NAME: 1st Long Examination in Environmental Science I.

Supply the best answer for the question before the number. _______________1. is the study of nature and the facts about environment. _______________2. defined as a natural functional ecological unit comprising of living organisms and their non-living environment that interact to form a stable self supporting system . _______________3. The cover of air that envelopes the earth is known as ______ _______________4. The five layers of the atmosphere (4-8) _______________5. _______________6. _______________7. _______________8. _______________9. This supports life on living organism. _______________10. This is essential for photosynthetic activity of plants. _______________11. This is essential nutrient for plant growth _______________12. Three major zones of lithosphere (12-14) _______________13. _______________14. ________________15. It is a natural ecosystem consisting of dense growth of trees and wild animals _______________16. It is a type of ecosystem that is dominated by grass few shrubs and trees are also found rainfall average but erratic overgrazing leads to desertification. _______________17. Deals with water bodies and biotic communities present in themClassified as fresh water and marine ecosystems. _______________18. is the total variety of life on our planet, the total number of races, varieties and species. _______________19. Market value ($) of all goods and services produced within and outside a country during a year plus net income earned abroad by a countries citizens _______________20. GNP divided by total population at mid-year

II.

Essay 1. Explain the importance of studying Environmental Science for Engineering students 2. Explain the significance of biodiversity 3. Give the definition and functions of an ecosystem. 4. Give an example of a food web and all of the roles of each component. Draw the diagrams if possible. 5. Explain the effect of the GNP to the environment.