Environment Quiz 90: Questions for Green Olympiad

Environment Quiz 90: Questions for Green Olympiad

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1. Alligators are native to only to two countries in the world. Which are the two countries?

Africa and Australia
America and China
India and China
America and Australia

2. Igneous rocks are formed when magma (molten rock deep within the earth) cools and hardens. Which one of the following is an example of an ingenous rock?

Obsidian
Marble
Limestone
Gneiss

3. Mushrooms are neither plants nor animals and they cannot produce food themselves. To which category do they belong?

Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
None of the above

4. The carbon captured by the world's coastal ocean ecosystems are called

Blue carbon
Sea carbon
Carbon footprint
Natural carbon

5. What does the organization IUCN stand for?

International Union for Conservation of Nature
International University for Compilation of Names
International Union for Conservation of Names
International Union of Committee for Nature

6. What is the increasing concentration of a substance, such as a toxic chemical, in the tissues of organisms at successively higher levels in a food chain called?

Biodegradataion
Biomagnification
Contamination
Pollution

7. Where is Adam's Peak, the tall conical mountain known as Sri Pada, located?

Bhutan
Thailand
Nepal
Sri Lanka

8. Which is the national flower of India?

Lily
Typha
Rose
Lotus

9. Which one of the following about tree line is correct?

Trees cannot grow beyond the tree line
The trees can grow beyond the tree line
Only some tress will grow abundantly
None of these

10. Which sun sign has the logo of a crab?

Taurus
Cancer
Aries
Gemini

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