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    Our Environment

    Case Study Based Questions


    Case Study 1
    Observe the food web given below:

    Study the above diagram carefully and give the answer of the following questions:

    Q1. The mussel can be described as:


    a. producer
    b. primary consumer
    c. secondary consumer
    d. decomposer

    Q2. Which trophic level is incorrectly defined?


    a. Carnivores - secondary or tertiary consumers
    b. Decomposers - microbial heterotroph
    c. Herbivores - primary consumers
    d. Omnivores - moulds, yeast and mushrooms
    Q3. The given figure best represents:

    a. grassland food chain


    b. parasitic food chain
    c. forest food chain
    d. aquatic food chain

    Q4. Why do all food chains start with plants?


    a. Because plants are easily grown.
    b. Because plants are nutritious.
    c. Because plants can produce their own energy.
    d. Because plants do not require energy.

    Q5. In the food web, which two organisms are competing for food?

    a. A and B
    b. A and C
    c. D and F
    d. B and D

    Answers
    1. (c) secondary consumer
    2. (d) Omnivores - moulds, yeast and mushrooms
    3. (a) grassland food chain
    4. (c) Because plants can produce their own energy.
    5. (d) B and D
    Case Study 2
    Human body is made up of five important components, of which water is the main
    component. Food as well as potable water are essential for every human being. The food
    is obtained from plants through agriculture. Pesticides are being used extensively for a
    high yield in the fields. These pesticides are absorbed by the plants from the soil along
    with water and minerals and from the water bodies these pesticides are taken up by the
    aquatic animals and plants. As these chemicals are not biodegradable,
    they get accumulated progressively at each trophic level. The maximum concentration of
    these chemicals gets accumulated in our bodies. and greatly affects the health of our
    mind and body. (CBSE 2020)

    Ready the given passage carefully and give the answer of the following questions:

    Q1. Why is the maximum concentration of pesticides found in human beings?

    Q2. Give one method which could be applied to reduce our intake of pesticides through
    food to some extent.

    Q3. Various steps in a food chain represent:


    a. food web
    b. trophic level
    c. ecosystem
    d. biomagnification

    Q4. With regard to various food chains operating in an ecosystem, man is a:


    a. consumer
    b. producer
    c. producer and consumer
    d. producer and decomposer

    Q5. The decomposers are not included in any food chain. Why?

    Answers
    1. The maximum concentration of pesticides is found in human beings because of
    biological magnification as human beings are at the top of the food chain.
    2. Methods that can be used to reduce our intake of pesticides through food to some
    extent are as follows:
    (i) We can avoid the usage of chemical pesticides.
    (ii) Organic farming should be done.

    3. (b) trophic level

    4. (a) consumer

    5. Decomposers consume the dead matter of all organisms at each trophic level. So, it is
    impossible to place the decomposers at a specific trophic level as they act at every
    trophic level of the food chain.

    Case Study 3
    Food chains are very important for the survival of most species.

    Study the given diagram carefully and give the answer of the following questions:

    Q1. If 10,000 J solar energy falls on green plants in a terrestrial ecosystem, what
    percentage of solar energy will be converted into food energy?
    a. 10,000 J
    b. 100 J
    c. 1000 J
    d. It will depend on the type of the terrestrial plant.

    Q2. If Mr. Ravi is consuming curd/yogurt for lunch, which trophic level in a food chain he
    should be considered as occupying?
    a. First trophic level
    b. Second trophic level
    c. Third trophic level
    d. Fourth trophic level

    Q3. The decomposers are not included in the food chain. The correct reason for the
    same is because decomposers:
    a. act at every trophic level of the food chain.
    b. do not breakdown organic compounds.
    c. convert organic material to inorganic forms.
    d. release enzymes outside their body to convert organic material to inorganic forms.

    Q4. Matter and energy are two fundamental inputs of an ecosystem. Movement of:
    a. energy is bidirectional and matter is repeatedly circulating.
    b. energy is repeatedly circulating and matter is unidirectional.
    c. energy is unidirectional and matter is repeatedly circulating.
    d. energy is multi-directional and matter is bidirectional.

    Q5. Which of the following limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain?
    a. Decrease in energy at higher trophic levels
    b. Less availability of food
    c. Polluted air
    d. Water

    Answers
    1. (b) 100 J

    2. (c) Third trophic level

    3. (a) act at every trophic level of the food chain.


    4. (c) energy is unidirectional and matter is repeatedly circulating.

    5. (a) Decrease in energy at higher trophic level

    Case Study 4
    An ecosystem may be defined as a structural and functional unit of the biosphere
    comprising living organisms and their non-living environment which interact by means of
    food chains and biogeochemical cycles resulting in energy-flow, biotic diversity and

    material cycling to form a stable, self-supporting system.


    Read the above passage carefully and give the answers of the following questions:

    Q1. What are the two basic process involved in an ecosystem?

    Q2. Out of orchard, lake, aquarium and cropland, which is not an artificial ecosystem?

    Q3. What is the role of fungi and bacteria in an ecosystem?

    Q4. What would one of the likely result if all decomposers in a particular ecosystem were
    wiped out?

    Q5. Write any four examples of abiotic factors.

    Answers
    1. Cycling of materials and flow of energy.

    2. Lake is not an artificial ecosystem.

    3. Fungi and bacteria are decomposers which recycle

    They also produce many of the nutrients that plants need to grow.

    4. The earth would be covered with dead organisms and their excrement.

    5. Four examples of abiotic factors are:


    (i) temperature, (ii) rain, (iii) soil and (iv) wind.
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