This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Germany's acid rain problems affects nature in which way? A) It gives plants more nutrients to grow. B) It gives animals fresh drinking water. C) It harms plants and contaminates the water animals drink. D) A major rainstorm of acid rain can clean the streets of Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It harms plants and contaminates the water animals drink. 2. The Ganges River flows into what body of water? A) Sea of Bengal. B) Arabian Sea. C) Yellow Sea. D) Bay of Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bay of Bengal. 3. Which of the following is one of the causes of desertification? A) Clearing land for more homes. B) Cutting trees and bushes for firewood. C) Wild animals eating all of the plants. D) Larger numbers of migrating birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cutting trees and bushes for firewood. 4. The large facility that creates nuclear power; one of these blew up in 1986 in Chernobyl, Ukraine. A) Nuclear Power. B) Nuclear Reactor. C) Radiation. D) Radioactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear Reactor. 5. What is 'Fungi'? A) A type of organism like mushrooms. B) A type of plant. C) A predator or scavenger. D) A remedy or solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of organism like mushrooms. 6. The prime contaminants in lakes eutrophied by sewage and agricultural wastes are A) Sulphates and phosphates. B) Nitrates and sulphates. C) Nitrates and phosphates. D) Nitrates and carbonates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrates and phosphates. 7. The rock that makes up Earth's crust. A) Subsoil. B) Fertilizer. C) Drought. D) Bedrock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bedrock. 8. What has damaged China's crops and caused millions of deaths throughout China's history? A) Flooding of rivers. B) Air pollution. C) Deforestation. D) Tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding of rivers. 9. The country below had had a Nuclear Plant contamination issue. A) Cuba. B) Ukraine. C) Mexico. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ukraine. 10. Oil spills in the Black Sea have polluted the water supply here. A) Israel. B) Syria. C) Turkey. D) Jordan. E) Saudi Arabia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turkey. 11. All of the following are sources of renewable (natural) energy EXCEPT ..... A) Hydropower. B) Wind power. C) Nuclear fission. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear fission. 12. What physical feature traps pollutants above Mexico city? A) Oceans. B) Buildings. C) Mountains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains. 13. Which of the following best describes the overall climate found in Southwest Asia? A) Hot and dry climate. B) Tropical and humid climate. C) Seasonal climate. D) Cold and dry climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and dry climate. 14. Most people in Southwest Asia live on or near what? A) Trees. B) Water sources. C) Deserts. D) Dry land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water sources. 15. Which would be a good solution for the acid rain problem even though it might be challenging? A) Increasing the use of hydroelectricity, wind and solar power. B) Opening newer coal burning plants. C) Getting other countries to reduce burning fossil fuels. D) Passing laws to reduce emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting other countries to reduce burning fossil fuels. 16. What is the main reason for the melting of polar ice caps? A) Overfishing in the Arctic. B) Increase in global temperatures due to climate change. C) Natural seasonal changes. D) Migration of animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase in global temperatures due to climate change. 17. What is CO in chemistry? A) Carbon Dioxide. B) Carbon Monoxide. C) Carbon Oxide. D) Carbonic Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Monoxide. 18. Why is the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest a problem? A) The wood is not good for building new houses. B) Animals are losing their homes and many plant species are becoming endangered or extinct. C) The local villagers are upset that all their shade from the sun is being taken away. D) The loss of plant life is producing an over abundance of oxygen in the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals are losing their homes and many plant species are becoming endangered or extinct. 19. What is happening to the rate of deforestation in the Amazon? A) It is increasing. B) It is staying the same. C) It is decreasing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is increasing. 20. Which country has built over 22 dams with the Anatolia project? A) Turkey. B) Iraq. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Syria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turkey. 21. Which one is a solution to reduce air pollution in the UK? A) Ban on coal fires. B) Acid rain in western Europe. C) Developing ways to make coal cleaner. D) The link between asthma and vehicle exhaust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developing ways to make coal cleaner. 22. True or False. Acid rain is a result of air pollution. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 23. Who is normally in charge of retrieving water for households in Africa? A) Men. B) Women. C) Children. D) The elderly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women. 24. What is one way the UK government has tried to reduce air pollution? A) Building more highways for cars. B) Charging drivers fees to enter crowded city areas. C) Encouraging people to use more coal at home. D) Closing all major airports. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Charging drivers fees to enter crowded city areas. 25. Long period of time with extremely dry weather. A) Desertification. B) Drought. 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