Results of Climate Change

Which of the following leads to increased incidence of drought in taiga?

• Increased snowfall

• Warmer temperatures

• More forest fires

• Higher carbon accumulation

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The lack of water reduces the primary productivity of plants through reducing _______.

• A) respiration

• B) photosynthesis

• C) transpiration

• D) germination

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Forest fires release carbon stored in the biomass of plants, as well as carbon stored in the soil as _______.

• clay

• peat

• sand

• gravel

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The loss of breeding grounds for the emperor penguin is due to the early breakout of _______ ice in the Antarctic.

• Sea

• Landfast

• Glacier

• Pack

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The graph indicates a trend in Arctic sea ice extent. What is this trend?

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Stable

• Fluctuating

The potential impact of global warming on emperor penguins includes ______.

• Increased food supply

• Loss of sea ice

• More breeding areas

• Warmer temperatures

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why are walruses resting on beaches now?

• Ice floes are more stable

• Beaches are closer to food

• Loss of ice floes

• They prefer sand.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The loss of ice floes affects walruses' ability to ______.

• Swim

• Hunt and feed their young

• Migrate

• Sleep

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Nutrient upwelling brings _______ to the surface, supporting phytoplankton growth.

• Oxygen and carbon

• Nitrate and phosphate

• Salt and sand

• Hydrogen and helium

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Phytoplankton growth is stimulated by the presence of _______.

• Nutrient-rich waters

• Sunlight

• Warm temperatures

• High salinity

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