3.2.5

Question 1

Define environmental change

Answer 1

Environmental change refers to modifications in the world caused by humans, including adding toxic substances, excessive nutrients, invasive species, and climate change.

Question 2

How do environmental changes affect animals

Answer 2

Environmental changes can present severe challenges to animals, plants, and microbes in nature, which may struggle to survive or adapt.

Question 3

What happens to species that are suited to new environmental chanllenges?

Answer 3

Species that are suited to new environmental challenges will likely survive and thrive. (Population decline on one’s that aren’t suited)

Question 4

How does a changing climate affect species?

Answer 4

A changing climate may force plants and animals to migrate to survive, but many plant species are unable to migrate quickly enough to keep up with human-induced climate change.

Question 5

What are the consequences of climate change for species living in isolated ecosystem patches?

Answer 5

Climate change may render many ecosystem patches uninhabitable, which could cause the species living there to suffer or disappear.

Question 6

What are the consequences of climate change for species living in isolated ecosystem patches?

Answer 6

Climate change may render many ecosystem patches uninhabitable, which could cause the species living there to suffer or disappear.