Wednesday, 4 November 2015

BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION : ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES REVISION TEST


CLASS-XII

REVISION TEST

BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

 

Q.(1)    Why is Eichhornia crassipes nick named as “Terror of Bengal”?                              (1)

Q.(2)    How do algal blooms affect the life in water bodies?                                               (1)

Q.(3)    Name the two most biodiversity rich zones of India.                                                 (1)

Q.(4)    Justify with an example where a deliberate attempt by humans has led to the extinction of a particular species.                                                                                               (2)

Q.(5)    Explain, giving one example, how co-extinction is one of the causes of loss of biodiversity, list the two other causes also (without description).                              (2)

Q.(6)    A crane had DDT as 5 PPM in its body. What would happen to the population of such birds. Explain giving reasons.                                                                                               (2)

Q.(7)    Mention how e-waste is produced and disposed off? Write the solution for its treatment.                                                                                                                         (2)

Q.(8)    Refrigerants are considered to be a necessity in modern living, but are said to be responsible for ozone holes  detected in Antartica justify.                                        (3)

Q.(9)    (a)        Explain the significance of Ecological pyramids with the help of an example.

            (b)        Why are the pyramids referred to as upright or invented.                            (3)

Q.(10)  What are sacred groves? Where are they found? What is their role in conservation? (3)

Q.(11)  (a)        Name the green house gases. How do they affect life on earth?                   (2)

            (b)        Describe is detail the eutrophication of a lake with example.                      (3)                                                       

 

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