Pop Quiz: Earth Day Quiz — College of the Atlantic

The College of the Atlantic, in Bar Harbor, Me., pioneered human ecology, a discipline that blends natural sciences, social sciences, the arts and humanities to find solutions to environmental challenges. Faculty members broke tradition — no multiple-choice exams at this college — to write questions in celebration of Earth Day, April 22.

Toby Hollis for College of the Atlantic

An ornithology class at the College of the Atlantic marveling at nature.

1. Which is thought to be the largest living organism on Earth?

a. Pando, a quaking aspen grove in Utah

b. The blue whale

c. The honey mushroom

d. The giant sequoia

2. In which of the below geographic locations will one find the largest tiger population?

a. The Russian Far East

b. The United States

c. Nepal

d. Bangladesh

 

3. Antisocial behavior in the European perch has recently been associated with:

a. Increasing turbidity in streams

b. Anti-anxiety drugs in water

c. Exposure to PCBs

d. Predation by exotic pet-trade fish

 

4. Coral reefs are home to what percent of all marine species?

a. 7 percent

b. 15 percent

c. 25 percent

d. 40 percent

 

5. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan could produce 4.7 gigawatts of electricity. An array of solar photovoltaic cells that could produce as much power would be roughly the size of:

a. 1,000 football fields

b. Three Manhattans

c. Westchester County

d. Rhode Island

 

6. The Ogallala Aquifer supplies what percent of the groundwater used for irrigation in the United States?

a. 3 percent

b. 12 percent

c. 30 percent

d. 42 percent

 

True or False

7. There are more plant species in Yellowstone National Park than in New York City.

8. An adult excretes enough nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in a year to fertilize the soil for more than 400 pounds of wheat.

9. The United States uses twice the energy per capita as India.

10. After carbon dioxide, soot is the largest contributor to man-made climate change.

 

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