Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Environmental Issues, Exercise 2: Level 2

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Questions from Embibe Experts Solutions for Chapter: Environmental Issues, Exercise 2: Level 2 with Hints & Solutions

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Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a measure of:

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Nitrogen oxides produced from the emission of automobiles and power plants, are the source of fine airborne particles which lead to:

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A lake with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in:

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Identify the correctly matched pair:

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Match the items in column I and column II and choose the correct option.

  Column l   Column ll
A. U V (i) Biomagnification
B. Biodegradable organic matter (ii) Eutrophication
C. DDT (iii) Snow blindness
D. Phosphates (iv) BOD

The correct match is:

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A lake near a village suffered heavy mortality of fishes within a few days. Consider the following reasons for this?

(a) Lots of urea and phosphate fertilizer were used in the crops in the vicinity.
(b) The area was sprayed with DDT by aircraft.
(c) The lake water turned green and stinky.
(d) Phytoplankton populations in the lake declined initially thereby greatly reducing photosynthesis.

Which two of the above were the main cause of fish mortality in the lake?

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In the event of global warming, which one of the following is most likely to occur?
 

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The major source of noise pollution, worldwide is due to: