invasive species are endemic species.
 Question 11
5 out of 5 points

Which of these choices is not a natural factor that may introduce species into new habitats?

Selected Answer: A.
hunting
 Question 12
5 out of 5 points

Invasive species compete with native wildlife for food sources.

Selected Answer: True

 Question 13
5 out of 5 points

That invasive species can change the food web in an ecosystem by destroying or replacing native
food sources is a direct threat.

Selected Answer: False

 Question 14
5 out of 5 points

Which of these statements about invasive species is/are true?

I. All invasive species cause harm to the environment.
II. Some invasive species are beneficial to the environment.

Selected Answer: C.
I only
 Question 15
5 out of 5 points

All non-native species are invasive species.

Selected Answer: False

 Question 16
5 out of 5 points

An invasive species does not have to come from another country.

Selected Answer: True

 Question 17
5 out of 5 points
 Which of these statements about invasive species is/are true?
I. People must be educated about invasive species.
II. People must not take home any animals, plants, shells, firewood, or food from different
ecosystems.
Selected Answer: D.
both I and II
 Question 18
5 out of 5 points

Which of these statements about invasive species is/are true?

I. All invasive species are introduced species.
II. All introduced species are invasive species.
Selected Answer: B.
I only
 Question 19
5 out of 5 points

Which of these is not a direct threat of invasive species?

Selected Answer: C.
changing the food web in an ecosystem
 Question 20
5 out of 5 points

The only direct threat of invasive species is they are preying on native species.

Selected Answer: False