REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
ROXAS CAMPUS

MIDTERM EXAMINATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (Nat Sci 3)/ GE Elect

FIRST SEMESTER 2021-2022

NAME: _____________________________ DATE: ________ SCORE: ________

COURSE AND YEAR: ________________ EXAMINATION PERMIT NO: ___

1. ___________the cumulative total of living things on Earth and the areas living things
inhabit.
A. Population
B. Biosphere
C. Niche
D. Habitat

2. __________It is the field of study that comprises both applied and theoretical facets of
human influence in the world.
A. Environmental science
B. Environmental interrelationships
C. Environmental issues
D. Environmental problems

3. __________It enlighten people about the importance of protection and conservation of

indiscriminate release of pollution into the environment.
A. Environmental science
B. Environmental interrelationships
C. Environmental issues
D. Environmental problems

4. _________Which of the following is correct about the term “environmentalism”?

A. It involves pursuing knowledge to understand the natural world.

B. It is a social movement to protect the environment.
C. It usually does not include advocacy for the environment.
D. It requires trying to remain objective.

5. __________Which of the terms below identifies all photosynthetic organisms?

A. Transpiration
B. Evaporation
C. Autotrophs
D. Heterotrophs

6. __________The process by which water moves from lakes or ponds to the atmosphere.
Refer your answer from number 5.

7. __________A “habitat” is:

A. A place to buy furniture and furnishings

B. The same as an ecosystem
C. A particular area inhabited by plants and animals
D. The number of different organisms living in a specific area
8. __________ How an organism is suited to live in a particular place is called:

A. Competition
B. Adaptation
C. Addition
D. Participation

9. _________ ‘Biodiversity’ is described as:

A. The range of different species in an environment

B. The seasonal and daily changes in an environment
C. The way species differ from one another
D. The influence of physical factors on an environment

10. _________which of these is a correct food chain?

A. Fish􀁯chips􀁯peas
B. Man􀁯cow􀁯grass
C. Cow􀁯farm􀁯supermarket
D. Grass􀁯cow􀁯man

11. ________ The arrows in a food chain show:

A. Who eats who?

B. The route of food to the shops
C. The movement of energy between organisms
D. Where you need to go to get a meal

12. ________ All the energy in a food chain originates from:

A. A plant
B. The farmer
C. The Sun
D. An electric socket

13. ________In the 1960’s myxomatosis was ‘accidentally’ released killing approximately
90% of rabbits in the UK. What happened in the food chain below?
Carrots􀁯rabbits􀁯foxes

A. The number of carrots increased

B. The number of foxes increased
C. The number of carrots decreased and the number of foxes increased
D. The number of carrots increased and the number of foxes decreased

14. ________ Rabbits are important grazers, maintaining some important grassland habitats.
If another catastrophe were to reduce rabbit populations what would happen?

A. Important grassland butterflies would be lost

B. There would be more grass for the surviving rabbits
C. The grassland would be invaded by trees and shrubs
D. All of the above
15. ________ A food web:

A. Is made by a spider
B. Shows how feeding relationships are interlinked
C. Shows the number of organisms in a habitat
D. Only shows important animals

16. _______Which of these are not competed for by plants?

A. Light
B. Minerals
C. Warmth
D. Water

17. _______ Weeds compete with crops for resources. Farmers can get rid of weeds by using:

A. Insecticide
B. Fungicide
C. Herbicide
D. Rodenticide

18. ________Which of the following statements about pesticides is true?

A. Spraying pesticides only affects the farmer’s crops

B. There do not affect food chains
C. Without pesticides farmers could not grow crops
D. Pesticides can end up in rivers and streams

19. ________Many pesticides are stored in an animal’s body fat. If a pesticide got into a lake,
which organism would have the highest level?

A. Osprey [microscopic 􀃆 microscopic 􀃆 fish 􀃆 osprey]

B. Fish plants animals
C. Microscopic animals
D. Microscopic plants

20. ________What do farmers using modern farming techniques rely on to ensure maximum
crop yields?

