PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MUNTINLUPA

College of Criminal Justice

Environmental Science
Final Examination
2021 – 2022
Multiple Choice: Select the best answer. Write your answer on the space provided for before the number. Use capital letter only.

1. Select from the option below about cutting of trees on large scale. What is the term use? ____
A. Deforestation C. Afforestation
B. Reforestation D. None of these
2. How does deforestation decreases generally by ____
A. Global warming C. Soil erosion
B. Drought D. Rainfall
3. Identify extensive planting of trees increases forest cover. The term is __
A. Afforestation C. Deforestation
B. Agroforestry D. Social
4. Apply the method of simultaneous integration of trees with agricultural crops is called____
A. Agroforestry C. Deforestation
B. Reforestation D. Combined culture
5. Examine that glass containers are generally not preferred for sampling rainwater. Why?
A. Glass containers are expensive
B. Glass containers are not easy to maintain
C. Glass containers affect the pH of the rainwater.
D. All of the above.
6. Determine which of the following gases are main contributors to acid rain.
A. carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
B. Sulfur dioxide and Carbon dioxide
C. Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen dioxide
D. Sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide
7. Find what does the term “liming” mean.
A. Application of magnesium and calcium rich substances to soil.
B. Erosion of calcium carbonate (lime) zone in soil.
C. Excessive growth of lemon trees in acid rain prone regions.
D. None of these mentioned
8. Choose which of the following is a natural contributor to sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere.
A. Sea sprays C. Decaying vegetation
B. Volcanic eruption D. All of the mentioned
9. Identify what disease could be caused by noise pollution.
A. Asthma C. High blood pressure
B. Brain tumor D. Blindness
10. Select which is NOT an example of renewable energy.
A. Solar panels C. Natural gas
B. Wind turbines D. Geothermal
11. Analyse why is it important to save energy in our daily lives.
A. We need to burn more fossil fuels.
B. So that other people can waste energy.
C. We save electricity because it’s easier to see in the dark.
D. We need to protect our environment for the future.
12. Interpret why wind turbines, solar panels and geothermal are examples of “renewable” energy because:
A. They do not work together.
B. Energy from the wind, sun or ground does not run out.
C. You have to “renew” it because it gets old.
D. None of the above
13. Clarify why is Geothermal energy the best way to heat and cool our homes.
A. It’s a fossil fuel.
B. It’s “renewable” it never run out.
C. It can save our environment for future generations.
 D. Both B and C
14. Explain which of the following is a disadvantage of renewable energy.
A. High pollution C. High running cost
B. Available only in few places D. Unreelable supply
15. Utilizing a solar cell which is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the-
____
A. Chemical effect C. Photovoltaic effect
B. Atmospheric effect D. Physical effect
16. Interview why hydroelectric power is necessary for the production of power throughout the year.
A. Dams filled with water C. High intense sunlight
B. High amount of air D. Nuclear power
17. Examine what is the main composition of Biogas.
A. Methane C. Nitrogen and hydrogen
B. Carbon dioxide D. All of these
18. Distinguish which among the following have a large amount of installed grid interactive renewable power
capacity in India.
A. Solar power C. Biomass power
B. Wind power D. Small Hydro power
19. Find what species that can be defined as____
A. Group of individual s in an area
B. Population of interbreeding individuals
C. Individuals of community
D. Organisms occupying the same habitat
20. Choose the lowermost layer of atmosphere in which man and other living organism exist.
A. thermosphere C. mesosphere
B. stratosphere D. troposphere
21. Identify the functional aspects of a species with reference to its place of occurrence is____
A. Ecology C. Species
B. Ecological niche D. Environment
22. Select from the option where Ozone layer occurs.
A. mesosphere C. stratosphere
B. thermosphere D. tropospher
23. Analyse what is the specific name of government when the military and some followers force control into the
government.
A. Autocratic C. Powertocrian
B. Military rule D. Authoritarian
24. Examine when the government is in complete control over the economy and answers the three economic
questions, it is known as___
A. Traditional C. Command
B. mixed D. Autocratic
25. Explain why the government order_____ to completely end trade with a country.
A. Tarif C. Tax
B. Quota D. Embargo
26. Interpret which of the following gases is responsible for the yellowing of the Taj Mahal?
A. organic carbon C. Brown carbon
B. Black carbon D. All of the mentioned
27. Choose which is likely consequence of an enhanced greenhouse effect.
A. Holes in the ozone layer C. Climate change
B. lowered sea level D. Hydrogen oxide
28. Identify what polluting gas can be produced from rotting animal waste and from car engines.
A. CFCs C. Nitrous oxide
B. methane D. butane
29. Conclude what is the pH required for the survival of aquatic animals and plants.
A. 7 B. 7.5 C. 6.5 D. 4.8
30. Examine why World Energy needs, are rising due to_____
A. Increasing population and industrialization C. inflation
B. deforestation D. natural calamities
31. Choose which of the following is the advantage of Hydro Power.
A. They cause deforestation and affect wildlife
B. They cause harmful emissions
C. They are an unstable source of energy
D. They are not suitable for long-distance electricity transmission
32. Recall which of the following statement is TRUE about conventional energy sources.
A. They cause minimum pollution
B. They are available in limited quantity
C. Coal is the most used conventional energy source in the world
D. There are sufficient reserves of coal, petroleum and natural gas for the next 300 years
33. Organize apart from supplying energy, fossil fuels are used for, what__
A. storing energy in solar ponds C. rotating turbine in Hydro Power plant
B. drying vegetables D. manufacture of organic chemicals
34. Identify a fibrous material that has fireproof properties
A. Hazardous waste C. Deforestation
B. Asbestos D. Landfill
35. Test for an odourless radioactive gas is called___
A. Air pollution C. Hazardous waste
B. Smog D. Radon
36. Examine a chemical ionizing agent or virus that causes birth defects is called____
A. carcinogen C. mutation
B. teratogen D. mutagen
37. How does noise pollution affect marine animals by____
A. blood circulation C. DNA transposition
B. gene pool D. behaviour
38. Name the main sources of noise pollution
A. Transportation equipment C. Heavy machinery
B. Musical Instrument D. Both A and C

