10th Grade > Chemistry
OUR ENVIRONMENT MCQs
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A
An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the non-living components of their environment (things like air, water and minerals, light etc), interacting as a system. So, mountains are also a part of the natural ecosystem.
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B
China is the country which has the largest number of hydroelectric dams. Hydropower doesn't pollute the air like power plants that burn fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas. Hydropower is a domestic source of energy, produced in the United States. Hydropower relies on the water cycle, which is driven by the sun, thus it's a renewable power source.
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B
Kitchen waste, leaves and fruit peels are completely organic in nature and can be decomposed naturally into simpler compounds. The simple organic and inorganic molecules add to the fertility of the soil and make it nutrient rich.
Other substances mentioned are non-biodegradable and their direct disposal into soil or water can have harmful effects. Compost is biodegradable but in this case, it is grouped with non-biodegradable substances.
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B
The ozone depletion process begins when CFCs and other ozone-depleting substances (ODS) are emitted into the atmosphere. CFCs are extremely stable, and they do not dissolve in rain. After a period of time, CFC molecules reach the stratosphere. Due to the action of UV rays, CFCs release chlorine atoms.These chlorine atoms react with ozone molecules and destroy the ozone layer.
It is estimated that one chlorine atom can destroy over 1,00,000 ozone molecules before it is removed from the stratosphere.
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B
A food web is formed by the interconnections of different food chains which are interdependent. It involves a complex interlinking of producers and consumers. Here, the organisms of a higher trophic level feed on several types of organisms belonging to a lower trophic level.
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A
Ozone at the higher levels of the atmosphere is a product of UV radiation acting on oxygen O2 molecules.
O2 UV−−→ O+O
O+O2 → O3 (Ozone)
The sun propagates ultraviolet radiations which has an adverse effect on living beings. This layer absorbs the radiations and prohibits them from entering the outer surface of the earth.
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B
Food chain is a series of organisms feeding on one another. From the given options, 'grass, goat and human' forms a food chain. Here, grass prepares its food during photosynthesis and becomes food for a goat, which in turn becomes food for humans. This food chain starts with producers (i.e.,grass) and ends in tertiary consumer (i.e. human).
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C
Humans cannot digest high fibre containing substances like grass. It won't kill you, but it isn't advisable to snack on it. Human stomachs cannot digest hard raw leaves and grass easily, but cows can. This is because humans do not produce cellulose-digesting enzymes. Having a longer or a shorter alimentary canal is not a deciding factor in this.
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A, B, and C
Bioplastics are plastics made from natural materials, as opposed to ordinary plastics that are based on petroleum.
All bioplastics we produce are biodegradable or compostable.
• Biodegradable products break down under the influence of natural elements.
• Compostable products can be turned into compost within six months and leave behind no harmful substances.
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A
The ecological niche describes how an organism or population responds to the distribution of resources and competitors and how it, in turn, alters those same factors. A niche is the fit of a species living under specific environmental conditions.