Exam Details
| Subject | Understanding The Environment | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development | |
| Department | School of Sciences (SOS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
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POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN .
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
MED-001 UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: All questions are compulsory.
1. Answer any five of the following: 5x2=10
Why are tropical forests highly productive zones?
Explain Rayleigh scattering.
What is the temperature profile and composition of the stratosphere?
What do you understand by amictic lakes?
What are POPs?
Why are aquatic systems more resilient?
2. Attempt any two of the following 2x5=10
Describe with the help of suitable examples and illustrations various patterns of dispersion of populations.
Explain the important features of flow of energy in an ecosystem with suitable examples.
On what features does the stability of a food web depend? Explain with examples.
3. Are viruses living or non-living Elaborate. 3
Give a brief account of subkingdoms of bacteria. 2
Explain any three survival strategies of plants of warm deserts. 3
Explain any two survival strategies of animals of warm deserts. 2
OR
With the help of a well-labelled schematic representation, describe the carbon cycle. 7
What is denitrification Give reactions along with the microorganisms involved in it. 3
4. Attempt any two of the following:
Differentiate between Jhoom and Shifting cultivation. 2
Explain the impact of Industrial societies on environment. 3
How does overgrazing cause degradation of environment? 5
Discuss various water quality parameters. 5
5. Attempt any two of the following:
Discuss the defence mechanisms acquired by marine organisms. 5
Explain the experiments carried out by Gauss to illustrate predator-prey relationship. How do predators reduce competitive exclusion? 5
What is the importance of pH of soil 2
Briefly discuss the significance of organic matter in soil. 3
IMED-OOl!
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN .
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016
MED-001 UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: All questions are compulsory.
1. Answer any five of the following: 5x2=10
Why are tropical forests highly productive zones?
Explain Rayleigh scattering.
What is the temperature profile and composition of the stratosphere?
What do you understand by amictic lakes?
What are POPs?
Why are aquatic systems more resilient?
2. Attempt any two of the following 2x5=10
Describe with the help of suitable examples and illustrations various patterns of dispersion of populations.
Explain the important features of flow of energy in an ecosystem with suitable examples.
On what features does the stability of a food web depend? Explain with examples.
3. Are viruses living or non-living Elaborate. 3
Give a brief account of subkingdoms of bacteria. 2
Explain any three survival strategies of plants of warm deserts. 3
Explain any two survival strategies of animals of warm deserts. 2
OR
With the help of a well-labelled schematic representation, describe the carbon cycle. 7
What is denitrification Give reactions along with the microorganisms involved in it. 3
4. Attempt any two of the following:
Differentiate between Jhoom and Shifting cultivation. 2
Explain the impact of Industrial societies on environment. 3
How does overgrazing cause degradation of environment? 5
Discuss various water quality parameters. 5
5. Attempt any two of the following:
Discuss the defence mechanisms acquired by marine organisms. 5
Explain the experiments carried out by Gauss to illustrate predator-prey relationship. How do predators reduce competitive exclusion? 5
What is the importance of pH of soil 2
Briefly discuss the significance of organic matter in soil. 3
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