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ENVIRONMENTALENGINEERING
Prelim Exam

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
DO NOT WRITE, FOLD OR LEAVE MARKINGS ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. A SEPARATE ANSWER SHEET WILL BE PROVIDED
ACCORDINGLY.
Write all answers legibly. STRICTLY NO ERASURES/SUPERIMPOSITION, and wrong spelling wrong. No using of friction pens,
or your paper will be returned to you BLANK.
At the end of the exam, submit your questionnaire, together with your answer sheet.
Indicate the QUESTIONNAIRE NUMBER located on the top left corner. NO QUESTIONNAIRE NUMBER, MINUS 5 POINTS.

I. Matching Type: Match Column A with Column B. Capital Letters only. NO ERASURES/SUPERIMPOSITIONS. (20 pts.)
COLUMN A

COLUMN B

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A) P.D. 1151

___2.

B) P.D. 1152

___3.

C) P.D. 984

___4.

D) DAO 34

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E) DAO 35

___6. Coral Resources Development and Conservation Decree P

___7. Sanitation Code of the Philippines

F) R.A. 6969
G) R.A 8749
H) P.D 856

___9.

I) R.A. 9003

___10. An act to control toxic substances F

___11. D

K) P.D. 1067

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___13.

___14.

J) P.D. 1586
L) R.A. 8550
M) R.A 9275

N) R.A. 9147

___15. Ecological Solid Waste Management Act I

O) R.A. 7942

___16. Biofuel Act of 2006

P) P.D. 1219

___17. Chemical Control order for asbestos (CCO)

Q) R.A. 9211

___18. R) DAO 2000-92

___19. Philippine Environmental Code

S) R.A. 9367

T) R.A 9729
II. True or False: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and write FALSE if otherwise. NO ERASURES. (15 pts.)
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_______ 3.
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_______ 5. The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer stipulates that the production and consumption of compounds that
deplete ozone in the stratosphere. F
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_______ 7. _______ 8.
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_______ 13. _______ 14.
_______ 15. Herbivores are those that eat only plants or plant products. Examples are grasshoppers, mice, rabbits, deer, beavers, moose, cows,
sheep, goats and groundhogs. T

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III. Identification. Write the word/term described on the blanks provided. STRICTLY Wrong spelling wrong. (25 pts.)
________________________ 1. Means water-loving. HYDROPHILIC
________________________ 2. ________________________ 3.
________________________ 4. Biological organisms in water capable of infecting or of transmitting diseases to humans. PATHOGENS
________________________ 6.
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________________________ 16. ________________________ 17. Meaning of the acronym AIDS. ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
________________________ 18.
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________________________ 21.
________________________ 22.
________________________ 24.

IV. Matching Type: Match Column A with Column B. Capital Letters only. (30 pts.)
COLUMN A
_____1.

Worlds tallest cable-stayed road bridge, as tall as the Empire State Building.

COLUMN B
A. Kyoto Protocol

Started to reduce the congested traffic between Paris and Barcelona. E

_____2.

B. Montreal Protocol

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_____3.
_____4.

C. Protozoa
A worldwide grassroots movement uniting people to protect the planet, and is
organised by WWF. J

_____5.

E. Millay Viaduct

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F. Refractory

_____7.

G. Consumption

_____8.
_____9.
_____10. A.

I. Toxic Metals
Process in which a substance is completely destroyed, used up, or incorporated

J. Earth Hour

or transformed into something else. It acts as a regulator for production and

_____11.

decomposition. G
Severe, sometimes fatal, form of leptospirosis transmitted by rats via

_____12.

contaminated water. V
The worlds largest man-made island. The project has added 320 miles of

K. Biosphere

beaches to the shoreline of Dubai. R

_____13.
_____14.

The largest development project in Egypt is also the most ambitious. The New
Valley Project consists of building a massive irrigation system to reclaim a half-

_____15.

a-million acres of desert. AA

A landmark international agreement designed to protect the stratospheric ozone

O. Lithosphere

_____16.

layer. B
Chemicals that are toxic to the kidneys. X

P. Mortality

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smallest biological structures which are known to contain all the genetic

_____18.
_____19.
_____20.

information necessary for their own reproduction. Z

Rod-like bacteria. Y
T. Cocci

_____21.

U. Hydrosphere

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V. Weils disease

_____23.
_____24.

X. Nephrotoxins

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Process by which nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms. CC

Y. Bacilli

_____26.

single-celled microorganisms that can exist either as independent. S

Z. Virus

_____27.

AA. The New Valley Project (Western

Desert of Egypt)

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_____29. a)

The earths outer layer consisting of the soil and rocks. O

The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per

_____30.

1000 per year. P

Convention on the global climate change. A

CC. Nitrogen Cycle

V. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer, capital letters only. NO ERASURES or SUPERIMPOSITIONS allowed. (10 pts.)
1) Which of the following is not a role of Environmental Engineers? B

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a) Develop site-specific health and safety protocols, such as spill contingency plans and methods for loading and transporting waste.
b) Implement environmental programs
c) Design systems, processes, and equipment for control, management, and remediation of water, air, and soil quality
2) Which of the following words does not belong to the group? A
a. Photosynthesis

c. Production

b. Respiration

d. Consumption

3) Choose the correct series of steps/processes for the Carbon Cycle 2, 1, 3,4 A
i. Carbon moves from plants and animals to the ground.
ii. Carbon moves from plants to animals.
iii. Carbon moves from fossil fuels to the atmosphere when fuels are burned.
iv. Carbon moves from the atmosphere to the oceans.
a. 2,1,3,4

c. 1,2,4,3

b. 1,2,3,4

d. 2,1,4,3,

4) All of the following words describe diversity except D

a. variety of habitats

c. extent that an ecosystem possesses different species.

b. variety of biological processes

d. frequency of occurrence or the natural geographic range or place where species occur

a. Ammonification

c. Biological fixation

b. Denitrificaton

d. Nitrification

6) Best describes the Valdez Principles. C

a. minimize how their operations (processes etc.) negatively affect the environment
b. certification for environmental management
c. Protection of the biosphere is one of its objectives, and it encourages industries to minimize or eliminate the emission of pollutants.
d. a family of standards related to environmental management that exists to help organizations
7) It recognizes the desirability of decent living standards but works towards a balance of resource use and resource availability
The above statement is a description of what environmental attitude and ethics? C
a. Preservation Ethics

c. Conservation Ethics

b. Development Ethics

d. Environmental Ethics

8) Which of the following is not pollution control regulation? C

a. R.A. 3931

c. P.D. 1586

b. P.D. 1152

d. P.D. 825

9) Odd one out; C

a. Food Chain

c. Trophic Level

b. Food Web

d. Food pyramid

10) Odd one out; B

a. Elephants

c. Sea Otter

b. Sea Urchin

d. Mountain Lion

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VII. Enumeration:
3 ORGANISM INTERACTIONS
1.
2.
3.
TYPES OF SUCCESSION
1.
2.
PHYSICAL WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Bonus Question: What is your instructors full name and age? Wrong spelling, minus 5. Flattery and Overestimation minus 5. (2 points)

In order to be successful, one must have three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy.
And if you dont have the first, the other two will kill you.
Godspeed!
Prepared by Engr. M.M.A

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ANSWER SHEET
Name: _______________________________________

score: _____/___

Course & yr: _________________

Date:______________________
Schedule: ____________________

Questionnaire No.

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I. MATCHING TYPE