Environmental Science - Study Mode

[#181] _________ causes loss of water because of seepage of water into the soil.
Correct Answer

(B) Percolation

Explanation

Solution: Percolation causes loss of water because of seepage of water into the soil.

[#182] Which of the following projects contribute to displacement?
Correct Answer

(D) All the above

Explanation

Solution: All the above contribute to displacement.

[#183] _______ is a marine tortoise which shows the unique phenomenon "arribada".
Correct Answer

(A) Olive Ridley

Explanation

Solution: Olive Ridley is a marine tortoise which shows the unique phenomenon "arribada".

[#184] Which chemical was responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy?
Correct Answer

(A) Methyl Isocyanate

Explanation

Solution: It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On the night of 2-3 December 1984, the plant released approximately 40 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases.

[#185] Complex interlinked food chains are called
Correct Answer

(A) Food Web

Explanation

Solution: Complex interlinked food chain is called food web. The correct answer is food web. Food web is the complex of interlinked food chains in a particular ecosystem the channelizes the movement of energy from the one trophic level to the other trophic level of that ecosystem