CLASS 9 – ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS
ASSESSMENT (Two hours)
Maximum marks – 100
Answer to this paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this paper is the time allowed for writing the answers
Attempt all questions from Part I and any four questions from Part II.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets []
PART I (40 Marks)
Question 1
1. Define ecosystem. [2]
2. What type of waste is generated by agricultural activities? [2]
3. What are the two divisions of components of ecosystem on structural and functional
point of view? [2]
4. What is population? [2]
5. Write any two effects of war. [2]
6. Give two alternatives of fuel wood. [2]
7. Mention any two causes of resource depletion. [2]
8. Define land use. [2]
9. We should use fossil fuel judiciously. Comment on this statement. [3]
10. What is sanitary landfill? Give one advantage of this method of waste disposal. [3]
11. Give two examples of natural ecosystem and artificial ecosystem. [3]
12. Why forests are called the natural sinks of carbon? [3]
13. What is incineration? What is its disadvantage? [3]
14. The flow of energy is unidirectional. Explain the statement. [3]
15. Explain grassland biome. [3]
16. Explain the core functions of ecosystem. [3]
PART II (60 Marks)
Attempt any four questions from this section
Question 2
1. Why is the study of ecology important? [5]
2. What is the cause of poverty in the rural area? [5]
3. Explain carbon cycle with illustration [5]
Question 3
1. Differentiate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste giving examples [5]
2. List any five causes for deforestation. [5]
3. What are the issues related to water in India? [5]
Question 4
1. Resource depletion causes imbalance in nature. Justify the statement. [5]
2. Compare and contrast grazing web and detrital web. Give examples for both types of
food chain. [5]
3. Explain the environmental effects of modern war [5]
Question 4
1. Explain briefly any five methods of waste disposal. [5]
2. How is poverty linked to environmental degradation? [5]
3. Draw the organizational chart from organism to biosphere and explain it. [5]
Question 5
1. Industrial development has negatively affected the environment. Discuss. [5]
2. Differentiate (i) community and population (ii) biome and biosphere (iii) natural and
artificial ecosystem [5]
3. Write short notes on the results of transportation, mining on natural ecosystem [5]
Question 6
1. Explain the dynamics of urban and rural poverty. [5]
2. Explain the concept of 3R’s citing suitable examples [5]
3. How can forests be saved from destruction. [5]
