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ASSIGNMENT: OUR ENVIRONMENT

1. Which of the following is biodegradable?


(a) Aluminium can (b) Polythene bag
(c) Cowdung (d) DDT

2. Which of the following is an abiotic component of an ecosystem?


(a) Humus (b) Bacteria (c) Plants (d) Fungi

3. Which one of the following pairs belong to the category of primary consumers?
(a) Eagle and snake
(b) Grasshoppers & cattle
(c) Snake and frog
(d) Water beetles & fish

4. Which of the following chemicals causes depletion of the ozone layer?


(a) Carbon tetrachloride
(b) Methane
(c) Chloro fluoro carbon
(d) Carbon monoxide

5.In the given foodchain if the amount of energy at the fourth trophic level is 4 kJ, what will be the energy available
at the producer level?
Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake
(a) 4 kJ (b) 40 kJ (c) 400 kJ (d) 4000 kJ

6.What will happen if all the deer are killed in the given food chain?
Grass → Deer → Lion
(a) The population of grass decreases.
(b) The population of lions increases.
(c) The population of lions remains unchanged.
(d) The population of lions decreases and grass increases.

7. Which of the two in the following sets belong to the same trophic level?
(a) Grass; Grasshopper
(b) Goat; Spider
(c) Hawk ; Rat
(d) Frog ; Lizard

8.What is the order of the waste management hierarchy, from most to least favoured?
a) Prevention-Recycle-Reuse-Disposal
b) Prevention-Reuse-Disposal-Recycle
c) Prevention-Disposal-Reuse-Recycle
d) Prevention-Reuse-Recycle-Disposal

9.The manufacturing of Chlorofluorocarbons free refrigerators is mandatory throughout the world. How does this
help prevent ozone depletion?
a) This will help convert oxygen molecules into ozone
b) This will help convert the CFCs into ozone molecules
c) This will reduce the production of CFCs from oxygen molecules
d) This will reduce the release of CFCs that reacts with ozone molecules

10.Which statement shows the interaction of an abiotic component with a biotic component in an ecosystem?
a) A grasshopper feeding on a leaf
b) Rainwater running down into the lake
c) An earthworm making a burrow in the soil
d) A mouse fighting with another mouse for food

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