39. Plan a safe level of noise that depends on_____

A. Level of noise and exposure C. pitch
B. Area D. frequency
40. Choose which of the following is used for measuring intensity of sound.
A. Sound level meter C. Both A and B
B. Frequency meter D. All of the above
41. Analyse from which source we get clean energy.
A. Petroleum C. Coal
B. Sunlight D. Both A and C
42. Decide what thermal layer of atmosphere has the correct sequence.
1. mesosphere 3. Thermosphere
2. sunlight 4. Troposphere
The correct sequence of these layers starting from the surface of the Earth upwards is___
A. 2, 4, 1, 3 C. 4, 2, 3, 1
B. 4, 2, 1, 3 D. 2, 4, 3, 1
43. Judge which of the following conceptual components of the environments are effective transporters of matter.
A. atmosphere and hydrosphere C. hydrosphere and lithosphere
B. atmosphere and lithosphere D. lithosphere and biosphere
44. Find out which of the following conceptual sphere of the environment is having the least storage capacity for
matter.
A. atmosphere C. hydrosphere
B. lithosphere D. biosphere
45. Choose the objective of environmental education below.
A. To teach environmentally appropriate behaviour.
B. Raise consciousness about environmental education
C. Create an environmental ethics that foster awareness about ecological interdependence of economy,
social and political
D. all of the above
46. Identify which of the following is NOT influenced by human activity.
A. Depletion of ground water
B. Destruction of mangroves and wetlands
C. Increase extinction rate of species
D. None of the above
47. Interview why environmental education is important only at____
A. Primary school stage C. College stage
B. Secondary school stage D. All stages
48. Survey why wildlife faces more problems than humans due to noise pollution, because animals’ dependent
on____.
A. Noise B. Sound C. Action D. Behaviour
49. Justify which unit sound is measured in _____.
A. Kilometer B. Pascal C. Kilogram D. Decibel
50. Discuss the main contributors of acid rain. What are they____?
A. sulfur oxide and carbon oxide C. carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide
B. nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide D. nitrogen oxide and carbon oxide
51. Find the main cause of acid rain.
A. soil pollution C. air pollution
B. water pollution D. all of the above

