8.

OUR ENVIRONMENT

PREVIOUS YEAR PROBLEMS

1. Consider the following food chain which occurs in a forest :
[CBSE 10TH BOARD: 2011]
Grass  Deer  Lion
If 10000 J of solar energy is available to the grass, how much energy would be availabel to the deer
to transfer it to the lion ?
2. What is the function of ozone at the higher level of atmosphere ?
[CBSE 10TH BOARD: 2012]
3. What are decomposers ? List two important roles they play in the environment.
[CBSE 10TH BOARD: 2014]

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 Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.

SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Subjective easy, only learning value problems
SECTION (A) : COMPONENTS OF ECOSYSTEM
A-1 Explain the different components of ecosystem?
A-2 Why are green plants called ‘Producers’?

SECTION (B) : FOOD CHAIN

B-1 What is ecosystem ? Explain the food chain and food web.
B-2 What are the trophic levels
B-3 Write down the types of food chain.

SECTION (C) : ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS

C-1 In tree ecosystem explain number pyramid.
C-2 Define BOD ? How it is affected by sewage?

SECTION (D) : OZONE LAYER DEPLETION

D-1 What is the function of ozone layer ?
D-2 Which compounds are responsible for the depletion of ozone layer ?
SECTION (E) : MANAGING THE GARBAGE WE PRODUCE
E-1 Write down three differences between Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable waste ?
E-2 What do you mean by garbage ?

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Single choice objective, straight concept/formula oriented
SECTION (A) : COMPONENTS OF ECOSYSTEM
A-1 Ecosystem consists of
(A) producers (B) consumers (C) decomposers (D) all of these
A-2 Decomposers of an ecosystem include
(A) Microscopic animals (B) Bacteria, fungi and microscopic organism
(C) Algae and virus (D) Bacteria, fungi and cyanobacteria
A-3 In an ecosystem
(A) Primary producers are more than that of primary consumers
(B) Secondary consumers are largest, because they are powerful
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(C) Primary consumers are out of number
(D) Primary consumers are least dependent upon primary producers
SECTION (B) : FOOD CHAIN
B-1 What will happen, if all the green plants disappear from the earth ?
(A) all animals will die (B) only carnivores will die
(C) only herbivores will die (D) it will have no effect on animals
B-2 Primary consumers in detritus food chain are
(A) Herbivores (B) Bacteria and fungi
(C) Insect larvae, nematodes (D) Carnivoroes
B-3 A food chain starts with
(A) decay (B) respiration (C) photosynthesis (D) nitrogen fixation
SECTION (C) : ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS
C-1 The pyramid of number in tree ecosystem-
(A) Inverted (B) Upright (C) Both (D) None
C-2 Which one of the following pyramid is upright always ?
(A) Pyramid of number (B) Pyramid of energy (C) Pyramid of biomass (D) All of the above
C-3 In terrestrial ecosystem , maximum energy is present in
(A) T3 (B) T2 (C) T1 (D) T4
C-4 In grassland ecosystem the pyramid of biomass is
(A) Linear (B) upright (C) inverted (D) inverted upright
C-5 Pyramids that is never inverted
(A) energy (B) mass (C) number (D) size
SECTION (D) : OZONE LAYER DEPLETION
D-1 Type of effect produce by coolants
(A) Golbal warming (B) Green house effect (C) Ozone depletion (D) All of the above
D-2 Which is not an harmful effect of ozone depletion ?
(A) cataract (B) skin cancer (C) Decrease immunity (D) Respiratory troubles
SECTION (E) : MANAGING THE GARBAGE WE PRODUCE
E-1 The most rapidly increasing and much harmful waste, today is
(A) Household waste (B) Paper (C) municipal sewage (D) electronic waste
E-2 Incineration is the disposal of waste by ;
(A) sedimentation (B) burning (C) Scrubers (D) none of these

 Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The life sustaining zone of the earth, where lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere interact is
called
(A) ecosystem (B) stratosphere (C) biosphere (D) ozonosphere
2. e-waste is
(A) emergeney waste (B) energy waste
(C) electronic waste (D) None of these
3. Which one of these are non degradable waste ?
(A) Vegetable waste (B) Fruit peel (C) Plastics (D) none of these
4. Biological O2 demand measures
(A) industrial pollution (B) dissolved oxygen needed by microbes
(C) polluting capacity of effluents (D) air pollution
5. Biogeochemical cycling means cycling of
(A) water (B) energy in an ecosystem
(C) nutrients in an ecosystem (D) gases between plants and atmosphere
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 Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.

