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The document is a worksheet for Class X students focusing on the environment and ecosystems, covering definitions, components, and various ecological concepts. It includes questions on biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances, food chains, energy flow, and environmental issues caused by human activities. The worksheet is divided into three categories, each containing questions that encourage critical thinking about ecological principles and environmental protection.

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Environment

The document is a worksheet for Class X students focusing on the environment and ecosystems, covering definitions, components, and various ecological concepts. It includes questions on biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances, food chains, energy flow, and environmental issues caused by human activities. The worksheet is divided into three categories, each containing questions that encourage critical thinking about ecological principles and environmental protection.

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WORKSHEET NO 6

OUR ENVIRONMENT CLASS X


CATEGORY A

1) Define environment.
2) Define ecosystem.
3) What are the components of an ecosystem?
4) What are biodegradable substances? Name some.
5) What are non biodegradable substances? Name some.
6) Give two examples each of a) natural ecosystem b) terrestrial ecosystem c) aquatic ecosystem
d) artificial ecosystem.
7) Define a) food chain b) food web.
8) Name three major biotic components of an ecosystem.
9) What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem?
10) What is incineration? How is it useful?
11) Define a trophic level.
12) Name some environmental problems created by human beings.
13) Give example of the following-
a)Three step food chain in a forest ecosystem
b)Four step food chain in a pond ecosystem.
14) Which are more numerous, secondary consumers or tertiary consumers?
15) Expand- UNEP , CFCs and ODS.
16) How much of the solar energy falling on plants is used by them?
17) Give two common sources of solid wastes.
18) List the harmful effects of biodegradable wastes.
19) List some of the harmful effects of non biodegradable wastes.
20) What are the functions of ozone layer?
21) How is ozone formed? Give the harmful effects caused due to ozone depletion.
22) List different modes of solid waste disposal.
23) How can we reduce volume of waste?
24) List two human activities responsible for polluting our environment.
25) Choose the biodegradable pollutants from the list given below-
Sewage, DDT, Radioactive waste, Agricultural waste, Glass, Paper, Eggshell, Silver foil, Leather,
Nylon cloth.
26) Write salient features of the food chain.
27) State the 10% law of energy flow.
28) Suggest any four activities in daily life which are eco- friendly.
29) Accumulation of harmful chemicals in our bodies can be avoided. Explain how this can be achieved.
30) Propose a way to dispose off vegetable peels so that the environment is not polluted.

CATEGORY B

1)What do you understand by the statement – the flow of energy in an ecosystem is always
unidirectional?
2) An ecosystem constitutes a maximum of five trophic levels. Comment.
3) Rearrange the following according to their trophic level in a food chain-
phytoplankton, fish, crocodile and zooplankton.
4) What is biomagnification? Will the levels of this magnification be different at different
levels of the ecosystem?
5) Which one of the following is not a pair of the biotic environment:
a) Water, Algae, Fish, Bacteria
b) Insects, Air, Plants, Birds
6) What is the difference between the food habits of organisms belonging to the first and the third
trophic levels? Give one example each of the organisms belonging to these two trophic levels.
7) Aakash is a student of class X and is a member of Eco Club of the school.
Mention any two suggestions that he can make to improve the environment of the school.
8)You have been selected to talk on ‘ ozone layer and its protection’ in the school assembly on
Environment day.
a) Why should ozone layer be protected to save the environment?
b) List any two ways that you would stress in your talk to bring in awareness amongst your
Fellow friends that would also help in protection of ozone layer as well as the
Environment.
9)We often observe domestic waste decomposing in the bylanes of residential colonies. Suggest
ways to make people realize that the improper disposal of waste is harmful to the environment.
10) Indicate the flow of energy through a simple food chain with rabbit as one of its constituents.

CATEGORY C

1) In the following food chain 5J of energy is available to man. How much energy was available at
producer level?
Plant Sheep Man
2) Calculate the amount of energy available to the lion in the following food chain if plants have 20,000J
of energy available from the Sun:
Plant Deer Lion
3) The number of malarial patients in a village increase tremendously when a large number of frogs
were exported from the village. What could be the cause for it? Explain with the help of a food chain.
4)) With the knowledge of energy transfer in the food chain, man can place himself at an advantageous position in the
chain. Explain.
6) We do not clean ponds or lakes, but an aquarium needs to be cleaned. Why?

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