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    The document discusses components of the environment including ecosystems, natural environment, and major components like the natural, human, and human-made environment. It provides examples of the human-made environment and defines terms like lithosphere, biotic environment, and biosphere. Questions from an exercise are included about defining these terms and identifying examples. The major components of the environment, ecosystems that are not natural, and threats to the environment are identified. Key terms are matched to their definitions. Reasons why man modifies the environment and why plants and animals depend on each other are given.

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    Ch 1 Environment
    Page No: 6

    Exercises

    1. Answer the following questions.


    (i) What is an ecosystem?

    Answer

    An ecosystem is a community in a given area where living organisms interact with each other
    and their immediate surroundings including non livings.

    (ii) What do you mean by natural environment?

    Answer

    The environment which is created by nature comprises of land, water, air, plants and animals is
    known as natural environment.

    (iii) Which are the major components of the environment?

    Answer

    The major components of the environment are:


    (i) Natural environment
    (ii) Human environment
    (iii) Human made environment

    (iv) Give four examples of human made environment.

    Answer

    Four examples of human made environment are:


    (i) Vehicles
    (ii) Buildings
    (iii) Roads
    (iv) Parks

    (v) What is lithosphere?

    Answer
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    Lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth which is made up of rocks and
    minerals and covered by a thin layer of soil.

    (vi) Which are the two major components of biotic environment?

    Answer

    Two major components of biotic environment are:


    (i) Plants
    (ii) Animals

    (vii) What is biosphere?

    Answer

    Biosphere is a narrow zone of the earth where land, water and air interact with each other to
    support life. It consists of plant and animal kingdom together.

    2. Tick the correct answer.


    (i) Which is not a natural ecosystem?
    (a) Desert (b) Aquarium (c) Forest
    ✓ (b) Aquarium

    (ii) Which is not a component of human environment?


    (a) Land (b) Religion (c) Community
    ✓ (a) Land

    (iii) Which is a human made environment?


    (a) Mountain (b) Sea (c) Road
    ✓ (c) Road

    (iv) Which is a threat to environment?


    (a) Growing plant (b) Growing population (c) Growing crops
    ✓ (b) Growing population

    3. Match the following.


    (i) Biosphere (a) blanket of air which surrounds the earth
    (ii) Atmosphere (b) domain of water
    (iii) Hydrosphere (c) gravitational force of the earth
    (iv) Environment (d) our surroundings
    - (e) narrow zone where land water and air interact
    - (f) relation between the organisms and their surroundings

    Answer
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    (i) Biosphere (e) narrow zone where land water and air interact
    (ii) Atmosphere (a) blanket of air which surrounds the earth
    (iii) Hydrosphere (b) domain of water
    (iv) Environment (d) our surroundings

    4. Give reasons.
    (i) Man modifies his environment
    (ii) Plants and animals depend on each other

    Answer

    (i) Man modifies his environment because the are capable of modifying it according to their need
    and live comfortable life. Humans learn new ways to use and change environment and invented
    many things. Industrial revolution enabled large scale production. Transportation became faster.
    Information revolution made communication easier and speedy across the world.

    (ii) Plants and animals depend on each other for their sustainability. Animals consume plants as
    they are the only producers and also takes oxygen from them. Plants are dependent on animals as
    they give out carbon dioxide which is important for photosynthesis. Also, dead remains of
    animals provide nutrients to the plants.

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