Unit – II Sustainability and Renewable Resources
16 MARKS
2.1 Natural Resources: Types, importance, Causes and effects of depletion. (Forest Resources, Water Resources, Energy Resources, Land resources, Mineral resources), (IKS-Concepts of Panchmahabhuta)
2.2 Impact of overexploitation of natural resources on the environment, optimum use of natural resources
2.3 Energy forms (Renewable and non-renewable) such as Thermal energy, nuclear energy, Solar energy, Wind energy, Geothermal energy, Biomass energy, Hydropower energy, biofuel
2.4 Green Solutions in the form of New Energy Sources such as Hydrogen energy, Ocean energy
& Tidal energy
SET 7
#1. What is a significant advantage of implementing energy conservation measures in businesses?
#2. What is a primary consequence of overusing freshwater resources?
#3. Overfishing in oceans primarily leads to:
#4. Which of the following is a significant environmental impact of deforestation?
#5. What is the term used to describe the exhaustion of fertile land due to overuse and poor land management?
#6. Which resource is most likely to be overexploited due to intensive agriculture?
#7. What is the impact of over-extracting fossil fuels on the environment?
#8. The overuse of which resource has led to significant loss of biodiversity in tropical rainforests?
#9. What is a significant consequence of overusing soil for agriculture without proper management?
#10. Which of the following best describes the impact of excessive groundwater extraction?
#11. The overexploitation of which natural resource is most directly linked to climate change?
#12. Who proposed the 10% energy transfer law of food chain?
#13. What is the term for the mass of living material at a particular trophic level at a specific time?
#14. What are plant decomposers?
#15. Which of the following is the most stable ecosystem?
#16. In a terrestrial ecosystem such as a forest which trophic level possesses the maximum energy?
#17. Which of the following is a feature of a biological community?
#18. If decomposers were entirely removed from an ecosystem what would be the impact on its functioning?
#19. What is the term for the vertical distribution of different species occupying different levels in a biotic community?
#20. Which of the following animals can occupy more than one trophic level in the same ecosystem at the same time?
#21. What is a characteristic feature of the cropland ecosystem?
#22. Which ecosystem has the most biomass?
#23. What does the upper part of a sea/aquatic ecosystem contain?
#24. What is the natural reservoir of phosphorus?
#25. The process by which earthworms break down detritus into smaller particles is called?
#26. Most animals living in the deep oceanic waters are?
#27. Which one shows a one-way passage in an ecosystem?
#28. Both hydrarch and xerarch succession lead to?
#29. In a maize field ecosystem which one of the following is a primary consumer?
#30. What happens during ecological succession?
#31. What type of ecological pyramid would be obtained with the following data? Secondary consumer: 120 g Primary consumer: 60 g Primary producer: 10 g
#32. Which of the following best defines biodiversity?
#33. What is the primary cause of biodiversity loss?
#34. Which of the following ecosystems is most likely to have the highest biodiversity?
#35. What is an example of a keystone species?
#36. What does the term “endemic species” refer to?
#37. Which of the following is an example of a genetic resource that contributes to biodiversity?
#38. Which convention aims to conserve biological diversity globally?
#39. In which of the following regions would you expect the highest species diversity?
#40. What is the term used for the loss of species , habitats or ecosystems?
#41. What is one way humans can help protect biodiversity?
#42. Which of the following is the main objective of the “National Biodiversity Action Plan” (NBAP) of India?
#43. Which of the following initiatives is part of the “Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring Programme” in India?
#44. What is the main focus of the “State of India’s Birds” (SoIB) report?
#45. Which of the following is a significant biodiversity assessment tool used in India for identifying and cataloging species?
#46. The “Indian Biodiversity Information System” (IBIS) is primarily aimed at:
#47. Which of the following assessments focuses on the “Red List of Threatened Species” in India?
#48. The “Forest Survey of India” (FSI) is responsible for assessing:
#49. Which of the following schemes is aimed at promoting the conservation of India’s medicinal plant species?
#50. The “Bio-Diversity Management Committees” (BMCs) were established under the provisions of which Act?
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