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  1. Most of the radiation emitted by a human body is in the form of:

  2. A.

     Ultraviolet radiation and is invisible

    B.

     Visible radiation but is too weak to be visible

    C.

     Infrared radiation and is invisible

    D.

     Humans do not emit electromagnetic radiation

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  3. Solar radiation reaches the earth's surface as:

  4. A.

     Visible radiation only

    B.

     Ultraviolet radiation only

    C.

     Infrared radiation only

    D.

     Visible and infrared radiation only

    E.

     Ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation

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  5. The earth's atmospheric window is in the:

  6. A.

     Ultraviolet region

    B.

     Visible region

    C.

     Infrared region

    D.

     Polar regions

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  7. Carbon monoxide is a pollutant because it

  8. A.

     reacts with 02

    B.

     reacts with haemoglobin

    C.

     inhibits glycolysis

    D.

     inactivates nervous system A

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  9. High biological oxygen demand indicates:

  10. A.

     absence of microbial pollution

    B.

     moderate microbial pollution

    C.

     intense level of microbial pollution

    D.

     all of these

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  11. Environmental education should be in _______ approach.

  12. A.

     interdependent

    B.

     interpreting

    C.

     interdisciplinary

    D.

     balanced

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  13. A high density of elephant population in an area can result in

  14. A.

     mutualism

    B.

     Intraspecific competition

    C.

     Interspecific competition

    D.

     Predation on one another

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  15. The most important human activity, leading to the extinction of wildlife, is

  16. A.

     Pollution of wildlife, is

    B.

     Hunting for valuable wildlife products

    C.

     Introduction of alien species

    D.

     Alternation and destruction of the natural habitats

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  17. The process of successful establishment of the species in a new area is called

  18. A.

     sere

    B.

     climax

    C.

     invasion

    D.

     ecesis

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  19. The order of basic processes involved in succession is

  20. A.

     Nudation->Invasion-> competition and co action->reaction>stabilization

    B.

     Nudation->stabilization-> competition and co action->Invasion>reaction

    C.

     Invasion-> Nudation->competition and co action->Reaction>stabilization

    D.

     Invasion->stabilization-> competition and co action->Reaction>nudation

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