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our environment

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

air

b)

soil

c)

trees

d)

crops

e)

fossil fuels

2.

Which is a renewable resource?

a)

Fossil fuels

b)

minerals

c)

coal

d)

fresh water

e)

natural gas

3.

Which term refers to the number and variety of species that live in an area?

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Environment

d)

Natural resources

4.

Which can be broken down by natural processes?

a)

lead

b)

mercury

c)

biodegradable pollutants

d)

nonbiodegradable pollutants

5.

When is World Environment Day is celebrated?

a)

5 February

b)

5 August

c)

5 June

d)

5 may

6.

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

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

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

a)

10%

b)

50%

c)

90%

d)

100%

8.

What is this called?

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain

c)

Abiotic Factors

d)

Biotic factors

9.

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

a)

Owl

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Lilypad

d)

Mouse

10.
The largest group of organisms found in a food web would be:
a)
Primary Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Tertiary Consumers
11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

15.

What is causing damage to the Ozone layer?

a)

Methane

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

CFCs

d)

All of the above

16.

Identify the non- biodegradable substance from the following.

a)

Paper

b)

Tin cans

c)

Vegetable peels

d)

Wood

17.

An artificial ecosystem is

a)

Pond

b)

Forest

c)

Desert

d)

Crop field

18.

Each step of a food chain is called as

a)

Trophic level

b)

Food web

c)

Eutrophication

d)

Biological magnification

19.

Which of the following constitute a food chain?

a)

Grass, tiger and ant

b)

Tiger, goat and human

c)

Goat, human and grass

d)

Human, fish and crab

20.

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

21.

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

22.

Non biodegradable waste materials can be treated by composting technique.

a)

true

b)

False

23.

Every food chain in the ecosystem begins with____which are the original source of food.

a)

Saprophytes

b)

Producers

c)

Parasytes

d)

Consumers

24.

Which of the following are trophic levels? Choose 2 options:

a)

Primary Consumers

b)

Sunlight

c)

Top Carnivores

d)

Producers

25.

Which among the following statements is incorrect in view of the plants?

a)

They convert the solar energy into mechanical energy.

b)

They prepare their food from organic compounds.

c)

They are also called producers.

d)

They are the initial source of energy in a food chain

26.

All the interacting organisms in an area together with the non-living constituents of the environment form a/an __________.

a)

ecosystem

b)

nature

c)

forest

d)

city

27.

As human beings occupy the top level in any food chain, the maximum concentration of these chemicals get accumulated in our bodies. This phenomenon is known as

a)

Biological magnification

b)

Biological accumulation

c)

Chemical magnification

d)

Chemical accumulation

28.

What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain given above? Choose 2 correct options:

a)

The population of tiger decreases

b)

population of grass increases

c)

The population of tiger increases

d)

The population of grass decreases

29.

Human-made materials like ____ will not be broken down by the action of bacteria or other saprophytes.

a)

Vitamins

b)

Fats

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Plastics

30.
A group of individuals of the same species living in one particular area.
a)
Community
b)
Population
c)
Biotic
d)
None of the above