ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Department of Environmental Science)
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Course: Basics of Environmental Science (9389) Semester: Spring, 2025
Level: BS
Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, BEd,
MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the
marks are distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the
questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide
or allied material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned
copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The
size of the file should not exceed 5MP.
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks:
50
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1-4)
Q. 1 How will you term Environmental Science as multidisciplinary (20)
science?
Q. 2 Explain the following. (20)
i. Environment
ii. Hydrosphere
iii. Climate
iv. Biosphere
v. Weather
Q. Q. 3 What is climate change? How we can study climate change (20)
1
using different data and tools?
2
Q. 4 Discuss different interactions among the living organisms. (20)
Q. 5 What are Macro and Micro-nutrients? What are the macro (20)
and micronutrients important for human body (Reference:
Practical Activity Unit 2)
Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 5-9)
Q. 1 Provide an overview of the different ecosystems of the ocean. (20)
Q. 2 What are different types of land ecosystem discuss Tiaga and (20)
Desert ecosystem in detail.
Q. 3 Discuss different chemical associated issues of the (20)
environment.
Q. 4 What is environmental physics? How is it associated with (20)
different phenomena of the hydrosphere?
Q. 5 What are different conservation strategies for environmental (20)
degradation?