Conservation of Environment

Q.

All animals of a particular region or habitat are called:

1. Flora

2. Fauna

3. Both A and B

4. None of the above

Q. Lithosphere alone _________ support life.

1. can
2. can't
3. may
4. may not

Q. Consider the following statements:

1) Ellen wrote in a book with a pencil and finished it.
2) She then erased her writing and wrote on the same pages with a pen.
3) Later, she used those pages for art and craft work to decorate her house.

Choose the options that correctly describe the above statements.

1. 1 - Reuse
   2 - Reduce
2. 2 - Reuse
   3 - Recycle
3. 1 - Recycle
   2 - Reduce
4. 2 - Recycle
   3 - Reuse

Q. Define biodiversity and explain the ways to conserve it.

Q.

Explain biodiversity.

Q.

What do you mean by flora and fauna ?

Q. Choose the correct statements about natural environment.

1. Anything living is part of a natural environment.
2. Only living things form the natural environment.
3. All the non-living components are part of the natural environment.
4. Non-living things can also be a part of natural environment.

Q. Hydrosphere consists of all the ______ that exist on Earth.

1. gases
2. dust particles
3. water
4. plants

Q. What steps could be adopted to preserve biodiversity and protect the Earth?

1. Educating people
2. Utilising resources judiciously
3. Formulating awareness programmes
4. Controlling pollution

Q. Which of the following are good examples of what allows us to classify something as an ecosystem?

1. Collision of two oxygen molecules in isolation
2. Animals consuming plants
3. Humans constructing buildings and shelters
4. Dead plants decomposing

Q. The domain of water is called the ____________.

1. Lithosphere
2. Atmosphere
3. Hydrosphere
4. Biosphere

Q. Which of the following do you think could have been a characteristic of our reality had there been no human-made environment?

1. Hunter-gatherer societies would never have existed.
2. Humans might never have begun cooking their food.
3. Settlements could only have consisted of small buildings.
4. Caves could have been a common option for permanent settlement across the globe.

Q. The thin layer of air that surrounds the earth is called the ________.

1. Lithosphere
2. Hydrosphere
3. Biosphere
4. Atmosphere

Q. Why is it said that the environment functions as our basic life support?

1. It consists of essential things like the air that we breathe and the water that we drink.
2. Resources for the production of objects such as furniture and clothes may be found in the environment.
3. It is the only inherent source of comfort for all living beings.
4. It has been deemed by the governments across the world as being essential to human life.