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- 4. Occurs in bacteria and other organisms and involves the use of energy released by inorganic chemical reactions to produce food.
- 6. Father of the White Revolution in India.
- 8. State animal of Delhi.
- 9. Small-scale tourism in fragile and protected areas that aims to have a low impact on the environment, benefit local communities and enable tourists to learn more about the natural and cultural history of the place.
- 11. A type of electromagnetic radiation that has wavelengths longer than visible light.
- 12. Largest living bird.
- 15. The gradual increase in temperature of the Earth’s surface caused by human activities.
- 16. The biological variety of a particular environment as reflected by the number of different species of plant and animals present.
- 19. The ability to break down or decompose rapidly under natural conditions and processes.
- 21. Changes in an organism’s structure or habit that help it adjust to its surroundings.
- 23. An animal that feeds on other animals.
- 24. A nationally uniform index for reporting and forecasting daily air quality.
- 27. A storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds.
- 28. The thin protective layer of gas 10 to 50km above the Earth that acts as a filter for ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. High UV levels can lead to skin cancer and cataracts and affect the growth of plants.
- 30. A green plant that is distinguished from woody plants by being leaflike in appearance and texture.
- 31. Plants and animals that are grown or reared without the use of synthetic fertilisers, pesticides or hormones.
- 34. The mass of air surrounding the Earth.
- 36. Process by which the structure of a biological community evolves over time.
- 38. Water that is a mixture of both fresh and salt water.
- 39. Describes a type of forest characterized by mostly needle-leaved, cone-bearing trees or shrubs, such as pine, spruce, and fir.
- 40. Garhwali environmentalist and Chipko movement leader.
- 43. A belt of calms between the Atlantic and Pacific trade winds.
- 44. A species that is non-native and due to rapid reproduction, strangling other species or changing the chemistry of the soil it becomes detrimental to the habitat in which it resides.
- 45. Development using land or energy sources in a way that meets the needs of people today without reducing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- 48. Physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a daily cycle.
- 50. A community of organisms in which each member is eaten in turn by another member.
- 51. Energy from resources such as wind power, solar energy or biomass.
- 53. A shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water.
- 54. A large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).
- 55. Liquid wastes from communities, which may be a mixture of domestic effluent from homes and liquid waste from industry.
- 56. An international agreement signed in Japan in 1997, attached to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
- 57. An organism that breaks down, organic material such as the remains of dead organisms.
- 59. These filters are capable of removing 99.9% of all unwanted sub-micron particles from the air.
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- 1. World’s smallest flowering plant. Found all over the planet, this bright green oval plant is about the size of a grain of rice.
- 2. Organic waste material produced by the decomposition of dead plants and animals.
- 3. Air pollution consisting of smoke and fog, which occurs in large urban and industrial areas.
- 4. A colourless, odourless gas resulting from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbon fuels. It interferes with the blood's ability to carry oxygen to the body's tissues
- 5. A furnace that is designed to burn waste at very high temperatures under controlled conditions and is licensed by national regulatory authorities.
- 7. The slow aging process during which a lake, estuary, or bay evolves into a bog or marsh and eventually disappears.
- 10. Waterman of India
- 13. The area occupied by a community or species (group of animals or plants), such as a forest floor, desert or sea shore.
- 14. Unpredictable, devastating events like earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, cyclones etc. which can be and can cause irreparable damage of life and property.
- 17. The process by which a chemical is reduced to a less complex form.
- 18. Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92), was a major United Nations conference held in …………. from 3 to 14 June in 1992.
- 20. A species seriously at risk of extinction.
- 22. Height above sea level.
- 25. Any substance that can cause or contribute to the production of cancer.
- 26. Sharing a car to a destination to reduce fuel use, pollution and travel costs.
- 29. World’s second most polluted city of 2019 (According to globalresidenceindex.com).
- 32. Chemicals used in manufacturing and, in the past, in aerosol cans and refrigerators, which can damage the ozone layer.
- 33. A geologic period spanning 199.6 - 145.5 million years ago.
- 35. Biggest, highest and tallest dam of India build on this river.
- 37. The area where two adjacent ecosystems transition, i.e, woodlands transition to meadow.
- 38. An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure.
- 41. Earth's southernmost continent.
- 42. Heaviest insect in the world.
- 46. A fungus that grows co-dependently with algae.
- 47. Largest Lakes in India.
- 49. The science, art, and practice of managing and using trees, forests, and their associated resources for human benefit.
- 52. The wearing away of land or soil by the action of wind, water, or ice.
- 58. The weather in some location averaged over a period of time.