The document is a practice exam for a class on human and social biology. It contains questions about various types of pollution, their sources and negative effects, as well as treatment and prevention methods. It also asks students to identify parts of a pit latrine diagram and state differences between biological filter and activated sludge sewage disposal methods. Finally, it asks students to explain why overfishing is bad for ecosystems and how fishery resources can be conserved.
The document is a practice exam for a class on human and social biology. It contains questions about various types of pollution, their sources and negative effects, as well as treatment and prevention methods. It also asks students to identify parts of a pit latrine diagram and state differences between biological filter and activated sludge sewage disposal methods. Finally, it asks students to explain why overfishing is bad for ecosystems and how fishery resources can be conserved.
The document is a practice exam for a class on human and social biology. It contains questions about various types of pollution, their sources and negative effects, as well as treatment and prevention methods. It also asks students to identify parts of a pit latrine diagram and state differences between biological filter and activated sludge sewage disposal methods. Finally, it asks students to explain why overfishing is bad for ecosystems and how fishery resources can be conserved.
The document is a practice exam for a class on human and social biology. It contains questions about various types of pollution, their sources and negative effects, as well as treatment and prevention methods. It also asks students to identify parts of a pit latrine diagram and state differences between biological filter and activated sludge sewage disposal methods. Finally, it asks students to explain why overfishing is bad for ecosystems and how fishery resources can be conserved.
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Pollution and Resources
Saraswati Vidya Niketan
Human and Social Biology
Name: Form:
Instruction: Answer all questions. Time: 30 minutes.
Question 1
(a) Complete the table below: (16 marks)
Pollutants Sources Negative effects Treatment/prevention (1 mark each) (2 marks each) (1 mark each) a. Sulphur dioxide
b. Carbon monoxide
c. Nitrates and phosphates
d. Toxic chemicals
Table showing the sources, negative effects and treatment/prevention of various pollutants Pollution and Resources Question 2
(a) Identify any four parts of the pit latrine below. (4 marks)
Diagram of a pit latrine
(b) State two differences between the biological filter and activated sludge method of large scale sewage disposal. (2 marks) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(c) Explain why overfishing is bad for the ecosystem and state how this resource can be conserved. (3 marks) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
