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Ferdinand College
Preliminary Examination (ELECT 2/GEE 3 – Environmental Science)
SY 2022 – 2023

Name Date
Course & Year Score

Test 1 – MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Read and analyze the question carefully. Write the letter of the
best answer.
1. Environmental science is the study of the interaction of
humans with the environment. Which of these would NOT be
included as part of the environment?
a. What the soil made of.
b. Animals and plants in the region and surrounding areas.
c. The average temperature, wind, precipitation, and other
climate factors.
d. All of these would be part of the environment.
2. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary field of study.
This means that…
a. It is limited to only branch of science; ecology.
b. Each environment issue is specific to only one type of
science.
c. Multiple branches of science only (biology, chemistry,
etc) are covered.
d. Many science and non-science fields of study, such as
economics and politics, are included.
3. One of the three major environmental problems is resource
depletion. Which is a major contributing factor to this
problem?
a. Developing countries have a much higher rate of resource
consumption than others.
b. Developed countries have a much higher rate of resource
consumption than others.
c. The human population overall is too small.
d. Each country uses approximately the same amount of
resources.
4. Which of these events during the modern environmentalism era
raised awareness of the problem of hazardous waste disposal?
a. Nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands
b. The Donora fluoride smog
c. Love Canal
d. The burning of the Cuyahoga River
5. What exactly does biodiversity measure within an ecosystem?
a. The number of different species within an ecosystem
b. The number of different animals within an ecosystem
c. The total population of every living organism within an
ecosystem
d. The total population of a single species within an
ecosystem
6. What is made up of all the living and non-living things which
an organism interacts with?
a. Atmosphere
b. Water supply
c. Environment
d. Soil
7. Environmental science applies to all of the following, EXCEPT?
a. How the natural world works
b. How much greenhouse gas is produced
c. How our environment affect us
d. How we affect our environment
8. Which is a social movement dedicated to protecting the natural
world from human actions?
a. Environmental Science
 b. Environmental Policy
c. Environmental Ethics
d. Environmentalism
9. The environment impact of an individual or population in terms
of the total amount of land & water required (1) to provide
the raw materials the individual or population consumes and
(2) to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or
population produces.
a. Environmental ethics
b. Ecological footprint
c. Scientific Method
d. Environmentalism
10. The _______ includes all the living and non-living things with
which organisms interact.
a. Environment
b. Habitat
c. Egocentrism
d. Supernatural World
11. What is Environmentalism?
a. The study of the natural world
b. Social movement dedicated to protecting the natural world
c. A branch of science that studies water
d. A branch of science that studies all living organisms
12. The difference between environmental science and
environmentalism is ___________________.
a. environmental science studies how the natural world works
b. environmentalism studies how the natural world works
c. environmental science is a social movement to protect the
natural world
d. environmentalism is unbiased
13. Which statement about science is true?
a. It assumes that the natural world works according to
rules that do not change unpredictably.
b. It attempts to explain the mysteries of the supernatural
world.
c. It deals mostly with things in the synthetic or unnatural
world.
d. It asserts that although the boiling point of water is
100ºC today, it may be different in the future.
14. Environmental decision making requires a balance between the
needs of the people and what?
a. The location of the environment
b. The needs of the environment
c. The needs of the animals
d. The wants of the people
15. Study of behavior (good and bad, right and wrong), moral
principles, and values
a. Philosophy
b. Socialism
c. Ethics
d. Environmentalism
16. The application of ethical standards to the relationship
between humans and the environment.
a. Environmental ethics
b. Socialism
c. Environmentalism
d. Ethics
17. A person holding a sign during a protest against cutting down
trees in a forest would be considered a/n _____________.
a. Environmentalist
b. Ecological footprint
c. Peer reviewer
d. Environmental scientist
18. In environmental science, what is a nutrient?
a. organic compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon
 b. the chemicals in food that make it taste good
c. an element on the periodic table
d. matter that organisms need to carry out their life
processes
19. All the biotic and abiotic things with which organisms
interact is called ___________.
a. an environment
b. environmental science
c. environmentalism
d. all of the above
20. The environment impact of an individual or population in terms
of the total amount of land & water required (1) to provide
the raw materials the individual or population consumes and
(2) to dispose of or recycle the waste the individual or
population produces.
a. Environmental ethics
b. Ecological footprint
c. Scientific Method
d. Environmentalism
Test 2 – MODIFIED TRUE or FALSE (2 points each)
Directions: Read and analyze the question carefully. Write T if the
statement is TRUE and F if the statement is FALSE, then if it false
underlined the word/s that make the statement incorrect.
F 21. The Environmental Protection Act, 1987 defines Environment as
“environment includes water, air and land and the
interrelationship which exists among and between water, air
and land, and human beings, other living creatures, plants,
micro-organism and property”.
F 22. Environmentalism is indispensable to create environmental
awareness which ultimately will lead to environmental
conservation.
T 23. Environmental studies is multidisciplinary subject which
studies about various dimensions (scientific, social,
cultural, economic, political etc.) of the environment, its
issues and challenges and tangible solutions in a holistic
way.
T 24. Environmental studies deal with all the aspects of biotic and
abiotic components of the environment.
T 25. The multidisciplinary approach of the subject can be
implemented in wide range of applications and fields related

to the environmental awareness, education and conservation.

F 26. In the last five decades, Environmental Studies or
Environmental Science has not emerged as an important
multidisciplinary subject dealing with all the aspects of
issues and challenges of the environment and it also suggests
practical solutions to the environmental problems.
T 27. In the western world, first ever concern about the
environmental degradation was raised after publication of the
book ‘Silent Spring’ by Rachael Carson in 1962.
T 28. Environmental Science strictly deals with the scientific
aspects of the environment, its complex problems and the
tangible solutions.
F 29. Environmental science, in contrast, is a social movement
through which citizens are involved in activism to further the
protection of environmental landmarks and natural resources. 
T 30. All these components fit within the ecosystem concept as a way
to organize all of the factors and processes that make up the
environment.
Test 3 – ESSAY (5 points each)
Directions: Discuss briefly the following in your own perspective. Your
answer must three (3) to five (5) sentences.
For 41-45.
What is the environment worth to you?
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For 46-50.
Why there was a need to study the impact of human population growth on the
environment!
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Prepared by: Checked by:

REXSON D. TAGUBA, LPT CHRISTINA C. MALAYAO, LPT

College Instructor Teacher Education Program Coordinator

Approved by:

CESAR B. MALENAB, Ph. D.

College Dean