Question 1

What is the environment in environmental science?

Only natural landscapes like forests and rivers

Only living organisms

Everything that surrounds and influences living organisms

Only non-living elements

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic component?

Animals

Plants

Soil

Bacteria

Question 3

Why is the environment considered a system?

Because it does not change

Because its components are independent

Because its components interact and influence one another

Because it only includes living organisms

Question 4

What is the primary source of energy in environmental systems?

Wind

The sun

Water

Soil

Question 5

What best describes interdependence in the environment?

Components do not rely on each other

Only animals depend on plants

Only humans affect the environment

All components rely on one another

What is the Environment Really? - Lesson Assessment