Post Test: Environmental Change and Adaptation

When dust and ash particles from a volcanic eruption block out sunlight and reduce solar radiation, Earth experiences the ___ . This results in temporary climate cooling.

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Jason was part of a team that had to calculate the incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial infrared radiation. What did Jason’s team study?

Jason’s team studied the ___ , which measures incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial infrared radiation.

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What is brine rejection?

• the dilution of saline levels in sea water

• the exclusion of saltwater fish

• the exclusion of freshwater fish

• the exclusion of salt from sea ice

• the expansion of water above freezing point

What is Earth’s current axial tilt?

• 21.5 degrees

• 22.0 degrees

• 22.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 24.5 degrees

Which body of water is home to the ENSO cycle?

• North Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Caribbean

• Mediterranean

• equatorial Pacific Ocean

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A cat hissing in self-defense is an example of a(n) ___ trait, whereas an instructor training a dog to perform tricks is an example of a ___ trait.

Behavioral adaptation can be either instinctual or ___.

Which feature is an example of physiological adaptation?

• beak sizes of birds

• octopuses’ ability to squirt ink

• communicating in sign language

• school of fish in the sea

• length of animals’ ears

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A porcupine pokes its predators with the help of its quills. What type of defense is this?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• social defense

• physical defense

• chemical defense

Which aspect is an example of structural adaptation?

• octopuses’ ability to squirt ink

• skin tanning in humans

• stronger kidneys in kangaroo rats

• bill lengths of carnivorous birds

• venom of snakes

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