A. Pesticides
B. Fertilizers
C. Pesticides and fertilizers
D. Large machinery

21. ________ Fertilizers can be washed into rivers by the rain. This can cause:

A. Bioaccumulation
B. Eutrophication
C. Biodegradation
D. Spontaneous combustion
22. _______ Organic food is supposed to be better for you because:

A. It relies on chemicals to improve the flavor

B. It is more expensive to buy
C. It is all grown in glasshouses, keeping it clean of environmental pollutants
D. It is grown without the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides

23. _______ The biggest impacts are made on the environment by:

A. The migration of organisms

B. Predation
C. Human interference
D. Competition

24. _______ Sustainable development is:

A. New building work to maintain jobs

B. Just a phrase used by environmentalists
C. Typical 21st century farming methods
D. Improving the lives of today’s people, without damaging the quality of life of future
generations

25. ________ Farming crises and food scares arise because:

A. Animals are dirty

B. Some people don’t cook their food properly
C. Man has interfered too much with natural food production
D. We eat too much fast food

26. ________ Community of living organisms.

A. Biosphere
B. Ecosystem
C. Biomes
D. Population

27. ________ The study of the interaction of living organisms with each other and with their
physical environment is called

A. health
B. economy
C. ecology
D. geology

28. ________A group of organisms of different species living together in a particular place is
called a

A. Community
B. Population
C. Biome
D. Habitat
29. _______An ecosystem consists of

A. community of organisms
B. energy
C. the soil, water, and weather
D. All of the above

30. _______The specific physical location in which a given species lives is called its

A. Habitat
B. Abiotic factor
C. Community
D. Climate

31. _______Which of the following would not be included in a description of an organism’s

niche?

A. It’s tropic level

B. The humidity and temperature it prefers
C. Its number chromosomes
D. When it reproduces

32. ______Organisms that manufacture organic nutrients for an ecosystem are called

A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Decomposers
D. Predators

33. _______The primary producers in a grassland ecosystem would most likely be

A. Insects
B. Bacteria
C. Grasses
D. Algae

34. _____cows : herbivores ::

A. horses: Carnivore’s C. algae: consumers

B. plants: Producers’ D. caterpillars: producers

35. _______Competitive exclusion occurs when

A. a species is eliminated from a community because of competition.

B. new species enter an ecosystem because one of the original species died off.
C. species reproduce in increasing numbers because more food is available.
D. All of the above
36.______A natural resource is any material or element from the environment that humans

A. has not created

B. observes scientifically
C. makes for themselves
D. use to meet their needs

37.______ A resource that people can use again and again without destroying it is called

A. renewable
B. unlimited
C. non-renewable
D. potentially renewable

38.______ The resource base varies in different parts of the world because resources are not

A. sufficient to meet the needs of developed countries

B. needed in the same amounts by all people
C. taken from both land and water in all countries
D. evenly distributed on the earth

39.______ The mineral particles in soil come from bits of rocks called

A. plant food
B. parent material
C. topsoil
D. subsoil

40._____ When heavy rains drain off nutrients from the soil, the soil is said to have become

A. barren
B. fertile
C. sandy
D. leached

41.______ Is the earth’s freshwater uniformly distributed?

A. Yes, because all places have the same amount of freshwater.

B. No, because all places have the same number of surface water.
C. No, because some places have more water supply than other places.
D. It cannot be determined.

42.______ Identify the following which is a source of biotic resources?

A. manufacturing
B. croplands
C. wildlands
D. living things

43.______ Enumerate if the following is potentially renewable?

A. wood
B. fish
C. corn
D. all of them
44.______ Identify if the following metal/minerals is used to make electrical wires, hardware,
and pipes?

A. bauxite
B. copper
C. gold
D. tin

45.______ Describe the stage of wastewater treatment that makes use of microorganisms?

A. primary treatment
B. secondary treatment
C. tertiary treatment
D. all of the above

46._____ Describe why we add chlorine to water during water purification.

A. It bleaches the water.

B. It kills the microorganisms.
C. It removes odors.
D. Both a and b

47._____ Identify the following practices that make soil infertile.

A. use of fertilizer
B. green manufacturing
C. extensive agriculture
D. use of compost matter

48._____ Conservation of resources means

A. not using it at all

B. using resources wisely
C. using it in a way that does not damage the environment
D. Both b and c

49.______ The item that describes a renewable resource?

A. uranium as a source of energy C. natural gas

B. solar energy D. wood

50.______ A resource that is destroyed when used, but can be replaced is said to be:

A. recyclable C. renewable
B. nonrenewable D. potentially renewable