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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 |
