This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Different types of the same animal A) Speakies. B) Series. C) Episodes. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Species. 2. Which energy source is the most sustainable for IT factories? A) Coal. B) Gas. C) Solar. D) Diesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar. 3. In the '50s, what was Brazil's purpose for clearing much of the Amazon Rain Forest? A) For footpaths for the mountain people to travel. B) For roads and highways. C) For the animals to access fresh water holes. D) In order to build a mansion for the new president. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For roads and highways. 4. In what country does the Euphrates River join the Tigris River? A) Saudi Arabia. B) Jordan. C) Syria. D) Iraq. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iraq. 5. A nuclear accident caused which city to be abandoned in the 1980s? A) Berlin, Germany. B) Chernobyl, Ukraine. C) Manchester, England. D) Moscow, Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chernobyl, Ukraine. 6. What country had a major issue with Smog or air pollution? A) Wales. B) UkraineVenezuela. C) London (UK). D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) London (UK). 7. How does acid rain hurt Germany's economy? A) It makes cars more expensive. B) It destroys timber, an important natural resource. C) It increases food prices. D) It raises taxes for citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It destroys timber, an important natural resource. 8. What part of Canada is experiencing major problems with the over-extraction of mineral resources? A) Canadian Shield. B) Great Lakes. C) Quebec. D) St. Lawrence River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canadian Shield. 9. Which of the following is NOT an effect of acid rain in Germany A) Steady rise in annual pneumonia cases. B) Destroyed over half of the Black Forest. C) Harming fish and wildlife by contaminating lakes. D) Corroding buildings and statues. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steady rise in annual pneumonia cases. 10. In order to reduce fumes A) Um Abgase zu reduzieren. B) Man muss reduzieren Abgase. C) Um zu reduzieren Abgase. D) Man muss Agase reduzieren. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Um Abgase zu reduzieren. 11. Actions, processes or substances that make land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use A) Greenhouse gases. B) Pollution. C) Ozone. D) Activism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution. 12. Are human-made gasses that contain chlorine and fluorine. A) Chemical invasion. B) Chlorofluorocarbon. C) Choreiform. D) Chlorofluoacid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorofluorocarbon. 13. Which river do Syria, Israel, and Jordan share? A) Tigris. B) Jordan. C) Nile. D) Euphrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jordan. 14. Why are modular devices better for the environment? A) Use more power. B) Reduce e-waste. C) Increase costs. D) Require upgrades. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce e-waste. 15. Why is irrigation necessary for farming in Southwest Asia (Middle East)? A) Fresh water is in short supply in many parts of the region. B) Parts of the region without much fresh water must take the salt out of seawater. C) Water from heavy rains floods the fields and destroys the crops. D) Water supplies are polluted with chemical fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fresh water is in short supply in many parts of the region. 16. What steps were taken by the government to make the reactor safe? A) The government stopped using nuclear power. B) The reactor was buried/encased in a concrete cover. C) The reactor was moved to the exclusion zone. D) The reactor was taken a part. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reactor was buried/encased in a concrete cover. 17. Who is responsible for generating most of the oxygen in the atmosphere? A) Trees. B) Algae. C) Phytoplankton. D) Mushrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phytoplankton. 18. Eutrophication is often seen in A) Ocean. B) Mountains. C) Deserts. D) Fresh water lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fresh water lakes. 19. In the past the major source of air pollution in this country that we studied was smoke from burning coal in factories. The name of this European country is A) Germany. B) The United Kingdom. C) Ukraine. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The United Kingdom. 20. It is too hot in here. Can you ..... the heating, please? A) Cut down. B) Turn down. C) Throw away. D) Turn up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turn down. 21. How can we help prevent deforestation? A) Ride bikes, carpool, and plant trees. B) Recycle paper, buy wood products from recycled materials, and protect forest. C) Conserve water, properly dispose of chemicals. D) Save energy, recycle, and use less water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycle paper, buy wood products from recycled materials, and protect forest. 22. Why is it difficult to grow crops and raise livestock in Northern Canada? A) The harsh climate. B) It is too close to the equator. C) It is too dry there. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The harsh climate. 23. Supposed to be working not for 'profit' but for a 'cause(s)' is A) NGO. B) CPCB. C) MPCB. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NGO. 24. Fertilizers and pesticides are examples of A) Industrial waste. B) Sewerage. C) Road runoff. D) Agricultural waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agricultural waste. 25. Which method is used to control pollutants of particulate nature? A) Oxidation pond. B) Absorption. C) Electrostatic precipitators. D) Combustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrostatic precipitators. 26. The process of nutrient enrichment of water, and subsequent loss of species diversity is referred to as A) Nitrification. B) Bioconcentration. C) Eutrophication. D) Biomagnification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eutrophication. 27. What happens when chemicals from burning fuels mix with rain? A) They make the rain colder. B) They make the rain dry. C) They make the rain clean. D) They make the rain acidic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They make the rain acidic. 28. In the twenty-first century, what has the German government attempted to do as a response to acid rain? A) Reduce automobile ownership in the country. B) Decrease the country's use of fossil fuels. C) Encourage corporations to build factories in other counties. D) Shift economic activity from manufacturing to agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease the country's use of fossil fuels. 29. Which of the following situations is an example of point source pollution? A) Fertilizers running off agricultural land. B) Sediment from eroding construction sites. C) Toxic chemicals entering a river from an industrial pipe. D) Salt runoff from irrigated fieldsTagsEnvironmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toxic chemicals entering a river from an industrial pipe. 30. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:'Pollution and deforestation has affected many regions in Latin America.' A) Pollution and deforestation has. B) Affected many regions. C) In Latin America. