Environmental Biotechnology MCQs 25 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/25 Subscribe 1. : Environmental biotechnology mainly focuses on: (A) Space exploration (B) Using biological processes for environmental protection and pollution control (C) Producing synthetic plastics (D) Increasing industrial waste 2. : The use of microorganisms to degrade harmful pollutants is called: (A) Bioremediation (B) Bioaugmentation (C) Biosorption (D) Biomagnification 3. : Which organisms are commonly used in wastewater treatment? (A) Algae, bacteria, and fungi (B) Birds and mammals (C) Insects (D) Fish 4. : The process of using plants to remove contaminants from soil or water is called: (A) Phytoremediation (B) Vermicomposting (C) Composting (D) Aeration 5. : Biofilters are used to control: (A) Noise pollution (B) Air and water pollution (C) Soil erosion (D) Deforestation 6. : Methane produced in landfills is an example of: (A) Biogas (B) Natural gas (C) Biomass (D) Hydrogen gas 7. : Which microorganism is widely used in the activated sludge process? (A) Escherichia coli (B) Zoogloea ramigera (C) Plasmodium falciparum (D) Bacillus anthracis 8. : Genetic engineering in environmental biotechnology is often applied for: (A) Producing faster-growing crops (B) Creating microbes for pollutant degradation (C) Making synthetic metals (D) Enhancing fossil fuel use 9. : Which of the following is an example of bioenergy? (A) Coal (B) Biodiesel (C) Petrol (D) Diesel 10. : Biosensors in environmental biotechnology are used to: (A) Measure pollutants and toxins in the environment (B) Produce synthetic fertilizers (C) Generate electricity (D) Detect earthquakes 11. : Which gas is commonly reduced by methanotrophic bacteria? (A) Nitrous oxide (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Methane (D) Sulfur dioxide 12. : Bioleaching is the use of microorganisms to: (A) Absorb oil spills (B) Extract metals from ores (C) Generate oxygen (D) Purify drinking water 13. : The microbe Pseudomonas putida is well known for: (A) Plastic degradation (B) Hydrocarbon degradation (C) Nitrogen fixation (D) Antibiotic production 14. : Composting organic waste with the help of worms is called: (A) Vermicomposting (B) Bioremediation (C) Phytoremediation (D) Biosorption 15. : Which of the following is a limitation of bioremediation? (A) Eco-friendly process (B) Time-consuming and site-specific (C) Reduces chemical pollutants (D) Uses natural organisms 16. : Which of the following is an example of in-situ bioremediation? (A) Composting contaminated soil at another site (B) Pumping groundwater and treating it elsewhere (C) Treating pollutants at the contaminated site itself (D) Laboratory-based treatment only 17. : White-rot fungi are useful in biotechnology because they can degrade: (A) Plastics (B) Lignin and complex pollutants (C) Heavy metals (D) Radioactive waste 18. : Which renewable energy source is commonly produced using anaerobic digestion? (A) Solar energy (B) Biogas (C) Nuclear power (D) Wind energy 19. : The process of enhancing microbial activity by adding nutrients to polluted sites is called: (A) Biostimulation (B) Bioaugmentation (C) Biotransformation (D) Bioaccumulation 20. : Algal biotechnology is mainly used for: (A) Production of biofuels and wastewater treatment (B) Mining activities (C) Air pollution increase (D) Soil erosion 21. : Which of the following technologies uses microorganisms to remove heavy metals from wastewater? (A) Biosorption (B) Evaporation (C) Distillation (D) Filtration only 22. : The greenhouse gas most reduced by bioenergy technologies is: (A) Methane (B) Nitrous oxide (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Ozone 23. : Which pollutant can be treated effectively using phytoremediation? (A) Heavy metals like lead and cadmium (B) Radioactive isotopes only (C) Noise (D) Heat 24. : Bioplastics are made from: (A) Petroleum (B) Renewable biomass sources like starch or cellulose (C) Coal (D) Natural gas 25. : The main advantage of environmental biotechnology is: (A) High cost and slow process (B) Sustainable and eco-friendly pollution control (C) Increased fossil fuel use (D) Permanent ecosystem damage