Our Environment

Gap-fill exercise

  
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Substances which can be broken into pieces by biological process are known as substance.

An is a complex of living and nonliving organisms and their interactions.

Accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in the food chain in increasing amount at each higher trophic level is known as .

Substances which cannot be broken into pieces by biological process are known as substance.

Depletion of ozone is mainly due to compounds.

Organisms which synthesise carbohydrates from inorganic compounds using radiant energy are called .

A series of organisms through which food energy flows in an ecosystem is called a .

The graphic summary of the trophic structure and energy transfer in an ecosystem is called .

If a grasshopper is eaten by a frog, then the energy transfer will be from consumer to consumer.

Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation causes .

Acid rain is caused by the oxides of sulphur and .

In a food chain, the third trophic level is always occupied by .

food chain comprises of frog, snake, grass and grasshopper. The organisms at third trophic level is .

In an ecosystem, various organisms are linked forming interconnections such a condition is termed as .

Burning of waste substances usually at high temperature of over 1000° C to convert them into ashes is called .

The disposal of wastes by putting it in low-lying areas of ground and covering it with earth is called .