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Climate is best described as Answer - Regionally heterogenous precipitation
and temperature conditions that change very slowly
All of the following are factors that influence climate except:
the tilt of earths axis
fronts of warm air
topography
convection cells Answer - fronts of warm air
net primary productivity Answer - the rate at which producers convert solar
energy into chemical energy minus the rate at which they use some of this
stored energy through aerobic respiration
gross primary productivity Answer - The rate at which producers convert solar
energy into chemical energy stored in the compounds of tissue
Which of the following is not a criteria pollutant:
Photochemical oxidants
particulate matter
sulfer oxide
carbon dioxide
lead Answer - carbon dioxide
, Which of the following is NOT a recognized type of diversity we discussed:
Species Diversity
Genetic Diversity
Trait Diversity
Functional Diversity Answer - Treat Diversity
Species richness Answer - Number of species
Functional diversity Answer - Captures species contribution to ecosystem
phylogenic diversity Answer - captures the amount of independent evolution
How long will it take for mammal diversity to recover from the current
extinction Answer - millions of years
(Choose all that apply) If all anthropogenic CO2 emissions are completely
stopped today then
-temperatures will remain at current elevated levels
-temperatures will immediately decrease
-the global ecosystem will immediately stabilize
-the global ecosystem will continue to change for100s to 1000s of years Answer
- -temperatures will remain at current elevated levels
-the global ecosystem will continue to change for100s to 1000s of years
Given the following information (GPP=100kcal/m2/yr, autotrophic respiration=
50kcal/m2/yr, and storage coupling= 25 kcal/m2/yr) what is Net Primary
Production? Answer - 50 kcal/m2/yr
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