Class X Home Assignment – Science

Management of Natural Resources

Work Sheet

1. Name any two measurable factors which can be used to quantify pollution of water
bodies.
2. Why is sustainable management of resources necessary? (3points)
3. Why are forests known as “Biodiversity Hotspots”? How is biodiversity
measured?
4. A. List four stakeholders of the forests.
B. Which stakeholder is most likely and the least likely to be concerned about
forest conservation and why?
5. What was the contribution of Amrita Devi and A.K. Banerjee towards forest
conservation?
6. Management of protected areas by keeping locals out or by using force cannot be
successful in the long run. Justify the statement with the help of an example.
7. Though large dams provide water for irrigation and electricity yet they face a lot of
opposition. Explain any two social problems caused due to large dams.
8. List the aims of watershed management.
9. List the advantages of traditional water harvesting structures.
10. Taking into account the example of Great Himalayan National Park, justify that
prejudice against traditional use of forest areas has no basis.

Revision Questions
The following questions consist of two statements –assertion (A) and reason(R).
Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
e) Both A and R are false statements

1. Assertion (A): Variations are seen in offspring produced by asexual reproduction.

Reason(R) : DNA molecule generated by replication is not exactly identical to
the original DNA.

2. Assertion (A): Mendel selected pea plant for his experiment.

Reason (R): Pea plant is cross-pollinating and has unisexual flowers
3. Assertion (A): Sexual reproduction increases genetic diversities and plays a role in
the origin of new species.
Reason(R) : Sexual reproduction involves formation of gametes and fusion of
gametes.

4. Assertion (A) : AIDS is a bacterial disease.

Reason(R) : It spreads through sharing of food and water.

5. Assertion (A ): Urethra in human male acts as urinogenital canal.

Reason(R): Urethra carries only urine whereas sperms are carried by vas deferns
only.

6. Assertion (A): Amoeba shows multiple fission during unfavourable conditions.

Reason (R): Chances of survival are less during unfavourable conditions.

7. Assertion (A): A geneticist crossed two pea plants and got 50% tall and 50% dwarf
plants in the progeny.
Reason (R) : One plant was heterozygous tall and the other was dwarf.

8. Assertion (A): The total coliform count of Ganga water is highest in Varanasi.
Reason (R): A lot of industrial effluents are released into the Ganga water at
Varanasi.
9. Assertion (A): Western Ghats are classified as “Biodiversity Hotspots”.
Reason (R): Very high temperature leads to presence of large number of
Angiosperms.

10. Assertion (A): Monoculture of teak on hillsides is a sustainable practice.

Reason(R) : Roots of trees hold on to the soil and prevent landslides.

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