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Theory

Number Name Description
1. Introduction An introductory theory on what is environment and what is an ecosystem.
2. Components of ecosystem A discussion on the various components of the ecosystem - biotic and abiotic.
3. Classification of ecosystems A theory that discusses the classification of ecosystems.
4. Food chain and trophic levels A theory that emphasizes the importance of the food chain and various trophic levels.
5. Energy flow in the ecosystem A discussion on the flow of energy through the ecosystem.
6. Ecological pyramids A theory on ecological pyramids and the types of ecological pyramids.
7. Food web A theory which emphasizes the importance of food chain, biological magnification in the food chain.
8. How do human activities affect the environment? A theory on how human activities affect the environment and the formation of ozone layer.
9. Ozone layer depletion- causes, effects and control measures A theory on how the ozone hole is created and the measures to control the ozone depletion in the atmosphere.
10. Wastes and classification of wastes A discussion on wastes and its classification.
11. Sources of wastes A theory on the different sources of wastes.
12. Waste management A discussion on the harmful effects of wastes and waste management.
13. Waste management methods A theory that gives a detailed view on the various techniques in waste management.
14. Mindmap A concept map that summarises the topic our environment.

Textbook Questions

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. NCERT exemplar objective type questions 1 Other medium 4 m. An exercise containing NCERT exemplar objective type questions.
2. NCERT exemplar and book back objective type questions Other medium 4 m. An exercise containing NCERT exemplarand book back objective type questions.
3. NCERT SA intext and book back questions Other hard 9 m. An answer in detail questions on NCERT short answer intext and book back short answer questions.
4. NCERT exemplar SA questions Other hard 9 m. An exercise containing NCERT exemplar Short Answer questions.
5. NCERT exemplar LA questions Other hard 10 m. An exercise containing NCERT exemplar Long Answer questions.

Practice Questions

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. Abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem Other easy 2 m. An exercise on the components of an ecosystem.
2. Different trophic levels and food chain Other easy 2 m. An exercise on different trophic levels, types of ecological pyramid and food chain.
3. Ecosystem classification Other easy 2 m. An exercise on classification of ecosystem.
4. Flow of energy in an ecosystem and ecological pyramids Other easy 2 m. An exercise on the flow of energy in an ecosystem and ecological pyramids.
5. Food chain Other easy 3 m. To analyse the pictures and to arrange the organisms to form a food chain.
6. Ozone layer depletion, its causes and effects Other easy 3 m. A multiple choice question exercise on what is ozone layer, the depletion of ozone layer, its causes and effects.
7. Categorization of wastes Other easy 3 m. A picture based exercise on categorization of wastes.
8. Different components of the ecosystem Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise on the different components of the ecosystem.
9. Different trophic levels of the ecosystem Other medium 5 m. A multiple choice question exercise on the different trophic levels of the ecosystem.
10. Flow of energy within the ecosystem Other medium 4 m. An answer in one word exercise on flow of energy within the ecosystem, the ecological pyramids, and the types of ecological pyramid.
11. Difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes Other medium 4 m. An exercise on the differences between biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
12. Food web, biological magnification, ozone layer depletion causes and effects Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise on what is food web, biological magnification, ozone layer depletion causes and its effects.
13. Food chain, food web, and different ecological pyramids Other medium 5 m. A multiple choice question on food chain, food web, and different ecological pyramids.
14. Types of ecosystems and different trophic levels Other medium 4 m. A match the following exercise on ecosystem classification, types, and the different trophic levels.
15. Classification of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise on the classification of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
16. Montreal protocol, ozone layer - depletion, causes, and effects Other medium 5 m. A true or false exercise on world ozone day, montreal protocol, ozone layer - depletion, causes, and effects.
17. Different sources of wastes and the different waste management techniques Other medium 5 m. A drag and drop exercise and pick out the odd one out on different sources of wastes and the waste management techniques.
18. Difference between biotic, abiotic, food chain and food web Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise on the difference between biotic and abiotic component; food chain and food web.
19. Ecosystem components and food chain Other hard 6 m. A two statement exercise on ecosystem components and food chain components.
20. Energy flow in the ecosystem, classification of ecosystem, trophic levels Other hard 7 m. An exercise where five statments are given and the student analyse and needs to find two of the correct statements.
21. Producers, ozone layer depletion and food chain Other hard 6 m. An exercise on assertion and reasoning questions.

Entrance Exam Questions

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. NEET exam archive - I Other medium 4 m. To practice the NEET previous year questions from question papers (2018 - 2020).
2. NEET exam archive - II Other medium 5 m. To practice the NEET previous year questions from question papers (2013 - 2017).
3. AIPMT exam archive Other medium 4 m. To practice the AIPMT previous year questions from question papers (2009 - 2015).
4. NTSE exam archive I Other easy 3 m. To practice the various zones NTSE previous year questions from the year 2021.
5. NTSE exam archive II Other medium 5 m. To practice the various zones NTSE previous year questions from the year 2020.
6. NTSE exam archives III Other medium 5 m. To practice the various zones NTSE previous year questions from the year 2012 - 2018.

