Our Environment (Worksheet)

Fill in the blanks

1. Our environment has four components: ________, _________, __________ and ____________.
2. Abnormal increase of the temperature in the environment due to the continuous accumulation of
gaseous pollutants is known as __________ _____________.

3. An ecosystem consists of ________components comprising of living organisms and ________

components comprising of physical factors like temperature, rainfall, wind, soil and minerals.

4. __________ is one of the green house gas. It is used as solvent, refrigerants, aerosol spray
propellants and in foam packaging.

5. ___________ is the study of relationships between living things and the non-living components.
6.The various components of an ecosystem are ______________ (independent/interdependent).
7. The waste we generate may be ____________ or _____________.
8. The harmful U.V. radiation induces change in ________ which is responsible for ________
cancer.

9. The two things moving through an ecosystem are ________ and ____________.
10. Synthetic (non-biodegradable) wastes when enter the food chain and accumulate in the body of
organisms, it is called ______________.

11. An _________ is an artificial and incomplete ecosystem in contrast to a pond which is a natural,
self-sustaining and complete ecosystem.

12. ___________ which consume other carnivorous animals constitute third and higher order
consumers.

13. Polythense is an example of _____________ waste.

14. Food chains are of two types _________ and ____________.
Answers:
1. atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere
2. global warming
3. biotic, abiotic
4. Chloroflurocarbon (CFC)
5. Ecology or Enviroment Biology
6. interdependent
7. biodegradable, non-biodegradable
8. DNA, skin and/or blood
9. energy, matter
10. biomagnification
11. aquarium
12. Carnivores
13. non-biodegradable
14. grazing food chain, detritus food chain