Biology

Environment

Question:

Why is it necessary to manage our garbage?

Answer:

Healthy living requires a clean surrounding hence it is very essential to dispose our garbage in a proper way. Proper managing of our garbage can keeps us free from much communicable disease.

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Environment

Q 1.

What are the various steps in a food chain called? [Delhi]

Q 2.

A student went to study a local pond. In one part of the pond she noticed tadpoles scraping at some pond weed. In another part she saw a water beetle holding a tadpole in its jaws.A student went to study a local pond. In one part of the pond she noticed tadpoles scraping at some pond weed. In another part she saw a water beetle holding a tadpole in its jaws.
(a) Construct a food chain for the pond.
(b) How many links are there in this chain ?

Q 3.

Name the process by which the volume of solid wastes can be reduced.

Q 4.

What is meant by bioconcentration of pesticides ? Which common pesticide has accumulated in human body in considerable amounts ?

Q 5.

List two man-made ecosystems. [All India]

Q 6.

State whether the following statements are true or false :State whether the following statements are true or false :
(a) In biology, human beings are called producers.
(b) Secondary consumers and tertiary consumers, both are carnivores.

Q 7.

Which of the following belong to the same trophic level ?
Tree ; Frog ; Snake ; Grass ; Lizard

Q 8.

Where does all the energy in living organisms originate from ?

Q 9.

Indicate the flow of energy in an ecosystem. Why is it unidirectional ? Justify.

Q 10.

Why are green plants called ‘producers’? [All India]

Q 11.

Why are some substances non- biodegradable? [Foreign]

Q 12.

What are the advantages of cloth bags over plastic bags during shopping?

Q 13.

Explain some harmful effects of agricultural practices on the environ-ment.

Q 14.

Why is ozone layer getting depleted at the higher levels of the atmosphere? [Delhi (C)]

Q 15.

State two problems caused by the non- biodegradable waste that we generate in our daily life. [All India (C)]

Q 16.

What step is being taken to limit the damage to the ozone layer? [Foreign]

Q 17.

Name the phenomenon in which non-biodegradable chemicals get accumulated progressively at each trophic level of a food chain.

Q 18.

What is pollution?

Q 19.

Why is the ozone layer loss more in cold regions?

Q 20.

Which one of the following is not a terrestial ecosystem ?
Forest, Grassland, Aquarium, Desert

Q 21.

Which of the following belong to the same trophic level ?
Goat; Spider ; Plants ; Hawk ; Rat .

Q 22.

What is meant by a primary consumer, secondary consumer and a tertiary consumer ? Give one example of each.

Q 23.

Can the organisms of any trophic level be removed without causing any damage to the ecosystem ? Will the impact of removing all the organisms in a trophic level be different for different trophic levels ?

Q 24.

How does a biodegradable waste differ from a non-biodegradable waste ? Give two examples of non- biodegradable wastes which pollute our environment.

Q 25.

Which of the following are biodegradable and which non-biodegradable ?
Glass bottle, Paper, Ball point pen refill, Hay, DDT, Wheat, Cake, Wood,
Polythene bag, Jute bag, Cotton cloth, Grass, Vegetable peels

Q 26.

At which trophic level a person is feeding when he is eating :At which trophic level a person is feeding when he is eating :
(a) roasted chicken
(b) bread
(c) eggs
(d) apple
(e) fish

Q 27.

What percentage of the solar energy is trapped and utilised by the plants ?

Q 28.

What percentage of energy available at the producer level is transferred at successive trophic levels in a food chain ?

Q 29.

Which radiations are absorbed by ozone layer ?

Q 30.

Name two predators of snakes in a food web operating in a forest ecosystem.

Q 31.

Write the harmful effects of ozone depletion.

Q 32.

Suggest any four activities in daily life which are eco-friendly.

Q 33.

Name any two abiotic components of an environment. [Delhi (C)]

Q 34.

Which disease is caused in human beings due to depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere? [Foreign]

Q 35.

How is ozone formed in the upper atmosphere? Why is the damage of ozone layer a cause of concern to us? State a cause of this damage. [Delhi(C)]

Q 36.

Describe how decomposers facilitate recycling of matter in order to maintain balance in the ecosystem. [Foreign]

Q 37.

What will happen if we kill all the organisms in one trophic level? [Delhi]

Q 38.

Define ‘trophic level’. [Delhi]

Q 39.

What is the important function of presence of ozone in earth’s atmosphere? [Delhi]

Q 40.

Why is it necessary to conserve our environment? [All India]

Q 41.

Write the name and formula of a molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen. [All India]

Q 42.

What is a food chain?

Q 43.

List out the components in a food chain?

Q 44.

Why is it necessary to manage our garbage?

Q 45.

What are the various steps of food chain called ?

Q 46.

A food chain represents a unidirectional flow of X. What is X ?

Q 47.

Explain the terms ‘producer’ and ‘consumer’. Give two examples of producers and two of consumers.

Q 48.

The number of malaria patients in a village increased tremendously when large number of frogs were exported from the village. What could be the cause for it ?

Q 49.

In a food chain consisting of grass, frog, bird and insects, where will the concentration of the harmful chemicals be maximum ?

Q 50.

If a harmful chemical enters a food chain comprising cat, mice and plants, which one of these organisms is likely to have the maximum concentration of the harmful chemical in its body ?