This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Two important functions of the Amazon Rainforest are: A) It is home to a large variety of hibiscus treesIt cleans cumulous clouds. B) It is home to indigenous people form the Sierra MadresIt beautifies Mexico. C) It is home to a large variety of plants and animal speciesIt cleans the air. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is home to a large variety of plants and animal speciesIt cleans the air. 2. Is a mixture of rock fragments, nutrients, water, air, and decaying animal and plant matter. A) Topsoil. B) Subsoil. C) Drought. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Topsoil. 3. What country did we discuss having a big problem with acid rain? A) United Kingdom. B) Ukraine. C) Russia. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany. 4. Data provided by environmental scientists are part of what decision-makers consider when resolving an environmental issue. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The best way to explain the Rights of Nature is to explain it as if you were protcting the rights of a child who couldn't speak for itself. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. We and our surroundings together are called ..... A) Environment. B) Atmosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environment. 7. All of the following are ways to help stop pollution except A) Smokestack filters and cleaner fuels. B) Continue to burn fossil fuels like coal. C) Encase Chernobyl reactor in cement. D) Use new types of energy like solar, wind, and water power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continue to burn fossil fuels like coal. 8. What noun phrase can be a 'solution to environmental problems'? A) Conservation projects. B) Pollution. C) Endangered species. D) Creatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation projects. 9. Anything in the environment that is used by people A) Water. B) Natural resource. C) Renewable resources. D) Non-renewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resource. 10. The United States does not have the environmental problems that Europe does because A) The U.S. has created more regulations on factories. B) Europe has successfully eliminated all air pollution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The U.S. has created more regulations on factories. 11. What is a key concern with the disposal of e-waste? A) It promotes recycling. B) It reduces pollution. C) It involves rare earth element mining. D) It decreases energy consumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It involves rare earth element mining. 12. The Great ..... of ..... was a severe ..... pollution event that affected the British capital of London for ..... days in early December of that year. A) Deluge; 1954; water; 6. B) Fog;1956; air; 4. C) Deluge; 1952; air; 3. D) Smog; 1952; air; 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smog; 1952; air; 5. 13. Fair wages/equal pay are part of ..... rights of employees in the workplace. A) Social. B) Economic. C) Cultural. D) Health and safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economic. 14. What is the process of removing salt from ocean water A) Desalination. B) Scarcity. C) Irrigation. D) Allocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desalination. 15. What is causing conflict between Turkey, Syria and Iraq? A) They are in disagreement over access to water sources. B) Turkey wants the land in Syria and Iraq. C) Iraq is secretly building dams on the rivers. D) Syria has been bombing both countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are in disagreement over access to water sources. 16. WHAT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF SW ASIA'S WATER POLLUTION/SHORTAGE PROBLEMS? A) Lack of education. B) It is covered in deserts. C) Bribery. D) All of the above are causes of water pollution and shortage in SWA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are causes of water pollution and shortage in SWA. 17. Some people argue that clearcutting is okay because they can just plant new trees. What is the problem with this idea? A) It takes decades for a forest to grow; it's expensive. B) It isn't a problem, trees grow fast. C) Trees are cheap so their is not an issue for people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It takes decades for a forest to grow; it's expensive. 18. The Ganges is very sacred to the ..... religion. A) Islamic. B) Indian. C) Jewish. D) Hindu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hindu. 19. SORT OUT A) A place where garbage is buried. B) Arrange or order by classes or categories. C) To increase in size or amount. D) The surface of the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arrange or order by classes or categories. 20. What is a big issue with using nuclear power? A) It is very expensive. B) It is difficult to store radioactive waste. C) Nuclear power causes a lot of pollution. D) Radioactive spiders have been known to bite ordinary people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is difficult to store radioactive waste. 21. What does the phrase 'Plant the seeds' mean? A) A small, visible part of a much larger problem. B) A very small amount in comparison to what is needed. C) Conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about the environmental practices of a company or product. D) Initiating a process that will lead to future growth or development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Initiating a process that will lead to future growth or development. 22. Which environmental issue is responsible for the most deaths each year? A) Lack of access to safe water and sanitation. B) Deforestation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of access to safe water and sanitation. 23. Cultural rights of employees in the workplace includes emplyees training on cultural tolerance. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Acid rain is harming the Black Forest in Germany. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Which of the following statements are in the correct order A) Reuse Reduce Recycle. B) Reduce Recycle Reuse. C) Reduce Reuse Recycle. D) None of the above. 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