Anna University Chennai 2004 B.E HS1X01 – TECHNICAL ENGLISH - Question Paper

The sad fact is that there is no practical solution to protecting vegetation and wildlife of tropical forests in the future. It is estimated that these forests contain anything from 50 to 90 per cent of all animals and plant species on Earth. In 1 study of a 5km square area of rain forest in Peru, for example, scientists counted 1,300 species of butterfly and 600 species of bird. In the entire USA only 400 species of butterfly and 700 species of bird have been recorded. Sustainable management represents a gigantic experiment. If this doesn't work, we can't move to a different planet to escape. It's a case of 1 planet, 1 experiment!
A. Complete the subsequent statements choosing from 1 of the provided options.(6 x one = 6)
1. The extent of the damage being inflicted on our environment...
a. can be estimated by years of scientific research.
b. is being computed by scientific research exactly.
c. is impossible to assess despite years of scientific research.
d. is, thanks to years of scientific research, on the reduce.
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2. The term 'sustainable management' means using plants and animals for our own benefit, but..
a. assuring none are left alive to guarantee the survival of the species.
b. making sure that enough are left alive to guarantee the survival of the species.
c. take care of the survival of the species.
d. make certain they are not all used up.
3. If a particular species becomes extinct...
a. we know exactly what effect it will have on our ecosystem.
b. we have little knowledge about its effects on our ecosystem.
c. it has no relationship with other species in our ecosystem.
d. its removal from the ecosystem will have no repercussions.
4. Preserving bio-diversity in our ecosystem...
a. is less complicated than reducing global warming.
b. can be resolved politically, just like global warming.
c. is not simply a political dilemma to be resolved like global warming.
d. can be resolved only by cutting gas emissions.
5. Applying the theory of sustainable management to the protection of tropical forests...
a. is creating worries and doubts in people's minds, especially as regards its feasibility.
b. means you can cut as many trees as you want without destroying the forest.
c. is a practical and economical way of protecting them.
d. is exactly the identical as that applied to protecting elephants.

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