Environmental Sustainability and Ecological Principles (AEAP2201)
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering - AEEP
Semester: Second Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2019
UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA
COLTECH
Second Semester Examination
DEPARTMENT: AEAP MONTH: JULY
COURSE INSTRUCTOR: LUMNWI MODESTE COURSE CODE: AEAP 2201
COURSE TITLE: Environmental Sustainability and Ecological Principles
TIME: YEAR: 2019
TIME ALLOWED: 1H
:
30 Minutes CREDIT VALUE: 3
INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
1)
Economic activities affect the environment in different ways. Considering two
economic systems with the aid of a diagram explain how economic activities will
affect the environment. (12 Marks)
2)
a. What are Natural resources? Using examples, how can natural resources be
reconstructed and stabilized? (6 Marks)
b. What is waste management and briefly explain the basic principles of waste
management (6 Marks)
3)
Write short notes on the following key elements of Ecology: (15 Marks)
i. Ecosystem
ii. Community
iii.
Population
iv.
Specie Adaptation
v.
Food chain
vi.
Biodiversity
4)
With the use of examples explain the following:
i.
The major principles of environmental sustainability (10 Marks).
ii.
Ecological principles (10 Marks)
5)
An ecosystem is a Life Supporting System; briefly illustrate this using the
functional processes in an ecosystem. (12 Marks)
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