This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 23 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Consequence is A) The result or effect of an action. B) Weather conditions becoming warmer. C) An illness of people, animals, and plants. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The result or effect of an action. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. GARBAGE A) Damage caused to water, air, etc. by harmful substances or waste. B) Wet wast from the kitchen. C) Dry waste like paper and packaging. D) To arrange to travel together in the same car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wet wast from the kitchen. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. Which word is defined as 'found in nature and not made by people'? A) Natural. B) Local. C) Recycled. D) Endangered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural. 10. 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. 11. The variety of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole) is called ..... A) Biodiversity. B) Fishery Area. C) Clear-Cutting. D) Aquaculture. E) Selective Cutting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biodiversity. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. The second part of a Report is called the A) Events. B) Description. C) Resolution. D) Conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Description. 15. DDT causes egg shell thinning in birds because it inhibits A) Calmodulin. B) Calcium ATPase. C) Carbonic anhydrase. D) Magnesium ATPase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium ATPase. 16. The Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) is a charity based in which country? A) The UK. B) The USA. C) Cameroon. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The UK. 17. The EPA ..... the maximum acceptable level of radon gas in the home. A) Has established as l.0. B) Has established as 2.0. C) Has established as 4.0. D) Has not established. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has established as 4.0. 18. Which strategy is a method to protect our forests? A) Captive Breeding. B) Selective Cutting. C) Aquaculture. D) Tree Hugging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selective Cutting. 19. Which of the following are causes of water pollution? A) Heat. B) Industrial waste. C) Gas & oil spills. D) Sewage. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these. 20. 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. 21. ..... is the largest nation on the WEST coast of Africa and it is RICH in oil. A) Nigeria. B) Kenya. C) Democratic Republic of Congo. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nigeria. 22. Fossil fuels A) Higher air and sea temperatures partly caused by man-made increases in greenhouse-gas levels. B) A gas in the atmosphere that stops heat from escaping into space. C) The place in which a species normally lives. D) A fuel like oil or coal formed from very old plant and animal fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fuel like oil or coal formed from very old plant and animal fossils. 23. What country has the Black Forest affected by acid rain? A) Portugal. B) Spain. C) Germany. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Germany. 24. The nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine led to increased cases of ..... in local citizens in the surrounding area. A) Respiratory disease. B) Cancer. C) Eye irritation. D) Asthma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancer. 25. Nuclear power plants utilize A) Nuclear fission. B) Nuclear fusion. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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