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BIS 2B Final Exam Questions andAnswers (Latest Update 2024) 200+
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Why is the biomass difference between producers and
consumers so large in forests compared to grasslands? -
Correct Answer ✅ less trees than grasses, but a single tree
can feed a lot more than a single grass
Ecology - Correct Answer ✅ study of how organisms
interact w/ each other + the with the environment in which
they live
evolution - Correct Answer ✅ study of changes in heritable
characteristics of biological populations over successive
generations
Which of the following does NOT contribute to sea level rise?
A) warming of ocean water
B) melting of glaciers
C) melting of ice sheets (Greenland, Antarctica)
D) melting of sea ice (Arctic) - Correct Answer ✅ D)
melting of sea ice
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For A), warmer water expands, so it contributes to sea level
rise.
For B), melting of glaciers does contribute because water
runs off and melts
For C), melting of ice sheets does contribute because entire
states of ice are falling off and melting
For D), melting of sea ice does not contribute because it's
already in the sea
weather - Correct Answer ✅ conditions in atmosphere over
short period of time
- current conditions (humidity, temp, etc)
- individual events (storms, flood)
- may not follow climate trend
climate - Correct Answer ✅ average weather conditions
over long period of time
- mean annual precipitation
- mean annual temp
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- mean storm frequency, etc
Earth's radiation budget - Correct Answer ✅ Human
influence on climate occurs thru alterations of radiation
budget
- radiation in the atmosphere is always greater than how
much is being radiated by the Sun
- Sun's energy gets inside the atmosphere, absorbed and
reradiated, but it has less energy when reradiating so it can't
leave the atmosphere and stays stuck in the system
Why do CFCs follow a different pattern than other greenhouse
gases? - Correct Answer ✅ CFCs = chlorofluorocarbons
(used in refrigerants)
- break ozone into oxygen, 1 single CFC breaks down
many
- leads to ozone depletion (ozone blocks UV light)
- leads to Montreal Protocol, estimate levels will be
back to how it was before in 2020 (went into effect
1989)
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Hydrosphere - Correct Answer ✅ - ocean absorbs heat
- warmer ocean causes more intense storms,
absorbs most of the heat
- increased storm frequency + intensity
- sea level rise (ex: high tide flooding)
- ocean absorbs CO2 (increased acidity)
- organisms require carbonate ions for skeleton
- more CO2 leads to less carbonate and more H+,
so corrosive to shells + skeletons
- CO2 + H2O <---> H2CO3 <---> H+ +HCO3- <--->
2H+ + CO3-2
What impact does acidification (reduced pH) have on marine
life? - Correct Answer ✅ - corrosion of skeletons
- cannot adapt to change in pH that quickly
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