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ASSESSMENT 3
BIO 112 – GENERAL ECOLOGY
1st Semester SY 2022-2023

NAME: _____________________________________ Year and Section ____________ Score: __________

Multiple Choice Exam: Read the questions carefully and choose the correct answer.

1. It is the energy that is collected from which are naturally replenished on a human timescale.
A. Non- renewable energy
B. Renewable energy
C. Geothermal energy
D. Fossil fuel

2. It is a natural resource that cannot be re-made or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption.
A. Non-renewable energy
B. Renewable energy
C. Geothermal energy
D. Hydropower

3. Formed by natural process that release energy in combustion.

A. Solar energy
B. Geothermal energy
C. Fossil Fuel
D. Biomass

4. A power that is derived from the energy of falling or fast running water.
A. Biomass
B. Wind power
C. Hydropower
D. Fossil fuel

5. It used plant or animal to produce energy.

A. Fossil fuel
B. Solar energy
C. Geothermal energy
D. Biomass

6. Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy resource?

A. solar
B. methane
C. hydroelectric
D. coal
7. The segment of electricity industry, which produces power from sources like coal, diesel, natural gas, hydro
and geothermal.
A. Sources of Energy
B. NGCP
C. Meralco
D. Energy Generation

8. Renewable Energy
A. It is in good condition.
B. Has the ability to be utilised over a lengthy period.
C. Both a and b are true 
D. None of the preceding

9. Which of the following problems is associated with the burning of coal?

A. acid rain
B. carbon dioxide emissions
C. ash with toxic metal impurities
D. all of these

10. Which is not a "Fossil fuels"

A. coal.
B. oil.
C. natural gas. 
D. geothermal heat

11. What is called to energy resources that can be used instead of non-renewable energy or fossil fuels. They
produce without the consequence of the burning fossil fuels to provide electricity, heat and run cars.
A. Sources of Energy
B. Alternative Energy
C. Energy Generation
D. Renewable Energy

12. ___________ operate on a simple principle. The energy in the win turns two or three propeller-like blades
around a rotor. The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity.
A. Wind Energy
B. Wind Turbines
C. Hydropower
D. Windmill

13. _________ change sunlight to electricity. When sunlight hits the panel, it generates electricity.
A. Solar Cells
B. Solar Energy
C. Solar Power
D. Sun

14. Which is not the advantages of Wind Energy?

A. Clean and renewable source of power
B. Wind Reliability
C. Cost Effective
D. Rapid growth of industry, large potential

15. The capacity of a physical sytem to perfrom work. It exist in several form such as heat, kinetic or
mechanical energy, light, potential energy, electrical or other forms.
 A. Work
B. Heat Energy
C. Energy
D. Conservation Energy

16. A __________ is any great bottleneck in supply of energy resources to an economy.

A. Suppy of energy
B. Energy resources
C. Energy crisis
D. Energy demand
17. The world faces an energy crisis because _________
A. world demand for energy will increase
B. world oil production will peak and begin to decline
C. shortages and the resulting escalation of prices can shock the economic and political order
D. all of the above

18. How has people’s use of energy changed over time?

A. People have always used about the same amount of energy, regardless of how many resources have
been available
B. When large amounts of energy resources are available, people use more energy.
C. People have been using less and less energy because some resources have begun to run out
D. People have been using more and more energy, even though some resources have begun to run out
19. Why is electricity often considered to be the form of energy most important to people?
A. It can be turned into other forms of energy, including solar, wind, water, and geothermal
B. It is easy to find in nature and is very inexpensive
C. It can be turned into other forms of energy, including heat, light, sound, and motion.
D. It is like a rive of moving electrons and can be made in large generators
20. Why do some people suggest we not rely on nonrenewable resources?
A. Those resources will probably run out in the future
B. They make large amounts of pollution as they are used
C. Each resource can pose safety concerns
D. All of the above

