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SRI NACHAMMAL VIDYAVANI SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
WORKSHEET: OUR ENVIRONMENT

Name: _______________ Subject: BIOLOGY
Grade: X Date:
I. Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which one of the following is an artificial ecosystem?
(a) Pond (b) Crop field (c) Lake (d) Forest
2. In a food chain, the third trophic level is always occupied by
(a) carnivores (b) herbivores (c) decomposers (d) producers
3. An ecosystem includes
(a) all living organisms
(b) non-living objects
(c) both living organisms and non-living objects
(d) sometimes living organisms and sometimes non-living objects
4. In the given food chain, suppose the amount of energy at fourth trophic level is 5 kJ, what
will be the energy available at the producer level?
Grass Grasshopper Frog Snake Hawk
(a) 5 k J (b) 50 k J (c) 500 k J (d) 5000 k J
5. Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each
higher trophic level is known as
(a) eutrophication (b) pollution (c) biomagnifications (d) accumulation
6. Depletion of ozone is mainly due to
(a) chlorofluorocarbon compounds (b) carbon monoxide
(c) methane (d) pesticides
7. Organisms which synthesise carbohydrates from inorganic compounds using radiant energy
are called
(a) decomposers (b) producers (c) herbivores (d) carnivores
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8. In an ecosystem, the 10% of energy available for transfer from one trophic level to the next is
in the form of
(a) heat energy (b) light energy (c) chemical energy (d) mechanical energy
9. Organisms of a higher trophic level which feed on several types of organisms belonging to a
lower trophic level constitute the
(a) food web (b) ecological pyramid (c) ecosystem (d) food chain
10. Flow of energy in an ecosystem is always
(a) unidirectional (b) bidirectional (c) multi directional (d) no specific direction
11. Excessive exposure of humans to U V-rays results in
(i) damage to immune system (ii) damage to lungs
(iii) skin cancer (iv) peptic ulcers
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
12. In the following groups of materials, which group (s) contains only non-biodegradable
items?
(i) Wood, paper, leather (ii) Polythene, detergent, PVC
(iii) Plastic, detergent, grass (iv) Plastic, bakelite, DDT
(a) (iii) (b) (iv) (c) (i) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
13. Which of the following limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain?
(a) Decrease in energy at higher trophic levels (b) Dufficient food supply
(c) Polluted air (d) Water
14. Which of the statement is incorrect?
(a) All green plants and blue green algae are producers
(b) Green plants get their food from organic compounds
(c) Producers prepare their own food from inorganic compounds
(d) Plants convert solar energy into chemical energy
15. Which group of organisms are not constituents of a food chain?
(i) Grass, lion, rabbit, wolf (ii) Plankton, man, fish, grasshopper
(iii) Wolf, grass, snake, tiger (iv) Frog, snake, eagle, grass, grasshopper
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(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (iii) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (i) and (iv)
16. The percentage of solar radiation absorbed by all the green plants for the process of
photosynthesis is about
(a) 1 % (b) 5 % (c) 8 % (d) 10 %
17. In the given Figure 15.1 the various trophic levels are shown in a pyramid. At which trophic
level is maximum energy available?
(a) T4 (b) T2 (c) T1 (d) T3
18. What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain given below?
Grass Deer Tiger
(a) The population of tiger increases
(b) The population of grass decreases
(c) Tiger will start eating grass
(d) The population of tiger decreases and the population of grass increases
19. The decomposers in an ecosystem
(a) convert inorganic material, to simpler forms
(b) convert organic material to inorganic forms
(c) convert inorganic materials into organic compounds
(d) do not breakdown organic compounds
20. If a grass hopper is eaten by a frog, then the energy transfer will be from
(a) producer to decomposer
(b) producer to primary consumer
(c) primary consumer to secondary consumer
(d) secondary consumer to primary consumer
21. Disposable plastic plates should not be used because
(a) they are made of materials with light weight
(b) they are made of toxic materials
(c) they are made of biodegradable materials
(d) they are made of non-biodegradable materials
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II. ASSERTION AND REASON BASED QUESTION:
In the following Questions, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the
statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of
the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
1.) Assertion: Accumulation of harmful chemicals is higher in case of organisms at higher
trophic level.
Reason: Food chain normally limited to 3 or 4 trophic level.
2.) Assertion: Vegetarian food habit is more beneficial to organisms.
Reason: Only 10% energy is available as food from one trophic level to next.
3.) Assertion: Autotrophs can produce food on its own.
Reason: Green plants can absorb 1% energy of sunlight that fall on the leaves.
4.) Assertion: Ozone layer is getting depleted at upper atmosphere and it is a serious cause of
concern.
Reason: CFC reacts with ozone and breaks it.
III. CASE BASED QUESTIONS:-

Food chains are very important for the survival of most species. When only one element is
removed from the food chain it can result in extinction of a species in some cases. The
foundation of the food chain consists of primary producers. Primary producers, or autotrophs,
can use either solar energy or chemical energy to create complex organic compounds, whereas
species at higher trophic levels cannot and so must consume producers or other life that itself
consumes producers. Because the sun’s light is necessary for photosynthesis, most life could
not exist if the sun disappeared. Even so, it has recently been discovered that there are some
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forms of life, chemotrophs, that appear to gain all their metabolic energy from chemosynthesis
driven by hydrothermal vents, thus showing that some life may not require solar energy to
thrive.
1) 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.
2) 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 circulation and matter is unidirectional.
c) Energy is unidirectional and matter is repeatedly circulating.
d) Energy is multidirectional and matter is bidirectional.
3) Mr. X is eating curd/yogurt. For this food intake 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
4. 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
5. 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
IV. Short Answer Questions

1. Why is improper disposal of waste a curse to environment?
2. Write the common food chain of a pond ecosystem.
3. What are the advantages of cloth bags over plastic bags during shopping?
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4. Why are crop fields known as artificial ecosystems?
5. Differentiate between biodegradable and non-biodegradable substances. Give examples.
6. Suggest one word for each of the following statements/ definitions
(a) The physical and biological world where we live in
(b) Each level of food chain where transfer of energy takes place
(c) The physical factors like temperature, rainfall, wind and soil of an ecosystem
(d) Organisms which depend on the producers either directly or indirectly for food
7. Explain the role of decomposers in the environment?
8. Select the mis-matched pair in the following and correct it.
(a) Biomagnification — Accumulation of chemicals at the successive trophic levels of a food
chain
(b) Ecosystem — Biotic components of environment
(c) Aquarium — A man-made ecosystem
(d) Parasites — Organisms which obtain food from other living organisms
9. We do not clean ponds or lakes, but an aquarium needs to be cleaned. Why?
V. Long Answer Questions

10. Indicate the flow of energy in an ecosystem. Why is it unidirectional? Justify.
11. What are decomposers? What will be the consequence of their absence in an ecosystem?
12. Suggest any four activities in daily life which are eco-friendly.
13. Give two differences between food chain and food web.
14. Name the wastes which are generated in your house daily. What measures would you take
for their disposal?
15. Suggest suitable mechanism (s) for waste management in fertilizer industries.
16. What are the by-products of fertilizer industries? How do they affect the environment?
17. Explain some harmful effects of agricultural practices on the environment.
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SRI NACHAMMAL VIDYAVANI SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

WORKSHEET: OUR ENVIRONMENT

III. CASE BASED QUESTIONS:-

IV. Short Answer Questions

V. Long Answer Questions

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