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The Environment

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Environment is the _____________ that surround any living organism.

a)

Place

b)

People

c)

Things

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

2.

Landforms are found over the ________________

a)

Continents

b)

Oceans

c)

Ocean floors

d)

Both a and b

3.

The human environment does not reveal the:

a)

Activities among human beings

b)

Plants and animals that surround the human being

c)

Creations among human beings

d)

Interactions among human beings

4.

Land, water, air etc., comprise the _________ environment.

a)

natural

b)

human

c)

man-made

d)

artificial

5.

Hydrosphere is ___________

a)

Essential for all living organisms.

b)

Not essential but is beneficial for all living organiisms.

c)

Essential for all non living things

d)

Both a and b

6.

The thin layer of air that surrounds the earth is ________

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hemisphere

7.

The ________ holds the atmosphere around the earth.

a)

Atmospheric pressure

b)

Gravitational force of the earth

c)

Humidity

d)

Winds

8.

A thin layer of soil covers the _____________

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

All of the above

9.

Which is the life support system among the following?

a)

Transportation

b)

Music system

c)

Television

d)

Environment

10.

Which is an abiotic component of environment?

a)

Table

b)

Water

c)

Human

d)

Plants

11.

When is the World Environment day celebrated?

a)

5th January

b)

5th June

c)

5th August

d)

5th October

12.

Which one of the following is a human made environment?

a)

Mountain

b)

Road

c)

Sea

d)

Oceans

13.

What is the solid of crust of the earth called?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

14.

Which is the life bearing domain on the earth?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Atmosphere

15.

The three domains of Biosphere are:

a)

land, water and air

b)

land, plants and animals

c)

land, mountain and air

d)

land, human beings and water

16.

Which is not a natural ecosystem?

a)

Desert

b)

Aquarium

c)

Forest

d)

Mountains

17.

Which is a threat to environment?

a)

Growing plants

b)

Growing population

c)

Growing crops

d)

None of these

18.

It is a system formed by the interaction of all living organisms with each other and with the physical and chemical factors of the environment on which they live.

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosystem

c)

subsystem

d)

multi-system

19.

It is a trade in which goods are exchanged without the use of money

a)

Barter system

b)

Bio system

c)

Eco system

d)

Micro system

20.

Lithosphere is the domain that provides us forests, grasslands, land and human settlement which is a source of _________ wealth

a)

mineral

b)

animal

c)

plant

d)

creatures

21.

What is the introduction of a harmful material into the environment?

a)

ozone

b)

ecosystem

c)

pollution

d)

nonrenewable resources

22.

A _______________ is where solid waste is dumped to slowly decompose.

a)

habitat

b)

landfill

c)

power plant

d)

ecosystem

23.

The _________ is a government agency that serves us by enforcing and forming laws that protect the environment.

a)

DDT

b)

EPA

c)

CIA

d)

FBI

24.

The two main types of land pollution are soil pollution and ____________.

a)

runoff

b)

ozone

c)

solid waste

d)

DDT

25.

You can help solve the problem of land pollution by reducing, reusing, and ___________.

a)

throwing things away

b)

ignoring the problem

c)

recycling

d)

not eating

26.

What are the effects of air pollution?

a)

smog

b)

global warming

c)

acid rain

d)

all of the above

27.

A mixture of smoke, fog, and chemicals is often referred to as ________.

a)

gross

b)

smog

c)

fossil fuels

d)

global warming

28.

The gas that is emitted by power plants and cars that burn gas and is the leading cause of global warming

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

radon

c)

nitrogen

d)

sodium chloride

29.

The number one source of air pollution is

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

plowing fields

c)

agriculture waste

d)

car emissions

30.

What is one way you can help decrease air pollution?

a)

drive trucks instead of cars

b)

carpool

c)

burn all your trash

d)

spray a lot of Lysol

31.

Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?

a)

lakes

b)

glaciers

c)

groundwater

d)

rivers

32.

What percentage of Earth's water is drinkable?

a)

71%

b)

50%

c)

3%

d)

less than 1%

33.

Chemicals, soils, or other substances that are washed into a body of water.

a)

glaciers

b)

EPA

c)

runoff

d)

groundwater

34.

The two main problems with water are that humans pollute it and __________ it.

a)

swim in

b)

drink it

c)

cook with

d)

overuse

35.

You can conserve water by

a)

turn of faucets when done

b)

don't throw trash in streams

c)

don't put anything, but water, down drains

d)

all of the above

36.
What is ecology?
a)
The study of living things.
b)
The study of animals and plants.
c)
The study of living and nonliving things.
d)
The study of how organisms interact with their environment.
37.
Which is NOT an abiotic factor?
a)
grass
b)
rocks
c)
oxygen
d)
water
38.
An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce is its ________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
habitat
d)
population
39.
A biotic factor in an organism's habitiat is _________.
a)
something that is not alive
b)
something that is living or was once living
c)
a group of species
d)
a group of communities
40.
Which lists the levels of an ecosystem in order from smallest to largest?
a)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
b)
community, population, organism, ecosystem
c)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
d)
organism, community, population, ecosystem
41.
what needs of an organism are provided by its habitat
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
food, shelter, water
d)
species
42.
the nonliving part of a habitat is called:
a)
abiotic factor
b)
biotic factor
43.
what is a group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and reproduce offspring that can mate and reproduce
a)
population
b)
community
c)
species
44.
true/false: All the populations live in the same sized area
a)
true
b)
false
45.
Which of the following is an example of an organism?
a)
a river
b)
a chair
c)
air
d)
a sunflower
46.
Which of the following is an example of a population?
a)
cats and dogs in your neighborhood
b)
bushes and grass in a park
c)
the rocks in a rock collection
d)
gray wolves in a forest
47.
A prairie dog, a hawk, and a snake are all members of the same ___________
a)
niche
b)
community
c)
species
d)
population
48.
An organism's habitat must possess all of the following except...
a)
food
b)
water
c)
predators
d)
shelter
49.
The community of organisms that live in a particular area along with the non-living surroundings as well...
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
50.
All the different populations of living organisms that live together in a particular area...
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem

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