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Our Environment

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a primary consumer in a grassland ecosystem?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

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

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

100%

3.

What is this called?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Abiotic Factors

d)

Biotic factors

4.

Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?

a)

Owl

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Lilypad

d)

Mouse

5.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
6.

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

7.

Consider the following food chain:

Algae > Mayfly > Minnow > Trout


In a polluted ecosystem, which organism is likely to have the HIGHEST level of toxic chemicals in its body?

a)

Algae

b)

Mayfly

c)

Minnow

d)

Trout

8.

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

9.

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

10.

What is causing damage to the Ozone layer?

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

CFCs

d)

All of the above

11.

Identify the non- biodegradable substance from the following.

a)

Paper

b)

Tin cans

c)

Vegetable peels

d)

Wood

12.

An artificial ecosystem is

a)

Pond

b)

Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Crop field

13.

Each step of a food chain is called as

a)

Trophic level

b)

Food web

c)

Eutrophication

d)

Biological magnification

14.

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

15.

Why do we need to manage the garbage we produce

i)To improve the health and quality of life

ii)For preventing environmental pollution

iii) To produce more biodegradable plastics

iv) To reduce the strain on natural resources

a)

i and iv

b)

iii and ii

c)

i, ii and iii

d)

i,ii and iv

16.

___________________ are found as an alternative for plastics which are decomposed by microbial action.

a)

PVC

b)

Biodegradable plastics

c)

thermoplastic plastic

d)

thermosetting plastic

17.
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. 
18.
Find the item(s) that is/are not among the effects of gobal warming.
a)
pollution
b)
ice melting in the poles
c)
famines and droughts
d)
climate change
19.

Which gas is not responsible for global warming?

a)

CO2

b)

O3

c)

NO2

d)

N2

20.

Among the following which is a biodegradable waste only ??

a)

wood , plastic bottle , rubber

b)

soap , detergent , paper

c)

vegetable peels , paper , leaves

d)

peas , kitchen foil, soap

21.

What percentage of sunlight is absorbed by green plants during photosynthesis

a)

10%

b)

0%

c)

1%

d)

100%

22.

How much amount of energy will not be transferred to a herbivore if the amount of energy of producer is x units :

a)

90%

b)

50%

c)

70%

d)

none of the above

23.

Which substance is responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer:

a)

CH4

b)

DDT

c)

CFC's

d)

Ammonia

24.

The process of accumulation of harmful chemical substances like pesticides, in the body of living organisms at each trophic level of a food chain is known as:

a)

Biological accumulation

b)

Biological magnification

c)

Biological environment

d)

Chemical magnification

25.

Chemical formula of ozone

a)

o

b)

o1

c)

o2

d)

o3