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15. Our environment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name the chemicals of our body which help us in digestion of food.

a)

Hormones

b)

Enzymes

c)

Stomach

d)

Mouth

2.

Which man-made material does not decompose by microbacterial reaction ?

a)

Human flesh

b)

Dead animal flesh

c)

Bark of plant

d)

Plastic

3.

Which of the following elements does not form ecosystem ?

a)

Non-biotic components

b)

Biocomponents

c)

Plastic bags

d)

All of the above

4.

Which of the following is an example of herbivores animal ?

a)

Cow

b)

Snake

c)

Lion

d)

Tiger

5.

Which of the following is omni present ?

a)

Lion

b)

Fox

c)

Hawk

d)

Human being

6.

How many atoms of oxygen are there in ozone ?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

7.

What is the nature of ozone ?

a)

It is very poisonous

b)

It is simple

c)

It is fragrent

d)

It produces purple smoke

8.

Environment is damaged by use of paper bag.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What does a food chain always start with?

a)

The herbivore

b)

The carnivore

c)

The producer

d)

The consumer

10.
Energy increases as you move up the food pyramid (from bottom to top).
a)
True 
b)
False
11.

What percentage of energy is passed on to next tropic level?

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

100%

12.

What is this called?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Abiotic Factors

d)

Biotic factors

13.
All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?
a)
Water
b)
Sun
c)
Consumers
d)
Oxygen
14.
Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?
a)
There is never enough sunlight available. 
b)
Some ecosystems have limited resources. 
c)
Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.
d)
All the energy is available to be passed on. 
15.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
16.

The phenomenon by which toxins concentrate in the organisms at higher trophic levels within an ecosystem is known as...

a)

Biotoxicity

b)

Biomagnification

c)

Eutrophication

d)

Predation

17.

What does the Ozone in the atmosphere do?

a)

causes the greenhouse effect

b)

causes acid rain

c)

protects the Earth from harmful infrared (IR) rays

d)

protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays

18.

What damage can UV rays cause?

a)

can cause sunburn.

b)

can cause some types of skin cancer.

c)

cataracts.

d)

all of the above

19.

What is causing damage to the Ozone layer?

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

CFCs

d)

All of the above

20.

Each step in a food chain is called a

a)

trophic level

b)

consumer level

c)

food web

d)

producer

21.

The last organism in a food chain is

a)

producer

b)

decomposers

c)

parasites

d)

none of the above

22.

Flow of energy in a food chain is always

a)

bidirectional

b)

unidirectional

c)

multidirectional

d)

all of the above

23.

Green plans in a terrestrial ecosystem can capture about (a)   % of the energy of sunlight falls on their leaves.

24.

Calculate the amount of energy available to snake in the given food chain if there is 6500 J of energy available to grass hopper.

Grass ----> grass hopper ---> frog -----> snake

a)

6500 J

b)

650 J

c)

65 J

d)

6.5 J

25.

A ____ is considered a terrestrial ecosystem

a)

Ocean

b)

pond

c)

underground caves

d)

forest