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Course CodeCE: Subject Code22447: Subject Name: Environmental studies: Topic Name : Ecosystem
and biodiversity: UO 3a,3b, 3c, 3f: Assessments: Formative

Course expert Name - Anant Fulzele and Mrs Swati Ingale

Assessment Type: Formative Assessments: Embedded questions in video

Set 1: Question No 1 Set 1: Question No 2 Set 1: Question No 3

Set 1- Set 1- Set 1-

No1: Which one of the following is not a No2: Transfer of energy from source of No3: The type of ecosystem with the
gaseous biogeochemical cycle in an plants through a series of organism is highest mean plant productivity is
ecosystem? known as ________________ _______________

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application

a) Carbon cycle a) Food web a) Tundra

b) Phosphorous cycle b) Energy cycle b) Temperate grassland

c) Sulphur cycle c) Food chain c) Desert

d) Nitrogen cycle d) Biological system d) Tropical rain forest

Ans: b Ans: c Ans: d

Set 2: Question No 1 Set 2: Question No 2 Set 2: Question No 3

In ecosystem standing crop refers An ecosystem which can be easily Which ecosystem produce the highest
to________________ damaged but can be recovered after annual net primary productivity?
some time if damaging effect stops will
be having ____________________

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application

b) All the green plants a) High stability and high resilience a) Tropical evergreen forest

e) All the non living materials b) High stability and low resilience b)Tropical rain forest

f) All living and dead animals c) Low stability and low resilience c) Tropical deciduous forest

g) All the living materials both animals d) Low stability and high resilience d) Temperate evergreen forest
and plants
Ans: d Ans: d Ans: b
 Set 3: Question No 1 Set 3: Question No 2 Set 3: Question No 3

____________is the term used to Which of the following is not the value of The biodiversity contained in the
describe the variety of life found on Earth biodiversity? ecosystem provides forest dwellers with
and all of the natural processes. all their daily needs is______use value.

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application

a) Biodiversity a) Social use a) Ethical and Moral

b) Ecosystem b) Aesthetical use b) Consumptive

c) Biosphere c) Environmental use c) Aesthetical

d) Ecology d) Moral d) Social

Ans: a Ans: c Ans: b

Set 4: Question No 1 Set 4: Question No 2 Set 4: Question No 3

The initiative of biodiversity assessment Which of the following is not a Causes of marketable products such as animal skins,
focuses on which ecosystem types: biodiversity losses? ivory, medicinal plants, honey, etc comes
under_______.

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application

a) Forest a) Over exploitation a) Productive value

b) wetland b) Eco-friendly b) Consumptive value

c) Marine c) Co-extinction c) Aesthetic value

d) All of the above d) Habitat loss and fragmentation d) Social value

Ans: d Ans: b Ans: a

 Set 5: Question No 1 Set 5: Question No 2 Set 5: Question No 3

_______called the ‘lungs of the planet’. Which leads to over- exploitation of Which of the following is not an
natural resources? Important hot spots in India?

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application

a) Sahyadry rain forest a) Greed a) Himalayan

b) Kankan rain forest b) Eco-friendly b)Western ghat

c) Amazon rain forest c) Need c) Indo-Berma

d) South Africa rain forest d) All of the above d) Central ghat

Ans: c Ans: a Ans: d

Assessment Type: Summative: End of CO: in LMS

Summative: Q 1 Summative: Q 2 Summative: Q 3 Summative: Q 4 Summative: Q 5

What flows through the The process in which Which type of What makes plant Into how many areas
ecosystem while matter green plants and few ecosystem accounts for producers? the energy that is
cycles within them? organisms use sunlight most of the net primary received by organisms
to synthesize nutrients productivity on earth during energy transfer
is known__________ even though it has a is converted?
low average net
primary productivity?

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application Understanding Application

a)Energy a) Chemosynthesis a) Tropical rain forest a) Plants produce their a) One

own food

b) Force b) Photosynthesis b) desert b) Plants depend on b) Two

other organisms for
food

c) Pressure c) Food chain c) Tropical evergreen c) Plants are c) Three

forest decomposers

d) wind d) Food web d) Ocean d) Plants do not require d) Four

any energy

Ans: a Ans: b Ans: d Ans: a Ans:c

Summative: Q 1 Summative: Q 2 Summative: Q 3 Summative: Q 4 Summative: Q 5

The area to which a A set of organisms that Habitat of Dog Fish is  The destruction of Each organism in an
species is biologically resemble one another habitat of plants and ecosystem is at a
adapted to live is in appearance and animals is called specific feeding stage
known behaviour is called as
as-------------- called a -------------- the ----

