Unit – V : Green Skills Lesson – 17
Environment Protection and conservation
Q.1 Multiple Choice Question
1. B (Living things) 2. C (Water, Soil, air, light) 3. D (Both B and C)
4. D (All of these) 5. B (They will soon get exhausted)
Fill in the blanks :
1. Ecosystem 2. Biotic 3. Abiotic 4. Heterotrophs 5. Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
Answer the following question
Q.1 Explain the composition of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment. Give suitable examples to
distinguish between the two factors.
The biotic factor or biotic component is the living organism that shapes an ecosystem. Abiotic factors or
abiotic components of an ecosystem are the non-living physical and chemical composition of nature. Biotic
factors depend on abiotic factors for their survival and growth.
Q.2 Each ecosystem is unique, but all ecosystems consist of three primary components, comment
All ecosystems consist of three primary components which are.......
producers - Producers are organisms that can make their own energy through biochemical processes, which
are just processes in living things that involve chemical reactions. Also called autotrophs, the usual way
producers make energy is through photosynthesis.
consumers - Consumers are those organisms that get their energy from eating other organisms. eat other. They
may eat plants or they may eat animals.
decomposers - Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so, they
carry out the natural process of decomposition. Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic,
meaning that they use organic substrates to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development.
Q.3 can development and conservation of environment go hand-in-hand?Explain your point of view.
Yes, conservation and development can go hand in hand. In fact that is what happens in sustainable use of
resources. This means to use resources but keeping in mind of future generations. ... Development of resources,
when done by thinking of future generations will give the best results
Q.4 What are some of the factors that cause imbalance in ecosystem
FACTORS CAUSING ECOLOGICAL IMBALANCE :
DEFORESTATION .
DEGRADATION OF LAND AND SOIL .
OVER EXPLOSION OF RESOURCES .
INDUSTRIAL AND ATMOSPHERIC . POLLUTION .
FAULTY MINING PRACTICE .
Unit – V : Green Skills Lesson – 18
IMPORTANCE OF GREEN ECONOMY
1. Multiple Choice Questions:
1. D (Conserve the environment) 2. A (Green Job) 3.D(all of these)
4. D (New employment opportunities) 5. C (False)
Fill in the Blanks
1.Green 2.Enironmental 3.Bamboo 4.Resource 5.Green Economy
Answer the Following Questions
1. How do green house gasses affect our environment?
Ans : Greenhouse gases have far-ranging environmental and health effects. They cause climate change by
trapping heat, and they also contribute to respiratory disease from smog and air pollution. Extreme weather,
food supply disruptions, and increased wildfires are other effects of climate change caused by greenhouse
gases.
2. How do green jobs help in restoring the quality of the environment?
Ans : Green skills are regarded as skills for sustainability which are related to the technical skills, knowledge,
values and attitudes needed in the workforce to develop and support sustainable social, economic and
environmental outcomes in business, industry and the community.
The identification, assessment and creation of green skills is essential in transitioning to a low-carbon economy
and being able to capitalise on all the social, environmental and economic benefits that this brings.
3. Explain the concept of social inclusion.
Ans :Social exclusion is a form of discrimination. It occurs when people are wholly or partially excluded from
participating in the economic, social and political life of their community, based on their belonging to a certain
social class, category or group.
4. How can the youth benefit from the green skill development programme (GSDP) of the government of
india?
Ans: Following are the benefit that youth take from the green skill development programme (GSDP)
1.After green skilled training workers they can conserve and preserve the environment.
2.Youth completing the GSD courses can be employed in the wildlife, industries , tourism, agriculture,
education and research sectors, waste & water management etc.
3. Youth can start bamboo management project and earn from it and save soil erosion.
4. Youth can start production of manufacturing of green (reusable, recycle) products.
5. Government forest jobs available for youth under the programme GSDP.
Q.5 What is green Skill?
Ans : Green skills to refer to the knowledge, abilities, values, and attitudes needed to live in, develop, and
support a society which reduces the negative impact of human activity on the environment.
