Quiz Questions

• The word environment is devised from French word environ which means surrounding or enveloping.
• Environmental science is the study of living organisms and how they interact with our environment.
• All the factors such as physical, chemical, biological, and ecological which affects human life and its existence on this planet are called environment.
• The main objective of environmental science is to protect the environment.
• Environmental Engineering is the application of science and engineering knowledge and concepts to care for and/or restore our natural environment.
• Environmental Audit is essentially an environmental management tool for measuring the effects of certain activities on the environment against set criteria or standards.
• Both environmental auditing and Environmental Impact Assessment are environmental management tools.
• Environmental auditing began in the USA in the early 1970s.
• Functional Environmental Audit measures the effects of a particular issue or activity.
• The Environmental Management Audit helps the organization or company understand how it is performing on its own environmental performance standards.
• DENR is responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies, guidelines, and rules related to environmental management, as well as the management and conservation of the country's natural resources.
• PD No. 705 also known as Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines has been amended by RA 7161.
• PD No. 1151 mandates each individual to contribute to the preservation and enhancement of the Phil. environment.
• Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) is a document/permit issued by DENR-EMB if the proposed project or undertaking will not cause significant negative environmental impact.
• PD No. 865 is the basis of almost of the environmental legislation.
• Ecology seeks to describe and explain the relationship bet. living organisms and their environment.
• Ernst Haeckel, a German zoologist coined the term Ecology in 1886.
• The ecological niche involves both place where an organism lives and the roles that an organism has in its habitat.
• Greenhouse Effect means the change in the thermal equilibrium temperature of a planet by the presence of an atmosphere containing gas that absorbs infrared radiation.
• Human beings are an integral part of ecological systems and depend on nature for survival and quality of life.
• Two Types of Environment

  1. Natural
  2. Man-made
• Four Kinds of Symbiosis

  1. Mutualism
  2. Parasitism
  3. Amensalism
  4. Commensalism
• Three Stages of Environmental Audit

  1. Pre-Audit
  2. Audit
  3. Post-Audit
• Five Environmental Legislation

  1. PD No. 705 - Revised Forestry Code of the Phil.
  2. PD No. 1151 - Phil. Environmental Code
  3. PD No. 1152 - Phil. Environmental Policy
  4. PD No. 1586 - Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System
  5. PD No. 865 - Code on Sanitation of the Phil.