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Alternatives for minimising depletion of natural resources - class-IX

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Tick the correct answer.
Which is not a natural ecosystem?

  1. Desert

  2. Aquarium

  3. Forest

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

An ecosystem is a system formed by the interaction of all living organisms with each other and with the physical and chemical factors of the environment in which they live, all linked by transfer of energy and material.

Tick the correct answer.
Which is a threat to environment?

  1. Growing plant

  2. Growing population

  3. Growing crops

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

There are many reasons as to why population growth is seen as a threat to the environment. For example, human populations use up natural resources, omit greenhouse gases contributing to climate change, destroy habitats resulting in loss of biodiversity, and increase air and water pollution levels.

The ecologists and the environmentalists are against big dams and multi purpose projects as it _________.

  1. Produces hydroelectricity

  2. Produces more vegetation and soil

  3. affects their natural flow causing excessive sedimentation on the rivers beds resulting in poor habitat for the rivers aquatic life

  4. Easy for the aquatic fauna to migrate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • In recent years Dams and multi purpose projects have come under great opposition and scrutiny  for various reasons:
  • 1. Regulating and damming of rivers affect their natural flow causing excessive sedimentation on the rivers beds resulting in poor habitat for the rivers aquatic life.
  • 2.Dams also fragment rivers making it difficult for the aquatic fauna to migrate especially for spawning.
  • 3.The reservoirs that are built on the flood plains also submerge the existing vegetation and soil leading to its decomposition over time.

Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of the local people is ___________.

  1. Vanmahotsav

  2. Monoculture

  3. Eco-tourism

  4. Enrichment plantation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Eco-tourism is also known as Responsible Tourism. 
  • It is called as Responsible Tourism because it puts responsibility on the shoulders of tourist to conserve the environment.
  • It also make sure tourist and tourism activities does not disturb the local population and their livelihood.

The science that deals with inter-relationship between various organisms and physical environment is called ____________.

  1. Geology

  2. Geomorphology

  3. Ecosystem

  4. Ecology


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Ecology is the branch of science that deals with the study of interactions between living organisms and their physical environment.

One of the measure to conserve eco-system is to ______.

  1. practice monoculture

  2. celebrate vanmahotsava

  3. check rapid growth of population

  4. encourage people for eco tourism


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • One of the best measure conserve eco-system is vanamahotsav celebration.
  • Vanamahatsav is a tree planting festival celebrated annually.
  • It is celebrated since 1950.
  • Vanamahotsav week celebrated from July 1 - July 7 Every year

What does the term 'Socialist' mean?

  1. Wealth should be shared only by the rich

  2. Wealth is generated socially and should be shared equally by society

  3. Wealth should be shared only by the poor

  4. Wealth is generated socially and should not be shared by any one


Correct Option: B

Auto ecology deals with ___________.

  1. Ecology of many species

  2. Ecology of system

  3. both a and b

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • The study of the interactions between living things and their environments is known as ecology.
  •  In ecology, everything is connected to everything else and there is a constant interaction between organisms and their environment.
  • Autecology is the study of individual organism or individual species. It is also known as population ecology.
  • Autecology helps us to understand the relationships between individual plants and environment.

 Upper part of sea/aquatic ecosystem contains _________.

  1. Plankton

  2. Nekton

  3. Plankton and nekton

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Planktons are passively floating in upper water, nektons are actively swimming while benthos lead sedentary life upon the sea bottom. 
  • Plankton (singular plankter) are a diverse group of organisms that live in the water column of large bodies of water and that cannot swim against a current.
  • They provide a crucial source of food to many large aquatic organisms, such as fish and whales.

 A mutually beneficial association necessary for survival of both partners is ________.

  1. mutualism/symbiosis

  2. commensalism

  3. amensalism

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Ecology deals with study of ____________.

  1. Living beings

  2. Relationship between living and non living components

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Ecology is the scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
  • It is an interdisciplinary field that includes biology, geography, and Earth science.
  • Ecology deals with the study of: a) Living beings. b) Living and non-living components. c) Reciprocal relationship between living and non living components.
  • Ecology is distinguished from natural history, which deals primarily with the descriptive study of organisms.

Bringing together the local communities and government agencies will help in environmental _________.

  1. re-construction

  2. degradation

  3. pollution

  4. hazard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Bringing together the local communities and government agencies will help in environmental  reconstruction.
  • Management of environmental resources by the Government alone is less efficient
  • Good Governance concept of Co-operation of Government with Local communities along with civil society organizations will ensure efficient management of environmental resources
  •  Also ensures Transparency and accountability in the environmental resources management

Which of the following cycle is used to rejuvenate the water in the water bodies?

  1. Water cycle

  2. Oxygen cycle

  3. Carbon cycle

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Environment is the surrounding  where an organism,a community or an object exists.It creates favorable conditions for the existence and development of all living organisms. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Tarun Bhagat Singh group is related to ________.

  1. Water management

  2. Soil conservation

  3. Irrigation

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

The process by which an ecosystem species become extinct is known as ___________.

  1. Loss of biodiversity

  2. Deforestation

  3. Acid rain

  4. Bio-diversity


Correct Option: A

Besides landforms and drainage, which is the third basic element of the natural environment?

  1. Natural vegetation

  2. Animal life

  3. Climate

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Climate is the long-term average of weather, typically averaged over a period of 30 years. Some of the meteorological variables that are commonly measured are temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, and precipitation.

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