Worksheet Chapter 10: Environmental Sustainability

1. Define the term 'eutrophication' and name one main human activity that causes it.

2. Which method is an example of ex-situ conservation?

3. Explain two green technology practices that can be implemented in urban areas to reduce carbon footprint and promote environmental sustainability.

4. Describe step-by-step how an agricultural runoff event leads to the death of fish in a nearby lake via eutrophication.

5. True or False: A high Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) value indicates that a water sample is clean and unpolluted.

6. Fill in the blank: The progressive accumulation and increase in concentration of non-biodegradable toxic chemicals along successive trophic levels is called ________.

7. Explain the relationship between BOD level and dissolved oxygen concentration in a polluted river.

8. True or False: Thermal pollution increases the solubility of dissolved oxygen gas in river water.

9. Differentiate between in-situ conservation and ex-situ conservation, providing one example for each.

10. Explain how acid rain is formed and describe two of its detrimental effects on the environment.