Question 1

According to the figure,which area is seen as exhibiting only increases in NPP due to climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) South America 
B) Africa 
C) Australia 
D) Western Europe 
A) South America 
B) Africa 
C) Australia 
D) Western Europe D

Question 2

What effect is warming predicted to have on migration behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Birds will depart for migration earlier and return later. 
B) Birds will depart for migration later and return later. 
C) Birds will depart for migration earlier and return earlier. 
D) Birds will depart for migration later and return earlier. 
A) Birds will depart for migration earlier and return later. 
B) Birds will depart for migration later and return later. 
C) Birds will depart for migration earlier and return earlier. 
D) Birds will depart for migration later and return earlier. C

Question 3

In which group of organisms has the timing of spring events changed the most in response to climate change?

Accepted Answer

A) birds 
B) butterflies 
C) amphibians 
D) trees 
A) birds 
B) butterflies 
C) amphibians 
D) trees C

Question 4

What percentage of carbon emissions remain in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 15 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 90 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 15 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 5

Why is the Arctic fox declining in numbers?

Accepted Answer

A) Red fox are outcompeting them as they expand north. 
B) Resource availability is lacking. 
C) They are up against their thermal maximum with increased global temperatures. 
D) Melting ice reduces suitable habitat. 
A) Red fox are outcompeting them as they expand north. 
B) Resource availability is lacking. 
C) They are up against their thermal maximum with increased global temperatures. 
D) Melting ice reduces suitable habitat.

Question 6

The wobble of the Earth is not causing the current warming trend because it takes place on a scale of

Accepted Answer

A) 410 years. 
B) 4100 years. 
C) 41,000 years. 
D) 410,000 years. 
A) 410 years. 
B) 4100 years. 
C) 41,000 years. 
D) 410,000 years.

Question 7

There is currently a drying trend due to global warming in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How far has the global sea level risen over the past 100 years?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 mm 
B) 15 mm 
C) 150 mm 
D) 15 cm 
A) 0 mm 
B) 15 mm 
C) 150 mm 
D) 15 cm

Question 9

Increases in temperatures have been associated with ________ in the body size of endothermic animals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Increases in temperatures have been associated with...

Question 10

How are the majority tree species responding to climate change in terms of distribution?

Accepted Answer

A) moving north 
B) moving south 
C) contracting in range 
D) no change in distribution 
A) moving north 
B) moving south 
C) contracting in range 
D) no change in distribution

Question 11

Warming is predicted to be greatest

Accepted Answer

A) during winter months. 
B) during summer months. 
C) in the Southern Hemisphere. 
D) in the Pacific Ocean. 
A) during winter months. 
B) during summer months. 
C) in the Southern Hemisphere. 
D) in the Pacific Ocean.

Question 12

What is the great risk of warming to tropical marine species?

Accepted Answer

A) reduced growing season 
B) reduced water availability 
C) less variable precipitation 
D) Most species live near their thermal maximum. 
A) reduced growing season 
B) reduced water availability 
C) less variable precipitation 
D) Most species live near their thermal maximum.

Question 13

Changes in climate have shifted the distribution of most species farther north.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which region has seen the largest increase in ectotherm metabolic rate?

Accepted Answer

A) Arctic 
B) north temperate 
C) tropical 
D) south temperate 
A) Arctic 
B) north temperate 
C) tropical 
D) south temperate

Question 15

The formation of carbonic acid in the oceans directly results in

Accepted Answer

A) increased sea surface temperatures. 
B) inhibition of shell growth in marine animals. 
C) increased marine biodiversity. 
D) increased pH. 
A) increased sea surface temperatures. 
B) inhibition of shell growth in marine animals. 
C) increased marine biodiversity. 
D) increased pH.

Question 16

During the last 40 years,warmer-water plankton have moved

Accepted Answer

A) 1° in latitude north. 
B) 10° in latitude north. 
C) 1° in latitude south. 
D) 10° in latitude south. 
A) 1° in latitude north. 
B) 10° in latitude north. 
C) 1° in latitude south. 
D) 10° in latitude south.

Question 17

Current methodologies and understanding allow us to make precise predictions regarding the impacts of climate change on the current abundance and distribution of species.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the bioclimatic envelope model approach also known as?

Accepted Answer

A) forest inventory and analysis 
B) general circulation model 
C) ecological niche model 
D) net ecosystem productivity model 
A) forest inventory and analysis 
B) general circulation model 
C) ecological niche model 
D) net ecosystem productivity model

Question 19

There are no long-term data to support the idea that the community structure of aquatic species has changed due to climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Changes in climate have mostly delayed the spring behaviors of plants and animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 27: The Ecology of Climate Change

According to the figure,which area is seen as exhibiting only increases in NPP due to climate change?

What effect is warming predicted to have on migration behavior?

In which group of organisms has the timing of spring events changed the most in response to climate change?

What percentage of carbon emissions remain in the atmosphere?

Why is the Arctic fox declining in numbers?

The wobble of the Earth is not causing the current warming trend because it takes place on a scale of

There is currently a drying trend due to global warming in the Southern Hemisphere.

How far has the global sea level risen over the past 100 years?

Increases in temperatures have been associated with ________ in the body size of endothermic animals.

How are the majority tree species responding to climate change in terms of distribution?

Warming is predicted to be greatest

What is the great risk of warming to tropical marine species?

Changes in climate have shifted the distribution of most species farther north.

Which region has seen the largest increase in ectotherm metabolic rate?

The formation of carbonic acid in the oceans directly results in

During the last 40 years,warmer-water plankton have moved

Current methodologies and understanding allow us to make precise predictions regarding the impacts of climate change on the current abundance and distribution of species.

What is the bioclimatic envelope model approach also known as?

There are no long-term data to support the idea that the community structure of aquatic species has changed due to climate change.

Changes in climate have mostly delayed the spring behaviors of plants and animals.

The Nature of Ecology

Climate

The Aquatic Environment

The Terrestrial Environment

Adaptation and Natural Selection

Plant Adaptations to the Environment

Animal Adaptations to the Environment

Properties of Populations

Population Growth

Life History

Intraspecific Population Regulation

Species Interactions, population Dynamics, and Natural Selection

Interspecific Competition

Predation

Parasitism and Mutualism

Community Structure

Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities

Community Dynamics

Landscape Dynamics

Ecosystem Energetics

Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling

Biogeochemical Cycles

Terrestrial Ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystems

Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems

Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity

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