Topic Test

Question 1

Environmental engineers minimize the impact of land development on the environment.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

T

Question 2

Most animals are producers, meaning they are able to create their own food from inorganic sources.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 3

Every fall, clusters of hundreds of Danaus plexippus, or Monarch butterflies, migrate into Mexico. The traveling group of D. plexippus is one example of a(n) _______.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

population

Question 4

Observation of tool-making among chimpanzees was revolutionary primarily because scientists believed _______.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Making tools was something only humans could do

Question 5

Which of the following poses the greatest risk for species extinction?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

expansion of human cities

Question 6

Environmental scientists are unconcerned with methods to preserve natural resources.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

F

Question 7

Which of the following statements about agricultural societies is true?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Agricultural societies had a higher population than hunter-gatherer societies.

Question 8

The best description of the greenhouse effect is that it _______.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

collects heat emitted by the sun

Question 9

Every year _______ species go extinct.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

20000

Question 10

Which type of environmental scientist is likely to study the effects of chemical spills on the environment?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Toxicologist

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