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12. Environment

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Flow of energy in an ecosystem is always _______

a)

Bidirectional

b)

Unidirectional

c)

Multi directional

d)

No specific direction

2.

In a food chain amount of energy at fourth trophic level is 5 kJ, what will be the energy at the producer level

Grass \rightarrow  Grasshopper \rightarrow  Frog \rightarrow  Snake \rightarrow  Hawk

a)

5 kJ

b)

50 kJ

c)

500 kJ

d)

5000 kJ

3.

In a food chain, the third trophic level is always occupied by _____

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

4.

Ecosystem is

a)

(1)

b)

(2)

c)

(3)

d)

(4)

5.

Which of these statements is true:

1. Human population and technology are having a destructive impact on the biosphere.

2. The oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, when mixed with water in the air, are the chief components of acid rain.

a)

1. only

b)

2. only

c)

Both 1. and 2.

d)

Neither 1. nor 2.

6.

Match the following:

a)

(r), (s), )p), (q)

b)

(s), (r), (q), (p)

c)

(p), (q), (s), (r)

d)

(p), (s), (r), (q)

7.

The food chain in which micro organisms breakdown the energy rich compounds is called _____

a)

parasitic food chain

b)

predator food chain

c)

detritus food

chain

8.

Decomposers are ____

a)

Animalia & Monera

b)

Protista & Monera

c)

Bacteria & Fungi

d)

Fungi & Plantae

9.

The figure represents a phenomenon called _____

a)

1. Bioaccumulation

b)

2. Biomagnification

c)

Both 1. and 2.

d)

None of them

10.

____ \rightarrow  Zooplanktons \rightarrow  Fish larva \rightarrow  Small Fish \rightarrow  Large fish

1st Trphic level in the aquatic food chain is ______

a)

Phytoplanktons

b)

Trees

c)

Grasses

d)

Hawks

11.

Which figure best represents the pyramid of energy?

a)

Upright

b)

Inverted

c)

Both

d)

None

12.

The sequence of events given in the figure are caused by _____

a)

Ozone Depletion

b)

Acid Rain

c)

Global Warming

d)

None of them

13.

How much energy is transferred from one level of consumers to the next ?

a)

All of it

b)

10% of the energy received by it

c)

Only organic matter is transferred

d)

50% of the energy received by it

14.

In a terrestrial ecosystem, green plants capture 1% of the energy from sunlight and convert it into ____

a)

muscular energy

b)

potential energy

c)

food energy

d)

electrical energy

15.

Excessive exposure of humans to UV rays results in ____

a)

damage to immune system

b)

skin cancer

c)

damage to lungs

d)

peptic ulcers

16.

At which trophic level maximum energy is available?

a)

T4

b)

T3

c)

T2

d)

T1

17.

At which trophic level minimum energy is available?

a)

T4

b)

T3

c)

T2

d)

T1

18.

A non biodegradable waste is ______

a)

gabage

b)

sewage

c)

waste paper

d)

metallic articles

19.

An ecosystem consists of _____

a)

1. biotic component comprising living organisms

b)

2. abiotic components comprising physical factors

c)

Both 1. & 2.

d)

None of them

20.

Who coined the term 'Ecosystem' ?

a)

Tansley

b)

Darwin

c)

Odum

d)

Warning

21.

Interdependence of organisms on other organisms for their sustenance is described by _________

a)

ecosystem

b)

biosphere

c)

food chains

d)

hetertrophs

22.

The percentage of solar radiation absorbed by all the green plants for the process of photosynthesis is abovt _____

a)

1%

b)

5%

c)

8%

d)

10%

23.

Our food contains various amounts of pesticide residues because of _____

a)

1. biological magnification

b)

2. the chemicals supplied during agricultural processes retained by fruits and seeds

c)

3. chemical reactions between spices and other cooking materials

d)

Only 1. and 2.

24.

Concentration of which greenhouse gas is maximum?

a)

CO2

b)

CH4

c)

N20

d)

Tropospheric 03