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application Understanding Application

a) Niche a) Exons a) River a) endemism a) Climax level

b) Habitat b) Prions b) Pond b) endangered species b) Producer level

c) Succession c) Species c) Lake c) habitant loss  c) Trophic level

d) All of the above d) None of the above d) Sea d) flood d) Consumptive level

Ans: b Ans: c Ans: d Ans: c Ans:c

Summative: Q 1 Summative: Q 2 Summative: Q 3 Summative: Q 4 Summative: Q 5

Zoos are examples for Study of inter- How is the An ecosystem gradually
relationship between atmosphere, An ecosystem consist of merges with an
organisms and their hydrosphere and adjoining one through a
environment lithosphere transitional
is connected ? zone called the ---------

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application Understanding Application

a) insitu conservation a) Ecology a) Hydrological cycle a) Green plants and a) ecological niche
animals

b) in vivo conservation b) Ecosystem b) Nitrogen cycle b) Green plants and b) ecological footprint
decomposers

c) exsitu conservation  c) Phytogeography c) Oxygen cycle c) Producers and c) ecotone

consumers

d) exvivo conservation d) Ethology d) Carbon cycle d) Green plants, animals, d) Biodiversity loss
decomposers and abiotic
environment
Ans: c Ans: a Ans: d Ans: d Ans:c
Summative: Q 1 Summative: Q 2 Summative: Q 3 Summative: Q 4 Summative: Q 5

Driving force in an Which of the following A trophic level refers to: Levels of biodiversity Which ecological
ecosystem is is a possible producer in pyramid is always
include all but one:
an ecosystem? upright?

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application Understanding Application

a)Plants a) Plants a) Area in the tropics a) Genetics a) Pyramid of number

b) Animals b) An organism’s b) Species b) Pyramid of biomass

b) Producers portion in a food chain

c) Solar energy c) Human c) An organism’s c) Population c) Pyramid of energy

position in an
ecosystem
d) Biomass energy d) Fish d) An organism’s d) Ecosystem d) Pyramid of number
position in a biome and biomass

Ans: c Ans: a Ans: c Ans: c Ans:c

Summative: Q 1 Summative: Q 2 Summative: Q 3 Summative: Q 4 Summative: Q 5

The type of diversity Conservation of An ecosystem may not

including all the biodiversity outside the undergo changes The primary producers Energy flow in an
different kinds of living natural habitat is called because: in a forest ecosystem ecosystem is always:
things found in a as:
certain are:
habitat is called as:

Recall/ Remembering Understanding Application Understanding Application

a) Species diversity a) Ex-situ a) It is in a state of a) Chlorophyll a) Unidirectional

homeostasis containing trees and
plants
b) Genetic diversity b) In-situ b) It has plants and b) Herbivores b) Cyclic
animals both

c) Ecosystem diversity c) Conservation c) It gets solar energy c) Carnivores c) Reversible

continuously

d) Population diversity d) In-vivo d) The decomposers are d) Bacteria and other d) Multi-directional
present in it micro-organism

Ans: a Ans: a Ans: a Ans: a Ans: a

 Assessment Type: Practice Worksheets: End of CO: in LMS/ downloadable PDF
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A. Question Space B. Question Space

Define ecosystem? Describe various aspects of ecosystem?

A. Answer Space B. Answer Space

C. Question Space D. Question Space

State the divisions of ecosystem? Describe the general characteristics of
ecosystem?

C. Answer Space D. Answer Space

E. Question Space F. Question Space
State different functions of ecosystem? Define biodiversity?

E. Answer Space F. Answer Space

G. Question Space H. Question Space

List different levels of biodiversity with Describe theconservation of biodiversity?
examples?

G. Answer Space H. Answer Space

I. Question Space J. Question Space
State causes of biodiversity losses. Describe threats to biodiversity.

I. Answer Space J. Answer Space

K. Question Space L. Question Space

Describe hotspots of biodiversity. List out endangered species in India.

K. Answer Space L. Answer Space

M. Question Space N. Question Space
Describe Conservation of biodiversity. State various laws of biodiversity
conservation.

M. Answer Space N. Answer Space

O. Question Space P. Question Space

Describe values of biodiversity. Describe the biodiversity assessment.

O. Answer Space P. Answer Space