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Write whether the following statements are true or false, giving suitable explanation for the same:i. Only abiotic factors play very important role in the ecosystem.ii. Paddy fields are frequently attacked by frogs.iii. Environmental pollution is necessary and acceptable change in the surrounding environment.iv. X-rays and radiations from atomic energy plants are natural radiations.v. The person breaching the Environmental Conservation Act is entitled for either one year imprisonment or fine up to ₹ 5 lakh.

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i. False. (Both abiotic and biotic factors play very important role in the ecosystem. Only abiotic factors will not decide the working of an ecosystem.)

ii. False. (Paddy fields are frequently attacked by grasshoppers. Frogs feed on grasshoppers and control the population of these insects that cause destruction of the crops.)

iii. Environmental pollution is necessary and acceptable change in the surrounding environment.

iv. X-rays and radiations from atomic energy plants are natural radiations.

v. The person breaching the Environmental Conservation Act is entitled for either one year imprisonment or fine up to ₹ 5 lakh.



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