NTSE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

1. Which one of the following constitutes a food chain ?
(Haryana/ntsestage I 2015)
(A) grass, goat and human (B) grass, fish and goat
(C) goat, cow and elephant (D) grass, wheat and mango
2. The human made synthetic chemical used in refrigerator is
(Rajasthan/ntsestage I 2015)
(A) LPG (B) CFC (C) CH4 (D) PVC

3. Our atmosphere is made of many layers. The layer nearest to the surface of the earth is known as :
(Bihar/ntsestage I 2015)
(A) Geosphere (B) Stratosphere (C) Troposphere (D) none of above
4. Example of omnivorous animals is -
(M.P./ntsestage I 2015)
(A) Sheep (B) Deer (C) Lion (D) Cockroach
5. The accumulation of non-biodegradable substances in a food chain in increasing amount at each
higher trophic level is known as :
(Delhi/ntsestage I 2015)
(A) Accumulation (B) Eutrophication (C) Pollution (D) Biomagnification
6. Abundance of coliform bacteria in a water body is indicative of pollution from
(Environment Quesion 2015 NTSE Stage-2)
(A) petroleum refinery. (B) metal smelter
(C) fertilizer factory (D) domestic sewage.
7. Prolonged exposure to the fumes released by incomplete combustion of coal may cause death of a
human because of
(A) inhalation of unburnt carbon particles. (B) continuous exposure to high temperature.
(C) increased level of carbon monoxide. (D) increased level of carbon dioxide.
8. Acid Rain is caused by :
(M.P./ntse/stage I 2015)
(A) CO (B) SO2 (C) O2 (D) All of the above
9. Chipko andolan is associated with :
(M.P./ntse/stage I 2015)
(A) Tomatoes (B) Turtles (C) Trees (D) Lions
10. The decomposers in an ecosystem convert
(Delhi/ntse/stage I 2015)
(A) Inorganic substance into organic substance (B) Simpler substance into complex substance
(C) Solar energy into chemical energy (D) Organic substance into inorganic substance
11. In the given figure, various trophic levels are shown in the form of pyramid. At which trophic level the
minimum energy is available ?
(Andhra Pradesh/ntse/stage I 2015)

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(A) Phytoplanktons (B) Man (C) Fish (D) Zooplankton
12. Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in different trophic levels is known as :
(Bihar/ntse/stage I 2015)
(A) Biomagnification (B) Bio-depostion (C) Biological impaction (D) None of these
13. Which of the following is true with respect to concept of Biodiversity ?
(Hariyana/ntse/stage I 2015)
(a) Biodiversity refers to different species of floara & fauna present in an area
(b) Biodiversity refers to only the flora of given area.
(c) Biodiversity is greater in forests.
(d) Biodiversity is total no. of individuals of a species in given area.
(A) (a) & (b) (B) (b) & (c) (C) (a) & (c) (D) (b) & (c)
14. At which trophic level, maximum energy will be available ?
(Hariyana/ntse/stage I 2015)

