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    1.

    Which of the following is an aboitic factor in an ecosystem


    A. Plants
    B. Predators
    C. Humans
    D. Temperature
    2. A group of organisms of the same species inhabiting the locality is called _
    A. Community
    B. Ecosystem
    C. Habitat
    D. Population
    3. Which of the following is not a pollution control measure
    A. Penalizing those who dump refuse on water or land
    B. Control of emission and of smoke from automobile and industries
    C. Ensuring that there is no spillage of oil
    D. Channeling sewage into stream
    4. The solid, Rocky, stony outer part of the earth is called ___
    A. Hydrosphere
    B. Biosphere
    C. Stratosphere
    D. Lithosphere
    5. ____ is the life supporting segment of Earth’s surface
    A. Lithosphere
    B. Mesosphere
    C. Hydrosphere
    D. Biosphere
    6. Which of the following is the basic unit of study of ecology
    A. Population
    B. Environment
    C. Biosphere
    D. Ecosystem
    7. Which of the following can be classified as an artificial ecosystem
    A. Forest
    B. Lakes
    C. Ponds
    D. Gardens
    8. A mutual relationship between two organisms, where both of them are
    benefitting from watching the other is called
    A. Food chain
    B. Parasitism
    C. Predation
    D. Mutualism
    9. Which is/are the abiotic components of an ecosystem
    A. Soil
    B. Protein
    C. Carbon
    D. All of the above
    10.Food chain in the ecosystem begins with the
    A. Consumers
    B. Decomposers
    C. Heterotrophs
    D. Producers
    11.An organism that cannot make it’s own food is called
    A. Autotrophs
    B. Heterotrophs
    C. Chemotrophs
    D. Producers
    12.Groups of any animal can also be refered as
    A. Fauna
    B. Flora
    C. Carnivores
    D. Producers
    13.An interaction in which one organisms captures and feed on another
    organism is called ___
    A. Predation
    B. Competition
    C. Symbiosis
    D. Mutualism
    14.Individual of a species which occur in a particular area constitutes
    A. Population
    B. Flora
    C. Fauna
    D. Flora and fauna
    15.Study of inter-relation relationship between organisms and their
    environment is
    A. Ecology
    B. Ecosystem
    C. Phytogeography
    D. Ethology
    16.The word “oikos” means ___
    A. Home
    B. Desert
    C. Water
    D. Air
    17.___ group of organisms feeds directly on green plants
    A. Primary consumer
    B. Secondary consumer
    C. Producer
    D. Decomposers
    18.The harmful substances that causes pollution in the environment is called __
    A. Pollutants
    B. Corrosive
    C. Irritation
    D. Toxic
    19.Energy source for the ecosystem is from the ___
    A. Sun
    B. Green plants
    C. Producers
    D. Carbohydrates
    20.The largest part of the terrestrial habitat which is composed of vegetations is
    referred to as ___
    A. Biomes
    B. Niche
    C. Desert
    D. Forest

    THEORY
    Answer any four question.
    1) What is pollution (5mks)
    a) Mention three air pollutants (3mks)
    b) State two effects of water pollution in the aquatics organisms (2mks)
    2) Define clearly the following ecological terms (10mks)
    I. Ecosystem
    II. Habitat
    III. Population
    IV. Ecological niche
    V. Biology
    3) Explain the following (3mks)
    I. Commensalism
    II. Predation
    III. Parasitism
    a) Write explanatory on the word ecological community (5mks)
    b) List two biotic components of the ecosystem (2mks)
    4) Define the term tolerance, and adaptation (10mks)
    5) Write short note on food chain and food web, give the full schematic
    representation of the two (8mks)
    a) What is the major difference between food chain and food web (2mks).

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