Environment
Description: Environment | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Vinaya Modi | |
Tags: Environment Biology Biodiversity Ecology Earth Watch - Save the Planet Enviornmental Pollution Chemistry Renewable Energy Physics |
Which of the following is/are the component(s) of biosphere? A. All living organisms on the earth B. Dead organic matter C. Other spheres like lithosphere, hydrosphere, etc.
Arrange the following sub-units of environment in descending order. A. Ecosystem B. Biome C. Community D. Biosphere
An increase in the concentration of a substance that occurs in a food chain is called
What do we call a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of organic substances contained in waste materials?
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Ocean acidification is the name given to the ongoing increase in the pH of the oceans, caused by the uptake of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.
- The carbon cycle describes the fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2) between the oceans, terrestrial biosphere, lithosphere and the atmosphere.
Which of the following specifically aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants (POPs)?
Arrange the following greenhouse gases in the decreasing order of the greenhouse effect caused by them.
- Methane
- Carbon Dioxide
- Water Vapour
- Ozone
Match the following:
List - I | List - II |
1. Biosphere | A. All of one species in one area at one time |
2. Community | B. A specific climactic community established by the climate |
3. Population | C. All of the species in one area at one time |
4. Biome | D. The largest organisational grouping in ecology |
Which of the following criteria is/are used for classification of biomes?
- Availability of soil
- Availability of water
- Availability of vegetation cover
Arrange the following greenhouse gases in decreasing order of their efficiency in trapping infrared radiations.
- Nitrous oxide
- Methane
- Carbon dioxide
Which of the following statements are correct?
- Solar power can be harnessed only if sun's rays are concentrated by using a series of mirrors.
- Solar energy can be tapped for generating electricity, heating homes, providing hot water, etc.
- Wind mills have been used by man for grinding food grains.
- Geothermal energy can be used for generation of electricity.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Green plants or primary consumers make up the first trophic level of the food chain.
- At the fourth level of the food chain are the decomposers, that is the organisms that break down dead or dying matter into nutrients.
Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
ORGANISATONS | HEADQUARTERS |
(1) United Nations Environment Programme | Gland, Switzerland |
(2) International Union for Conservation of Nature | Gland, Switzerland |
(3) World Wide Fund for Nature | Gland, Switzerland |
(4) Greenpeace | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
- Nitrogen fixation also refers to biological conversions of nitrogen.
- Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) occurs when atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is converted into ammonium sulphate (NH4) by an enzyme called nitrogenase.
Which of the following microorganisms can fix nitrogen?
- Cyanobacteria
- Green sulfur bacteria
- Azotobacteraceae
- Rhizobia
- Frankia