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Summer second half continuous assessment

SUBJECT: PHE DURATION: 40 minutes CLASS: YEAR 8

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SECTION A: Objectives (10 MARKS)

1. Eutrophication is caused by an excess of: 8. Which of the following is NOT a consequence of
a) Nitrogen and phosphorus b) Heavy metals soil contamination?
c) Radioactive waste d) Oil and grease a) Reduced agricultural productivity
2. Which of the following is NOT a type of water b) Increased risk of cancer
pollutant? c) Improved water quality
a) Pathogens b) Sediments d) Contamination of food crops
c) Oxygen d) Pesticides 9. Which of the following is NOT a method of soil
3. Bioaccumulation occurs when: conservation?
a) Pollutants settle to the bottom of a water body a) Crop rotation b) Contour plowing
b) Toxins build up in the tissues of organisms over c) Urban sprawl d) Terracing
time 10. What is the primary cause of desertification?
c) Algal blooms consume all available oxygen a) Deforestation b) Overgrazing
d) Acidic compounds dissolve in water c) Industrial pollution d) Climate change
4. Thermal pollution refers to:
a) The release of heated water into natural water Section B
bodies Instruction: answer all questions
b) The dumping of radioactive waste into oceans (20 marks)
c) The discharge of heavy metals from industrial A day never passes by without humans generating
facilities waste. Though it is inevitable to generate it yet one
d) The contamination of groundwater by pesticides must think of the consequences of these waste products
5. Which of the following diseases is NOT associated from our bodies, factories, automobile engine and
with water pollution? homes.
a) Cholera b) Malaria The nature of the pollutants depend on how
c) Dysentery d) Typhoid fever hazardous they are for instance, the plastics and most
6. Which of the following is a non-biodegradable chemicals are non-biodegradable. This poses threat to
pollutant? organisms resulting to bioaccumulation in organisms.
a) Paper b) Plastic The challenges that pollutants cause is just
c) Food waste d) Leaves innumerable from famine to extinction of organisms
7. What is the primary cause of desertification? and many more.
a) Deforestation b) Overgrazing Pollutants can also be categorized into land
c) Industrial pollution d) Climate change pollutants, water pollutant and air pollutants.
Though pollutants cannot be prevented but it can be
curbed to subvert the adverse effect on organisms and
the ecosystem at large.

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1. Suggest three other effects of water pollution. (3
marks)
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b. Recommend three solutions to water pollution. (3
marks)
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c. ‘’though it is inevitable to generate…’’ Suggest why.
(2 marks)
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d. Describe eutrophication. (2 marks)
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2. Describe bioaccumulation. (3 marks)
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b. What does it mean when a waste is said to be non-
biodegradable? (2 marks)
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c. How does non-biodegradable waste affect our
surrounding? (2 marks)
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d. Identify three waste that are non-biodegradable. (3
marks)
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Section C: answer one question
1. Suggest three sources of water pollution. (3 marks)
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b. Define bioaccumulation. (2 marks)
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c. Identify three effects of water pollution. (3 marks)
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d. List two sources of water pollution. (2 marking)
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2. Water pollution can cause famine. Discuss. (2
marks)
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b. Suggest three ways water pollution can be
controlled. (3 marks)
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c. Define water pollution (2 marks)
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d. What are pollutants? Give two examples of water
pollutant. (3 marks)
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