ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE QUIZ

Organisms that feed upon other living organisms as a source of energy and nutrients are called as

Pests

Producers

Decomposers

Consumers

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Leader of "Narmada Bachao Andolan"

Mayilamma

Menaka Gandhi

Medha Patkar

Vandana Siva

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The term "normal" refers to weather data averaged over:

Thirty years

Several months

One year

At least a day

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The first trophic level in a food chain

Green Plants

Herbivores

Carnivores

Bacteria

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Which of the following is the best indicator of SO2 pollution.

pteridophyte

lichen

bryophyte

algae

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A narrow valley with steep sides is known as

Gorge

Canyon

Waterfall

Landslide

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Low clouds retard surface cooling at night better than clear skies because:

The clouds absorb and radiate infrared energy back to earth

The water droplets in the clouds reflect infrared energy back to earth

The formation of the clouds releases latent heat energy

The clouds are better conductors of heat than is the clear night air

The clouds start convection currents between them

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________ is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas.

Vegetation

Ecosystem

Desertification

Land fertility

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The term Ecosystem was coined by

Clements

Arthur G Tansley

Elton

Odum

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Good urban planning is essential for __________ land use.

Unplanned

Rational

Irrational

Planned

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