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Our environment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is World Environment Day is celebrated?

a)

5 February

b)

5 August

c)

5 June

d)

5 may

2.

What does a food chain always start with?

a)

The herbivore

b)

The carnivore

c)

The producer

d)

The consumer

3.
What is the study of the interactions among organisms and  between organisms and their environments called?
a)
Biology
b)
Ecology
c)
Astronomy
d)
Biosphere
4.
Energy increases as you move up the food pyramid (from bottom to top).
a)
True 
b)
False
5.

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

6.

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

a)

Owl

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Lilypad

d)

Mouse

7.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
8.

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

9.

An artificial ecosystem is

a)

Pond

b)

Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Crop field

10.

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

11.

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

12.

Non biodegradable wastes can be managed by practicing techniques like

a)

Reduce Reuse Reabsorb

b)

Reduce reuse recycle

13.

Non biodegradable waste materials can be treated by composting technique.

a)

true

b)

False

14.

What is the solid crust of the Earth is called?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

15.

Which is not a component of human environment

a)

Land

b)

Religion

c)

Community

d)

All of these

16.

narrow zone where land water and air interact is called

a)

Environment

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Lithosphere

17.
Clearing and burning of rainforests refers to the photosynthesis, that is converting carbon dioxide into oxygen
a)
True
b)
False
18.
A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is:
a)
recovery
b)
incineration
c)
leachate
d)
source reduction 
19.
Leachate is a ______________
a)
A liquid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
b)
A gas that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
c)
A solid that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
d)
A chemical that has passed through com-seeps solid waste in a landfill
20.
In what category of waste do paint, household cleaners, medical waste, and solvents belong?
a)
hazardous
b)
compost
c)
municipal solid
d)
industrial