FINAL EXAMINATION (SUMMER 2014)

INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

DI RE CTI O N : Sh ad e th e le t te r co rre spo nd in g to yo u r an swe r on th e a n swe r she e t pro vid e d .
E ra su re is con sid e red wro n g an swe r.
Mo re th an o ne an swe r is ap p lica b le .

Questionnaires:
1. The study of distribution, abundance and interaction of organisms with other
organisms and its environment.
A Ecosystem
B Ecology
C Population Ecology
D Economic
2. The interrelationships between the organism in a community and their physical
environment.
A Ecosystem
B Ecology
C Population Ecology
D Economic
3. The Components of ecosystem.
A Biotic
B Abiotic
D Atmosphere

C Functional

4. A group of populations living in the same area.

A Community
B Population
C Inhabitant
D People
5. It composes of all the regions of earth that contain living things, including soil and
oceans as well as the atmosphere.
A Habitat
B Niche
C Biosphere
D Atmosphere
6. Disease, Competition and predation are examples of ____.
A Abiotic factor
B Biotic factor
C Producer
D Consumer
9. Examples of Abiotic factor.
A Light
B Salinity
D. Temperature

C. ph

10. Role of ____ is to transfer energy from one tropic level to the next.
A Producers
B Consumers
C Decomposers
D Scavengers
11. The type of place where organism usually lives as well as the physical and chemical
characteristics of the environment.
A Habitat
B Niche
C Biosphere
D Community
12. The study of growth, abundance and distribution of populations.
A Population ecology
B Ecology
C Ecosystem
D Economy
13. Refers to as the total number of individuals per area or volume occupied.
A Density
B Size
C Population
D Dispersion
14. It described how individuals in a population are distributed.
A Size
B Density
C Population
D Dispersion
15. The study of all living things from the basic level of the cell.
A Biology
B Botany
C Biosphere
D Biometric

16. A network of crossing, interlinking food chains which include variety of producers,
consumers and decomposers.
A Food chain
B Food cycle
C Food web
D Nutrient cycle
17. The general sequence of who eats whom can be illustrated as ____.
A Food Web
B Food chains
C Food cycle
D Nutrient cycle
18. Ability of the environment to support and maintain ecosystem.
A Carrying capacity
B Capacity limit
C Capacity
D Capacity range
19. Temperature, Salinity, pH and light are examples of ____.
A Abiotic factor
B Biotic factor
C Producer
D Consumer
20. Other name for troubled waters.
A Ground water
B Water stagnation
D Frozen water
21. Refers to as natural water resources of the Earth.
A Ground water
O Sub-surface water
D Frozen water
22. Most common desalination processes.
A Biological
B Anaerobic
D Reverse osmosis

C Water pollution

O Surface waters

C Distillation

23. An artificial process by which saline water (generally ocean water) is converted to
fresh water.
A Biological
B Anaerobic
C Distillation
D Reverse osmosis
24. Known as small but growing agricultural use of water.
A Household
B Marine
C Aquaculture
D Agricultural
25. Refers to the elements of a biological processing.
A Aerobic Digestion
B Anaerobic Digestion
D Bio-drying

C Composting

26. Other name used for Recyclable materials.

A Reusable
B Refuse
D Reuse

C Recyclates

27. Single-cell type of Microorganism causing natural form of microbiological water

pollution
A Fungi
B Protozoa
C Bacteria
D Algae
28. Results from the presence of the hydroxides, carbonates, and bicarbonates of
elements such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, etc.
A Acidic
B Basic
C Neutral
D Alkalinity
29. Composition of atmosphere.
A Methane
B Nitrogen
D Oxygen

C Ozone

30. Gases produced by volcanic activity

A Water
B Carbon
D Sulfur

C Nitrogen