Key Questions for School Exam Preparation

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. CBSE previous year VSA questions 1 Other medium 2 m. An exercise that contains questions from previous year CBSE question paper from the year 2020 - 2016.
2. CBSE previous year VSA questions 2 Other medium 2 m. An exercise that contains questions from previous year CBSE question paper from the year 2008 - 2015.
3. CBSE previous year SA questions 1 Other hard 6 m. An exercise that contains questions from previous year CBSE question paper from the year 2020 - 2016.
4. CBSE previous year SA questions II Other hard 6 m. An exercise that contains questions from previous year CBSE question paper from the year 2007 - 2015.

Questions for Teacher Use

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. Impact of burning plastics Other medium 5 m. A picture based exercise to write in detail about the impact of burning plastics.
2. Activity - time taken for non-biodegradable substance to degrade Other hard 15 m. An activity to understand the time taken for non-biodegradable substance to degrade.
3. Activity on pesticides Other hard 7 m. An activity on pesticides, its sources and how pesticides enter into the body.
4. Activity - to prepare compost in home or school garden Other hard 13 m. An activity that helps the student to prepare compost in school garden and in home.
5. Activity - to understand the biotic and abiotic components of an aquarium Other hard 12 m. An activity to understand the biotic and abiotic components of an aquarium.
6. Activity on ozone layer depletion Other hard 11 m. An activity on ozone layer depletion.
7. Activity - waste generation in local bodies Other hard 10 m. An activity to write in detail on the system to collect the waste generated at home and how the wastes are dealt in municipal corporation.
8. Activity to estimate the amount of waste generated in classroom and homes Other medium 10 m. An activity to write in detail on how much waste is generated in local bodies such as household and schools.
9. Activity on sewage treatment plants Other hard 10 m. An activity on how the sewage in your locality is treated and mechanisms to ensure that local water bodies are not polluted.
10. Food chain Other medium 1.5 m. An exercise containing NCERT exemplarand book back objective type questions.
11. Decomposers Other medium 1.5 m. An exercise containing NCERT exemplarand book back objective type questions.
12. Food chain and trophic levels Other medium 1 m. This exercise consists of two textbook questions; each question holds one mark. The student has multiple-choice questions dealing with artificial ecosystems and food chains. As an outcome of the exercise, the student will learn about the mentioned concepts.
13. Ecosystem Other medium 1 m. This exercise consists of two textbook questions; each question holds one mark. The student has multiple-choice questions dealing with the ecosystem and food chain. As an outcome of the exercise, the student will learn about the mentioned concepts.
14. Energy flow in the ecosystem Other medium 1 m. This exercise consists of two textbook questions; each question holds one mark. The student has multiple-choice questions dealing with the ecosystem and food chain. As an outcome of the exercise, the student will learn about the mentioned concepts.

Periodic assessments

Number Name Recomended time: Difficulty Marks Description
1. Homework 1 00:15:00 medium 12 m. A homework test containing an activity to understand the biotic and abiotic components of an aquarium.
2. Homework 2 00:20:00 medium 13 m. A homework test on an activity that helps the student to prepare compost in school garden and in home.
3. Homework 3 00:15:00 medium 15 m. A homework test containing an activity to understand the time taken for non-biodegradable substance to degrade.
4. Homework 4 00:15:00 medium 13 m. A homework test containing on the different components of an ecosystem and activity on pesticides.
5. Homework 5 00:15:00 medium 13 m. A homework test on an activity on ozone layer depletion, and classification of ecosystem.
6. Homework 6 00:15:00 medium 13 m. A homework test on trophic levels, food chains, impact of burning plastics, components of ecosystem.
7. Homework 7 00:15:00 medium 10 m. A homework test on CBSE previous year questions.
8. Homework 8 00:10:00 medium 9 m. A homework test on differences between biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes, flow of energy in an ecosystem, and categorization of wastes.
9. Homework 9 00:15:00 medium 10 m. A homework test on an activity to write in detail on the system to collect the waste generated at home and how the wastes are dealt in municipal corporation.
10. Revision test 1 00:20:00 medium 14 m. A revision test on energy flow in ecosystem, classification of ecosystem, ozone layer depletion, classification of biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
11. Revision test 2 00:25:00 medium 16 m. A revision test on NCERT exemplar and intext and book back questions.
12. Revision test 3 00:25:00 medium 23 m. A revision test on NCERT exemplar LA, SA questions, difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
13. Revision test 4 00:20:00 medium 16 m. A revision test on producers, ozone layer depletion, food chain, CBSE previous year SA questions, types of ecosystem and different trophic levels.
14. Revision test 5 00:20:00 medium 19 m. A revision test on NEET exam archive, different trophic levels in ecosystem, activity on sewage treatment plants.
15. Revision test 6 00:20:00 medium 14 m. A revision test on flow of energy within the ecosystem, and an activity to estimate of waste generated.
16. Revision test 7 00:15:00 medium 13 m. A revision test on NEET exam archive, NTSE exam archive, food chain, food web and different ecological pyramids.
17. Revision test 8 00:15:00 medium 13 m. A revision test on NTSE, AIPMT exam archive, food web, biological magnification and ozone layer depletion.
18. Revision test 9 00:15:00 medium 15 m. A revision test on NTSE exam archive, montreal protocol, causes and effects of ozone layer depletion, and different sources of wastes.
19. Periodic Assessment - Demo 00:15:00 medium 10 m. Demo PA 3