52. Choose from the option to describe the island that has a large number of wind turbines and a coal-fired power
station. The island needs to use the electricity generated by the coal-fired power station at certain times.
A. Wind is a renewable energy resource
B. Wind turbine power is constant
C. The power output of wind turbines is unpredictable
D. The fuel cost of wind turbine is very high
53. Identify how energy efficiency is defined.
A. Energy that escapes in an unusable form.
B. The amount of energy extracted from a system divided by the total energy you put into the system.
54. Select from the option how the grazing animals can change the type of vegetation by____.
A. bringing in plant pathogens C. cross pollination
B. selective grazing D. bringing the seeds for other plants
55. Analyse the term biosphere which is used for the zone of earth where life exists.
A. in the lithosphere surface C. in the hydrosphere
B. in the lithosphere & hydrosphere D. in the lithosphere, hydrosphere and
Atmosphere
56. Decide what branch of science that deals with the development of forest and utilization of forest product is ____.
A. Horticulture C. Sericulture
B. Silviculture D. Pharmacognosy
57.Explain why soil salinity is measured by____.
A. Porometer C. Conductivity meter
B. Photometer D. Calorimeter
58. Recall the factor governing the structure of earth surface is ____.
A. Topographic B. Edaphic C. Biotic D. Temperature
59. Identify what is the main causative factor of desertification.
A. development activities C. overgrazing
B. tourism D. irrigated agriculture
60. Experiment why Prickly Pear is an ecological indicator of _____.
A. iron rich soil C. nitrate rich soil
B. poorly drained soil D. recently flooded soil
61. Decide which plants can withstand wide range of temperature. They are known as _____.
A. stenothermic C. mesothermic
B. monothermic D. eurythermic
62. Defend that Halophytes grow on physiological dry soil due to the presence of ____.
A. excess salt in water C. excessive humidity in the air
B. excessive salt in plants D. low water requirement
63. Recall which plants can survive in narrow range of temperature.
 A. helikothermic C. hypothermic
B. euthermic D. stenothermic
64. Relate why halophytes are peculiar in having ___.
A. pneumatophoric stem C. vivipary
B. velamina tissue D. saline water
65. Identify which plants are growing in shades. They are known as ____.
A. sciophytes C. mesophytes
B. xerophytes D. helophytes
66. Select from the option the study of interrelationship between environment and community. It is known as ____.
A. Synecology C. Phyto ecology
B. Autecology D. Ecosystem
67. Discover a habitat with long severe winter and growing
Season restricted to a few months of summer forms ____.
A. Savanah C. Grass land
B. Taiga D. Tundra ecosystem
68. Determine these ecologically fixed and genetically unreversed species. They are known as ___.
A. ecotone C. ecotype
B. ecological equivalent D. none of these
69. find out the physical and chemical conditions of soil that are studied under____.
A. biotic factor C. climatic factor
B. edaphic factor D. topographic factor
70. Relate the solubility and availability of plant nutrients related to___.
A. soil pH C. soil temperature
B. soil porosity D. soil colour
71. Choose which of the following is a principle of smart growth.
A. Building up not out
B. focusing development outside of existing urban centers
C. creating neighbourhood best suited for cars
D. protecting wildlife habitats
72. Select which is a non-biodegradable pollutant.
A. savage C. oxide of nitrogen
B. sulfur dioxide D. lead vapour
73. Explain why carbon dioxide is called as greenhouse gas because __.
A. it is involved in photosynthesis C. it emits lights
B. it traps infrared radiation D. none of these
74. Determine some effects of sulfur dioxide and its transformation of products on plants include___.
A. plasmolysis C. chlorophyll destruction
B. Golgi body destruction D. none of these
75. Explain why maximum air pollution is caused by___
A. smoke B. insecticide C. industry D. automobile exhaust
76. Label what indicator species of polluted water. It is called __.
A. Tubifex B. Phytoplankton C. Zooplankton D. Prawn
77. Identify the tendency of pollutants to become concentrated in successive trophic levels, is known as ___.
A. Biomagnification C. Bioremediation
