This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 16 Environmental Issues Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Since 1986, Ukraine has experienced significant environmental issues that can be traced to which cause? A) Increased reliance upon unsustainable agricultural practices. B) A nuclear disaster at one of the country's major power plants. C) The lifting of regulations designed to limit industrial emissions. D) A rapid increase in the population following a period of civil war. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A nuclear disaster at one of the country's major power plants. 2. Another name for the Caribbean Islands A) Central America. B) West Indies. C) La Nina. D) Middle America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West Indies. 3. Air pollution travels across country boundaries. Which European country's burning of fossil fuels has greatly contributed to pollution issues in other European countries like Germany? A) Russia. B) Italy. C) Spain. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United Kingdom. 4. Between 2001 and 2013, what % of deforestation is cattle ranching responsible for? A) 60%. B) 43%. C) 53%. D) 63%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 63%. 5. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of acid rain in Germany? A) Erosion of historical monuments and buildings. B) Damage to natural ecosystems. C) Migration due to unemployment. D) Pollution of drinking water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Migration due to unemployment. 6. Which problem is associated with the debate about nuclear power? A) Acid rain. B) Deforestation. C) Disposing of nuclear waste. D) Having enough oil to run nuclear power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Disposing of nuclear waste. 7. Regional Endothermy is A) The ability to regulate its body temperature. B) When it travels back to its spawning spot to mate with other fish. C) Its ability to travel across the atlantic quicker than other fish. D) Cher, I really don't know . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to regulate its body temperature. 8. Fuels, such as gas, coal, and oil, that were formed underground from plant and animal remains millions of years ago. A) Fossil Fuels. B) Climate Change. C) Carbon Footprint. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil Fuels. 9. Nutrient Pollution is ..... A) Pollution made up of bacteria. B) Pollution made up of chemicals. C) Pollution made up of phosphate and nitrate. D) Pollution made up of too much dirt and land moving into the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution made up of phosphate and nitrate. 10. Country that is mostly covered by the Pampas A) Venezuela. B) Argentian. C) Colombia. D) Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Argentian. 11. C)2, CH4, N2O, CFCs are called greenhouse gases because they can absorb A) UV radiations. B) Longwave infrared radiation. C) Visible light radiation. D) X ray radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longwave infrared radiation. 12. Holds municipal solid waste, construction debris, and some type of agricultural and industrial waste. A) Sanitary landfill. B) Unsanitary dumpster. C) Biodegradable q. D) Sanitary Landwaste. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sanitary landfill. 13. What percentage of illnesses are blamed on contaminated water in India? A) 50%. B) 60%. C) 70%. D) 80%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 80%. 14. What is the effect of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine? A) Destroyed the forest. B) Cancer cases increased, animals died, fish died and farmland was damaged. C) Only solar polar was affected/. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancer cases increased, animals died, fish died and farmland was damaged. 15. Forests cover about how much land in Canada? A) One-half. B) One-third. C) One-fourth. D) Three-fourths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One-half. 16. What is the purpose of the ozone layer? A) To protect the planet from UV rays. B) To prevent deforestation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect the planet from UV rays. 17. I ..... litter if I see it on the street. A) Turn down. B) Throw away. C) Pick up. D) Give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pick up. 18. Don't just ..... plastic bottles, put them in recycling bins. A) Throw away. B) Give up. C) Pick up. D) Cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Throw away. 19. What % of deforestation in the Amazon was logging responsible for between 2001 and 2013? A) 20%. B) 5%. C) 6%. D) 65%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6%. 20. How did the disaster affect other countries? A) Air currents carried radioactive materials across Europe. B) It only stayed inside Chernobyl. C) It created acid rain. D) It made other nuclear plants safer immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air currents carried radioactive materials across Europe. 21. The main gases responsible for the Greenhouse Effect are: A) A water and ozone. B) B oxygen and nitrous oxide. C) C carbon dioxide and methane. D) D carbon dioxide and oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C carbon dioxide and methane. 22. What is the primary environmental issue in the U.K.? A) Acid rain. B) Air pollution. C) Nuclear disaster. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air pollution. 23. What are sources of chemicals in acid rain? A) Forests. B) Walking/hiking. C) Bicycles. D) Coal burning power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal burning power plants. 24. Article 51-A (g) of indian Constitution represents: A) Directive Principles. B) Fundamental duties. C) Both a) and b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental duties. 25. How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers in Southwest Asia? A) Countries in Southwest Asia are not allowed to build dams along shared rivers. B) Dams are too expensive to build. C) Few countries have the technology to build dams. D) Dams limit the water available to countries further downstream. 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