Noah's Notes :: Ecology Quiz

What's Your Environmental Quotient?

What is the leading cause of oil pollution in the world?

a) Offshore drilling

b) Major oil spills

c) Bilge cleaning and other ship operations

d) Used engine oil from road runoff and oil changes

How long does it take for a disposable paper diaper or plastic water bottle to biodegrade?

a) 600 years

b) 450 years

c) 200 years

d) 50 years

What is the primary source of water pollution?

a) Oil Spills

b) Storm-water runoff contaminated by fertilizers and pesticides

c) Industrial waste dumped into rivers

d) Power plant discharges

Cars and SUV's consume what percent of the oil burned in the U.S. each day?

a) 65%

b) 55%

c) 40%

d) 15%

How many acres of natural habitat are destroyed by urban sprawl in the U.S. each year?

a) 3 million

b) 800,000

c) 1.5 million

d) 400,000

What percent of your garbage can be recycled?

a) 30%

b) 40%

c) 60%

d) 80%

What percent of municipal water is used on lawns?

a) 30%

b) 40%

c) 60%

d) 80%

How many species may become endangered or extinct in the next 100 years due to human actions?

a) 25%

b) 30%

c) 50%

d) 75%

What percent of the world's population do Americans make up, and what percent of the world's resources do they consume?

a) 40% of the world population and use 30% of the world's resources

b) 5% of the world population and use 25% of the world's resources

c) 35% of the world population and use 15% of the world's resources

d) 15% of the world population and use 10% of the world's resources

10.

How many beneficial insects do pesticides kill for every one they control?

a) 10

b) 100

c) 1,000

d) More than 1,000

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