Chapter 7: Man Impact on Ecosystem - Science Mcqs for Grade 8 - Set 4

1)   By conserving environment there could be achievement of

a. sustainable development
b. dynamic equilibrium in environment
c. maintained ecosystem
d. conserved energy resources
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: sustainable development

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2)   Calophyllum tree in Sarawak has ability to treat

a. blood cancer
b. AIDS
c. Hepatitis
d. polio
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ANSWER: AIDS

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3)   In incineration plants not recycled waste is

a. burned
b. filter
c. reduced
d. discharged
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ANSWER: burned

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4)   Island of Mauritius have a bird once called

a. dodo
b. duckbill
c. ostrich
d. hen
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ANSWER: dodo

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5)   The introduction of foreign specie will upset dynamic equilibrium of

a. water
b. air
c. ecosystem
d. climate
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ANSWER: ecosystem

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6)   Animal which were first hunted for food now being hunted for sport is

a. bison
b. tiger
c. camel
d. leopard
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ANSWER: bison

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7)   Buried waste contain

a. toxic chemicals
b. bacterial
c. both a and b
d. useful minerals
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ANSWER: both a and b

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8)   Rats, pigs and monkeys brought by human on island eaten eggs of

a. dodo
b. duckbill
c. ostrich
d. hen
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ANSWER: dodo

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9)   A gas which is major gas in trapping heat and prevent it from escaping is

a. oxygen
b. ozone
c. carbon dioxide
d. nitrogen
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: carbon dioxide

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10)   Maintenance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in air is done by

a. forests
b. humans
c. animals
d. global warming
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ANSWER: forests

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11)   Over-exploitation includes excessive

a. energy usage
b. hunting
c. both a and b
d. plantation
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ANSWER: both a and b

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12)   Marine animals specially fish when live in factory discharged waste water tends to get poisonous for humans and can cause

a. death
b. diseases
c. both a and b
d. development
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ANSWER: both a and b

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13)   A global phenomenon involving the warming of earth's climate is termed as

a. global warming
b. greenhouse effect
c. over-exploitation
d. pollution
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ANSWER: global warming

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14)   Clearing forest can lead to washing away of soil called

a. erosion
b. landslides
c. weathering
d. all of them
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ANSWER: erosion

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15)   Madagascar rosy periwinkle is used in the treatment of

a. blood cancer
b. AIDS
c. Hepatitis
d. polio
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: blood cancer

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16)   The things which are thrown away after one use are called

a. disposables
b. recycle able
c. reduce able
d. reusable
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: disposables

Explanation:
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