21. Which is not the major characteristics of populations?

A. Size
B. Density
C. Dispersion
D. Mortality

22. All are the variable which governs changes in population size except.
A. Birth
B. Deaths
C. Dispersion
D. Immigration

23. Defined as the ability of a population of living species to increase under ideal environment conditions.
A. Population Growth
B. Biotic Potential
C. Carrying Capacity
D. Population

24. It consists of factors that limit population growth.

A. Environmental resistance
B. Limiting Factors
C. Biotic Potential
 D. Carrying Capacity

25. No population can grow definitely due to limited resources such as light, water, nutrients and also due to
competitors and/pr predators. What do you call tehse?
A. Environmental resistance
B. Limiting Factors
C. Biotic Potential
D. Carrying Capacity

26. The maximum number of individuals that can be supported by a given environment is called:
A. Biotic potential
B. Carrying capacity
C. Environmental resistance
D. Population size

27. It is the total number of living humans on Earth.

A. Population
B. Country’s Population
C. Population Growth
D. World Population

28. A group of individuals of the same species occupying geographic area. May be relatively small and closed,
as on island or in a valley.
A. Population
B. Population Density
C. Population Growth
D. Country’s Population

29. What country is the second most populated continent, with around 1 Billion people or 15% of the worlds
population.
A. China
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. South America

30. Which two country are the most populated countires, together constiture about 37% of the world’s
population.
A. China and Europe
B. India and Africa
C. Africa and Europe
D. China and India

31. According to WHO (World Health Organization), the global average of life expectancy is _____ as of 2012,
with the women living an average of 73 years and men 68 yrs.
A. 71.5
B. 69.5
C. 70.5
D. 70.75

32. An estimate of the total number of human who have ever lived was ____________.
A. 107 Billion
B. 108 Billion
C. 109 Billion
D. 110 Billion

33. It is refers to the growth in human population.

 A. Population Density
B. Birth Rate
C. Population Growth
D. Global Population Growth

34. The average annual percent change in the population. A factor in determining how great burden would be
imposed on a country by changing needs of its people for infrastructure.
A. Population Density
B. Population Demand and Suppy
C. Population Growth Rate
D. Population Growth

35. All are the causes of slow growth rate except one.
A. High mortality rate
B. More than half of all children born die before age of five.
C. High death of women due to delivery
D. Emigration of population to other country

36. Substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It ingested by an organism and
assimilated by the organism’s cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.
A. Food chain
B. Food
C. Nutritional value
D. Vitamins

37. The uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also the exhausted condition
caused by want of food.
A. Craving
B. Hunger
C. Scarcity of food
D. Injury

Population, Food and Hunger - Hunger in the Philippines

38. Who states that reffered to hunger as “ the most cruel and concrete sign of poverty”.
A. Pope Francis II
B. Pope Benedict XVI
C. Pope John Paul II
D. Pope Leo XIII

39. It refers to people living in poverty that cannot afford nutritious food for themselves and their families. This
makes them weaker and less able to earn money that would help them escape poverty and hunger.
A. Poverty
B. Rapid Population Growth
C. Poverty Trap
D. Food Prices

40. A general term that indicates a lack of some or all nutritional elements necessary for human health.
A. Hunger
B. Poverty
C. Malnutrition
D. Obessed
41. It refers to the second definition, aggregated to the world level. The technical term is either malnutrition or
under nutrition.
A. World Poverty
B. World Population Growth
C. World Malnutrition
D. World Hunger

42. Thera are _______ million undernourished people in the world today. That means one in nine peope do not
get enough food to be healthy and lead an active life.
A. 805
B. 806
C. 807
D. 808

43. What is the basic idea behind sustainability?

A. That we live in a world of limited resources
B. That we want to keep the world as it is
C. That we want to get the maximum out of earth’s resources
D. That we live today like we lived yesterday

44. Sustainable development is defined as: “Development that meets the needs of the present without?
A. Compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
B. Destroying the world
C. Using the resources
D. Forgetting about the needs of others

45. How many goals for sustainable development (SDGs) are there?
A. 17
B. 18
C. 15
D. 19

46. Which of the following is not a SDG?

A. Clean Water and Sanitation
B. Reducing inequality
C. Space Research
D. Affordable and Clean Energy

47. Sustainable development can be thought of in terms of three spheres i.e.

A. environment, economy and society
B. environment, economy and equity
C. environment, ecology and society
D. environment, economy and ecology

48. Sustainable energy

A. is clean
B. can be used over a long period of time
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above

49. Four domains of circles of sustainability, used by the United Nations.

A. economic, ecological, political and cultural
B. economic, social, political and cultural
C. economic, ecological, social and cultural
D. economic, ecological, political and social
50. With reference to the United Nations’ Sustaonable Development Goals, which of the following is Goal 2?
A. Reduced inequlaities
B. Zero hunger
C. Decent work and economic growth
D. Gender equality

51. What year did the concept of sustainability first appear?

1. 1992
2. 1978
3. 1980
4. 1987

52. Who should be involved for the SDG to be met?

a. Individuals
b. Governments
c. Private companies
d. All of the above

53. What is ESD?

A. Education for Sustainable Development
B. Education for Social Diplomats
C. Easy Sustainable Development
D. Elementary Sock Drawer

54. What qualities do people need to be change-makers for sustainability?

A. Knowledge about SD
B. Skills to encourage SD
C. Values and attitudes that support SD
D. All of the above

55. A set of moral principles or values held by a person or a society is called

A. ethics
B. culture
C. justice
D. law

56. Cultural ecofeminists encourage an association between women and the ___________ 
A. Environment 
B. Culture 
C. Men 
D. God 

57. Which study explores the dialogic character of the relationality of gender, society, and environment? 
A. Ecogender 
B. Ecofeminism 
C. Development 
D. Gender and environment 

58. Which of the following gives value to all living things, both human and nonhuman?
A. biocentrism
B. environmentalism

C. anthropocentrism
D. ecocentrism
59. A human-centered view of our relationship with the environment is known as

A. biocentrism

B. environmentalism

C. anthropocentrism

D. ecocentrism
60. Which of these is not a philosophical approach to ecology.
A. anthropocentrism
B. ecocentrism
C. biocentrism
D. bioegalitarianism

61. Biocentrism and ecocentrism differ in that:

A. ecocentrism includes both the living things & their interactions
B. ecocentrism is focused on the uses we make of plants & animals.
C. ecocentrism is primarily concerned with preserving the places where endangered species live
D. None of the statements is correct.

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62. The objective of environmental education is
A. Raise consciousness about environmental education
B. To teach environmentally appropriate behavior
C. Create an environmental ethic that fosters awareness about ecological inter-dependence of economics,
social and political
D. All of the above

63. Environmental education is important only at

A. Primary school stage
B. Secondary school stage
C. Collage stage
D. All stages

64. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R

Assertion A: Environmental education makes individuals aware of environmental issues, explore and analyses
causes and effectiveness of the issues, and promotes environmental sustainability

Reason R: It is very essential to think and act creatively to become technically capable of the above segments,
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is not correct
D. A is not correct but R is correct

65. Environmental Education should be an integral part of our Education, especially school education because:
A. It creates more job opportunities
B. It helps in reducing environmental pollution
C. We are part of environment, so it helps in developing Ecological Ego
D. It is part of curriculum
66. Helping individuals and social groups acquire social values, contributes to development of:
A. environmental awareness
B. environmental knowledge
C. environmental attitude
D. environmental skills

67. The underlying purpose of environmental education is to:

a) adjust to environmental challenges
b) help face environmental hazards
c) promotes an individual’s critical thinking about emerging issues
d) increase public awareness and knowledge of environmental issues
e) enhance problem-solving and decision-making skills in respect of handling environmental issues

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. A, B, C only
B. B, C, D only
C. C, D, E only
D. D, E, A only