MIDTERM EXAMINATION

Subject: Eng’g 131- Environmental Engineering Prepared by:

Exam Date: January 22, 2016
Time: 3:00– 5:00 P.M. Engr. Marc-Eric E. Villanueva
Room: 313

I. Fill in the blanks that correspond to the correct answer: (2pts. Each)

a.) Ecology is the scientific study of relationships between _1_and their _2_.

b.) The word ‘ecology’ was derived from the Greek _3_, house or habitat, and _4_, a
systematic treatment, which in turn comes from _5_ -- word, reason, discourse.

c.) Matter exists in three distinct states –_6_, _7_, and _8_.

d.) _9_are the smallest particles that exhibit the characteristics of the element.
Composed of _10_, _11_, and _12_.

e.) _13_ refers to all organisms of the same kind that are _14_ similar enough to
breed in nature and produce live, _15_ offspring.

f.) The number of protons per atom represents the _16_ of the element.

g.) A single element that differ in atomic mass is called _17_.

h.) Atoms join to form _18_, or substances composed of different kinds of _19_.

i.) A pair or group of atoms that can exist as a single unit is known as a _20_.

II. Enumeration:

1- 5 General properties of ACID

6-10 General properties of BASES
11-17 Parts of a plants cell’s interior
18-20 The three parts of an ecological pyramid

III. Essay: (10 pts. Each)

a.) Explain the principle of a food chain

b.) Explain the carbon cycle
c. Explain briefly the Law of conservation of matter.

GOOD LUCK!!!