climate change

Question 1

climate change can effect many of these sectors

Answer 1

• Physical environment
• Primary production
• Biodiversity
• Biotic interactions

Question 2

true or false: Temperature and salinity are the most critical drivers that delineating habitat types

Answer 2

FALSE : TEMPERATURE and PRECIPATATION are the most critical drivers that delineating habitat types
* Shifts in average
temperatures, temperature
variability, weather, and
precipitation rates
* Create mismatches with
the range of tolerances
and alters the components
of the niche

Question 3

With more energy being brought
into Earth’s system, NAME (6) the
extreme events that are likely to increase in frequency.

Answer 3

• Heatwaves
• Polar Vortexes
• Flooding
• Droughts
• Hurricanes
• Fires

Question 4

name some biochemical reactions that need optimal temperature to occur

Answer 4

DNA replication, cell division, enzymatic reactions, cellular defenses are all affected by rising temperatures

Question 5

An organisms’ ability to maintain internal stability (homeostasis) can be affected with climate change. This can impact..

Answer 5

• Daily activity levels
• Seasonal activity levels
• Reproduction
• Growth and development