Assignment 1
Environmental Studies and Ecology
Due on April 21, 2022
Q1. Why should you study Environmental Studies as a subject and why do we say that
Environmental studies is an interdisciplinary subject?
Q2. Explain the concept of Ecological Footprint through an example.
Q3. Explain the difference between species, population, and community.
Q4. What is the main difference between a producer, a consumer, and a decomposer in an
ecosystem? Explain through examples.
Q5. Explain the Carbon cycle with clear figure.
Q6. Explain the secondary ecological succession.
Q7. Explain the factors that determine the level of biodiversity in an ecosystem.
Q8. What are the human induced causes of biodiversity loss?