(A) T2 (B) T3 (C) T1 (D) T4

15. Which of the fallowing groups constitutes a correct food chain ?

(Rajasthan/stage I 2015)
(A) Grass Rabbit Snake Eagle (B) Grass Goat Fox Lion
(C) Goat Grass Elephant Snake (D) Grass  Wheat  Frog  Goat
16. Who proposed the term Ecosystem ?
(M.P./stage-I/2018)
(A) A.G. Tensley (B) E.P. Odum (C) Karl Mobius (D) Earnest Haeckel
17. Which component is formed by plants in the ecosystem ?
(M.P./stage-I/2018)
(A) Decomposer (B) Consumer (C) Producer (D) All of above
18. Which of the following is a biotic components of an ecosystem ?
(Chandigarh/stage-I/2017)
(A) Living organisms (B) Temperature (C) Soil and minerals (D) All of the above
19. Which is responsible for increase in global temperature ?
(Gujrat/stage-I/2019)
(A) Ozone layer depletion (B) Acid rain
(C) Green house effect (D) Lightning
20. Primary consumers form _____ trophic level.
(Gujrat/stage-I/2019)
(A) First (B) Second (C) Third (D) Fourth
21. DDT is non-biodegradable chemical when it enters food chain it gets accumulated in each tropical
level. This phenomenon is called as?
(Delhi/stage-I/2019)
(A) Eutrophication (B) Chemical Amplification
(C) Bio magnification (D) Chemical Magnification
22. Presence of ………………. is an indicator of pollution level in water
(Delhi/stage-I/2019)
(A) Colour (B) Coliform bacteria (C) Rhizo bacteria (D) Spiral bacteria

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23. Maximum number of trophic levels supported in any ecosystem is?
(Delhi/stage-I/2019)
(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four
24. Largest Ecosystem of the world are
(MP/stage-I/2019)
(A) Forest (B) Grassland (C) Great lakes (D) Oceans
25. The following diagram shows a simple version of energy flow through food web
(Bihar/stage-I/2019)

What happens to energy having the decomposers ?

(A) It is used by the decomposers it self (B) It is reflected from the surface of earth
(C) It is lost as heat (D) It is used in natural Biocomposting

VALUE BASED / PRACTICAL BASED QUESTIONS

MARKED QUESTIONS MAY HAVE FOR REVISION QUESTIONS.
This Section is not meant for classroom discussion. It is being given to promote self-study and self
testing amongst the Resonance students.
1. The sea water contains water beetles, tadpole, fish and weeds.
(a) Write a food chain comprising all the given organisms.
(b) Which organisms in the food chain are (i) herbivore, and (ii) carnivores ?
(c) Which organisms are (i) predators, and (ii) prey ?
(d) Which organisms can trap solar energy to make food ?
(e) Which organism is a secondary consumer ?
2. The surface of water in a lake appears green due to a layer of tiny free-floating organisms X on its
surface. The lake water also contains organisms like water beetle, fish and tadpole.The sun shines
ov er the lake water and provides energy for the f unctioning of this lake ecosystem.
(a) What could organisms X be ?
(b) Write a food chain comprising of all the four organisms mentioned.
(c) What is the general name of the food chains like the one written above ?
(d) Name (i) secondary consumer (ii) producer (iii) tertiary consumer, and (iv) primary consumer,
in the above food chain.
(e) If the tertiary consumer gets 0.2 J of energy from the secondary consumer, then how much
energy was radiated by the sun to the producer ?
3. A forest ecosystem having a lot of green plants has some foxes, lions and rabbits in it.
(a) Write a food chain comprising all the four organisms mentioned above.
(b) Name (i) one herbivore, and (ii) two carnivores, in this food chain.
(c) Name the link which is a predator as well as a prey.
(d) Name (i) second trophic level, and (ii) third trophic level.

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EXERCISE - 1
SECTION (A) : COMPONENTS OF ECOSYSTEM
A-1D A-2B A-3A

SECTION (B) : FOOD CHAIN

B-1A B-2B B-3C

SECTION (C) : ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS

C-1A C-2B C-3C C-4B C-5A

SECTION (D) : OZONE LAYER DEPLETION

D-1C D-2D

SECTION (E) : MANAGING THE GARBAGE WE PRODUCE

E-1D E-2B

EXERCISE - 2
OBJECTIVE QUESTION
Q. 1 2 3 4 5
A. C C C B C

EXERCISE - 3
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A. A B C D D D C B C D B A C C A
Q. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
A. A C A C B C B D D D

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