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EARTH DAY IS APRIL 22!

Our Environment: It's a Living Thing

TAKE THIS ENVIRONMENTAL QUIZ TO TEST YOUR 'EQ'

1) The greatest danger facing most endangered species is...A) Hunting B) Capture for the pet trade C) Disease D) Habitat loss

2) Which of the following is not listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act?
A) Hawaiian monk seal B) Cheetah C) Bald eagle D) Blue whale

3) The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled 'The most dangerous species in the world'. If you removed the cover, you saw a ...A) great white shark B) mountain lion C) virus D) mirror

4) Which of the following substances is not biodegradable?A) Paper B) Food refuse C) Styrofoam D) Sawdust

5) What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur?A) Deforestation B) Smog C) Holes in the ozone layer D) Acid rain

6) What chemicals have been banned in most of the world because of their role in destroying the ozone layer?A) hlorofluorocarbons B) Peroxides C) DDT D) Metal oxides

7) Who wrote 'Silent Spring', the first book documenting many of the problems caused by pesticides?A) Henry David Thoreau B) Rachel Carson C) Jaques Cousteau D) Aldo Leopold

8) Which of the following is not a renewable resource?A) Gold B) Fish C) Timber D) Wild mushrooms

9) Which of the following practices produces the most organic water pollution?A) Recreational boating B) Humans bathing in the water C) Paper mills D) Intensive livestock farming

10) 'Ecology' comes from two Greek words meaning...A) Natural life Study of the world B) Study of the house C) Nature study D) Natural life

See answers below -

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1. The greatest danger facing most endangered species is...
The correct answer was Habitat loss
Throughout the world, humans are burning, bulldozing, polluting and building on habitat.
(86% of players have answered correctly)

2. Which of the following is not listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act?
The correct answer was Bald Eagle
The bald eagle's population has recovered well, and the species was delisted in 1999.
(25% of players have answered correctly)

3. The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled 'The most dangerous species in the world'. If you removed the cover, you saw...
The correct answer was mirrorShowing the most dangerous species...humans.
(83% of players have answered correctly)

4. Which of the following substances is not biodegradable?
The correct answer was Styrofoam
Bacteria cannot break down styrofoam.
(90% of players have answered correctly)
5. What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur? Your Answer:
The correct answer was acid rainAcid rain can turn lakes into sterile water where nothing can live.
(78% of players have answered correctly)

6. What chemicals have been banned in most of the world because of their role in destroying the ozone layer?
The correct answer was Chlorofluorocarbons
CFCs are they are also known, were once widely used in aerosol propellants.
(84% of players have answered correctly)

7. Who wrote 'Silent Spring', the first book documenting many of the problems caused by pesticides?
The correct answer was Rachel CarsonCarson, who write in the 60s, was one of the founders of the modern environmental movement.
(49% of players have answered correctly)

8. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
The correct answer was GoldRenewable resources are naturally replenished in a reasonable amount of time, nonrenewable ones are not.
(80% of players have answered correctly)

9. Which of the following practices produces the most organic water pollution?
The correct answer was Intensive livestock farmingMillions of gallons of manure and other animal wastes contaminate our waters yearly.
(49% of players have answered correctly)

10. 'Ecology' comes from two Greek words meaning... )
The correct answer was Study of the house
It is a word of fairly recent coinage.
(15% of players have answered correctly)

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