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution and deforestation has. 31. The main idea of the text was: A) Lisa Simpson and Greta Thunberg are Very Different. B) Lisa Simpson hates Greta Thumberg. C) Lisa Simpson and Greta Thumberg have many similar opinions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lisa Simpson and Greta Thumberg have many similar opinions. 32. Air pollution in the UK is consistently ..... than the legal or recommended levels by the World Health Organization. A) Higher. B) Lower. C) The same as. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher. 33. What is the main source of acid rain? A) Smoke from factories. B) Trees. C) Aluminum. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smoke from factories. 34. Which of the following statements about environmental issues in Canada is correct? A) The mining industry has little effect on deforestation in Canada. B) Canadian timber is often harvested faster than replacement trees can grow. C) Canada will always have plenty of timber because it is a renewable resource. D) The boreal forest of Canada is large enough that clear-cutting will have little effect on wildlife. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canadian timber is often harvested faster than replacement trees can grow. 35. The waste that is produced as a byproduct of generating nuclear energy is ..... A) Acid rain. B) Radioactive. C) Smog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radioactive. 36. Which word is defined as 'found in nature and not made by people'? A) Natural. B) Recycled. C) Endangered. D) Local. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural. 37. Where is the garbage island? A) Between Portugal and Brazil. B) Between Hawaii and California. C) Between the U.S. and Spain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between Hawaii and California. 38. The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) is called ..... A) Clear-Cutting. B) Biodiversity. C) Fishery Area. D) Selective Cutting. E) Aquaculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 39. In what way(s) has Mexico City's government worked to reduce air pollution over the city? A) Using cleaner burning fuels in factories and automobiles. B) Citizens take a day off from driving each week. C) Stricter emissions tests for automobiles. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 40. What is 'Organic farming'? A) Farming with synthetic chemicals. B) Farming with genetically modified organisms. C) Farming without the use of pesticides or chemicals. D) Farming with artificial fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farming without the use of pesticides or chemicals. 41. The second part of a Report is called the A) Conclusion. B) Events. C) Description. D) Resolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Description. 42. DDT causes egg shell thinning in birds because it inhibits A) Carbonic anhydrase. B) Magnesium ATPase. C) Calcium ATPase. D) Calmodulin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium ATPase. 43. The Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) is a charity based in which country? A) Australia. B) The UK. C) Cameroon. D) The USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The UK. 44. The EPA ..... the maximum acceptable level of radon gas in the home. A) Has established as 4.0. B) Has not established. C) Has established as l.0. D) Has established as 2.0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has established as 4.0. 45. Which strategy is a method to protect our forests? A) Captive Breeding. B) Tree Hugging. C) Aquaculture. D) Selective Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective Cutting. 46. Why does Turkey have a "water advantage over other Middle Eastern countries? A) They created the Anatolia Project which created many dams and hydroelectric plants along the Euphrates River. B) Turkey's citizens have a high standard of living. C) The Tigris and Euphrates rivers form in Turkey. D) There are no problems regarding water pollution in Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Tigris and Euphrates rivers form in Turkey. 47. ..... is the largest nation on the WEST coast of Africa and it is RICH in oil. A) Kenya. B) Democratic Republic of Congo. C) Nigeria. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nigeria. 48. What country has the Black Forest affected by acid rain? A) Germany. B) Spain. C) Italy. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 49. The nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine led to increased cases of ..... in local citizens in the surrounding area. A) Eye irritation. B) Respiratory disease. C) Cancer. D) Asthma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cancer. 50. Nuclear power plants utilize A) Nuclear fission. B) Nuclear fusion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fission. 51. The groups of animals, plants, etc. are at risk of no longer existing A) Rubbish. B) Endangered species. C) Deforestation. D) Reduced fish stocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endangered species. 52. Which solution to Germany's acid rain problem would be the most challenging? A) Reducing automobile emissions. B) Increasing the use of wind and solar power. C) Getting other countries to stop using fossil fuels. D) Changing from coal burning power plants to water powered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting other countries to stop using fossil fuels. 53. All materials can be recycled or reused. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 54. Which of the following is a major contribution to the air pollution problem in the United Kingdom? A) Few natural resources. B) A heavy population. C) Very little annual rainfall. D) A cold climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A heavy population. 55. Which of the following results in the breakdown of the ozone layer? A) Acid Rain. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) CFCs. D) Nitrogen Oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CFCs. 56. What does the term "carbon footprint" mean? A) The weight of carbon in the atmosphere. B) The total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, organization, or product. C) The physical size of a person's impact on the environment. D) The number of trees a person plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, organization, or product. 57. All of the following have contributed significantly to the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest EXCEPT: A) Famers using the "slash and burn" technique to make way for crops. B) Hydroelectric dams being built along the rainforest's rivers. C) Emissions from automobiles and factories. D) Mining for gold and other minerals within the rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emissions from automobiles and factories. 58. A Nonpoint Source is ..... A) Anything that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by people. B) Pollution that is widely spread and cannot be tied to a specific origin. C) The contamination of Earth's land, water, or Air. D) Is the study of environmental processes in the environment and how humans can affect them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution that is widely spread and cannot be tied to a specific origin. 59. Why are solid-state batteries better for sustainability? A) Last longer. B) Use more power. C) Increase pollution. D) Require oil. 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