B. Biorhythm D. Biopiracy
78. Select which of the following will not cause any atmospheric pollution.
A. sulfur dioxide C. hydrogen
B. carbon dioxide D. carbon monoxide
79. Analyse what sewage water can be purified for recycling with the action of ___.
A. acquatic plants C. fishes
B. penicillin D. microorganism
80. Survey what sound level could be harmful?
A. above 40 decibel(db) C. above 80 (db)
B. above 60 decibel(db) D. above 130 (db)
81. Recall the greenhouse effect that is caused by____.
A. Carbon dioxide only
B. Methane, sulfur, nitrogen dioxide
 C. Those gases which absorb the infrared light reflecting from earth.
D. None of the above
82. Select the science that deals with soil.
A. Pedology C. Geology
B. Aerology D. Palaeontology
83. Choose which soil cracks and shrinks most at it dries.
A. chalky soil C. sandy soil
B. clay soil D. soil rich in minerals
84. Identify the water pollution that is mainly caused by ____
A. decay of bodies of aquatic animals
B. industrial effluents
C. excessive rain
D. growth of phytoplankton
85. Decide which of the following is an example of impact of development activities on the hydrosphere.
A. air pollution B. soil pollution C. soil erosion D. water pollution
86. Determine the study of interaction between living and non-living organism and environment.
A. Ecosystem C. Phyto-geography
B. Ecology D. Phyto-sociology
87. Define an ecosystem that is consist of ____
A. Green plants and animals
B. Green plants and decomposers
C. Producers and consumers
D. Green plants, animals, decomposers and abiotic environment
88. Explain the environment which has been modified by human activities. This is known as ___
A. Natural environment C. Modern environment
B. Anthropogenic environment D. Urban environment
89. Identify which of the following statement is NOT true.
A. Inorganic nutrients are recycled in an ecosystem.
B. Energy flows through the ecosystem in the form of carbon-carbon bonds.
C. Energy is recycled in an ecosystem.
D. Respiration process releases energy90.
90. Select from the option what is the driving force in an ecosystem.
A. Plants B. Producers C. Solar energy D. Biomass energy
91. Examine which one of the following is an abiotic component of the ecosystem.
A. Bacteria B. Plants C. Humus D. Fungi
92. Survey what is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States?
A. Lead b. Asbestos C. Cleansing products D. Radon
93. Determine a trophic level which refers to ____.
A. area in the trophic
B. an organism position in a food chain
C. an organism position in an ecosystem.
D. an organism position in a biome
94. Find out the food chain in which microorganism break down dead producers, known as ___.
A. Consumer food chain C. Peracetic food chain
B. Predator food chain D. Detritus food chain
95. Select from the option which does NOT contribute to pollution.
A. Thermal power plant C. Nuclear power plant
B. Automobiles D. Hydroelectric power plant
96. Experiment the spraying of DDT on crops, produces pollution of ____.
A. Soil and water only C. Air, soil and water
B. Air and soil only D. Air and water only
97. Identify the burning of coal that results in the release of which of the following in environment.
1. oxide of carbon 3. Mercury
2. oxides of sulfur 4. Radioactive material
Select the correct option from the code given below:
A. Only 1 B. only 2 and 3 C. only 3 D. only 1 and 3
98. Interpret a thermal pollution of water bodies is due to discharge of ___
 A. chemical from industries C. agriculture run-off water
B. heat from power plants D. waste from mining
99. Evaluate the following statements:
1. In context with the Human intervention in the protected areas, Biosphere Reserve s are called “living
laboratories”
2. In Biosphere Reserve no activities except research are permitted.
Which among the above statement is/are correct?
A. Only 1 B. only 2 C. only 1 and 2 D. neither 1 nor 2
100. Describe which among the following indicate sustainable resource utilization.
1. Disposal of solid municipal waste in an open landfill at a rural location.
2. Commercial fishing only in open oceans beyond the continental shelf.
3. Paving roads and highways with recycled automobiles tire and glass waste.
Select the correct option from the code given below:
A. Only 1 and 2 B. only 2 and 3 C. only 3 D. only 1 and 3

Prepared By: Prof. MILAGROS M. TOLOSA