Environmental Science (Envi 201) Question Paper
Environmental Science (Envi 201)
Course:Business Administration
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2010
FACULTY : BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES
DEPARTMENT : BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS Answer Question ONE and any Other TWO Questions
QUESTION 1
a) Comment briefly on the following environmental concepts
a) Biological community
b) Niche
c) Pollution
d) Renewable resources
e) Global warming (10 marks)
b) State the First law of thermodynamics (5 marks)
c) Explain how this law is demonstrated in plants (10 marks)
d) List down the various forms of energy. (5 marks)
QUESTION 2
a) Explain what you understand by preservation and conservation ethics. (10 marks)
b) Using examples, discuss the concept you believe is good for business and economy (10 marks)
QUESTION 3
a) Discuss the THREE types of biomes as classified using temperature and precipitation. (10 marks)
b) Pollution is a result of high population. Discuss. (10 marks)
QUESTION 4
a) Discuss the role of natural selection and its importance (5 marks)
b) Name the kinds of organism interactions (5 marks)
c) Discuss two of them and how they may result in new species (10 marks)
QUESTION 5
a) Explain the impact of deforestation on the environment (10 marks)
b) Discuss various mitigation measures that can be undertaken to minimize environmental degradation caused by logging (10 marks)
QUESTION6
a) Name and explain the type of costs associated with natural resource exploitation (10 marks)
b) Briefly discuss the effect of ozone layer depletion (10 marks)
QUESTION 7
a) Name and explain TWO laws that advocate for sound environmental management in Kenya (10 marks)
b) Discuss the environmental laws in Kenya which you need to adhere to when establishing a food industry (10 marks)
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