Environment and Feeding Relationship Short Question With Answer: General Science Cadet College Test
[toggle title=”Q.No.01: Define ecosystem and give its examples?” state=”close”] Ans: Living organisms and nonliving things interact with each other to form a system called “ecosystem”. e.g. desert, mountains, rivers, forests etc. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.02: Write the components of ecosystem?” state=”close”] Ans: Ecosystem consists of two parts:
(i) Living organism or biotic factors
(ii) Non-living things or abiotic factors [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.03: Define population and community?” state=”close”] Ans: Population:
The organisms of the same kind living and reproducing in the same particular area is called “population”.
Community:
All the populations of different kinds of organisms living together in an area make a community. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.04: What is the difference between producers and consumers?” state=”close”] Ans: Producers: Plants make their own food using sunlight.
Consumers: Animals eat plants or other animals because they cannot make their own food. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.05: What is “habitat”?” state=”close”] Ans: [The place where organisms live and reproduce is called “habitat”. /toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.06: Which factors cause changes in a habitat?” state=”close”] Ans: Light, temperature, air, soil and water are biotic factors of the environment. Changes in these factors will bring changes in the population of the environment. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.07: How migration affects the habitat?” state=”close”] Ans: Migration also changes the size of the population of a habitat. When few organisms leave the habitat or enter into a habitat that will increase or decrease the size of population of that area. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.08: What are the causes of floods?” state=”close”] Ans: A lot of rain in an area for a long time will result in flooding. Many plants and animals die due to flooding. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.09: What do you mean by “earthquake”?” state=”close”] Ans: The sudden shocks to the earth surface due to the movement of earth plates is called “earthquake”. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.10: What are the causes of “air pollution”?” state=”close”] Ans: Air pollution causing agents are factories, motor vehicles and other combusting agents. It damages health and the environment. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.11: Define the term “reduce” the resources?” state=”close”] Ans: Reduce means to cut down on the use of resources. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.12: Define “Reuse”?” state=”close”] Ans: Reuse means not to throw away things that can be used again. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.13: Define “Recycling”?” state=”close”] Ans: Recycle means to make new things from the used material. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.14: Define the term “adaptations”?” state=”close”] Ans: Plants and animals develop special features to live in a habitat. These special features are called “adaptations”. [/toggle]
[toggle title=”Q.No.15: What are the types of adaptations?” state=”close”] Ans: Change in an organism’s body.
Change in organism’s behavior.
Change in defence habits.[/toggle]
