Question
Why is climate change damaging to the tundra? (Select all that apply.)
The active soil would freeze up causing plants to die.
Plants and animals from colder ecosystems would begin to move into the tundra.
Producers that grow in colder temperatures would be less available to the consumers that eat them.
Permafrost would melt, causing a release of methane gas.
The active soil would freeze up causing plants to die.
Plants and animals from colder ecosystems would begin to move into the tundra.
Producers that grow in colder temperatures would be less available to the consumers that eat them.
Permafrost would melt, causing a release of methane gas.
Answers
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Climate change is damaging to the tundra for the following reasons:
1. **The active soil would freeze up causing plants to die.** - While the thawing permafrost can lead to changes in soil conditions, warmer temperatures can disrupt the seasonal cycle, impacting plant life and leading to die-off.
2. **Plants and animals from colder ecosystems would begin to move into the tundra.** - As temperatures rise, species that are adapted to warmer climates may invade the tundra, which can disrupt native ecosystems and outcompete local species.
3. **Producers that grow in colder temperatures would be less available to the consumers that eat them.** - Changes in temperature and precipitation can affect the types of plants that can grow in the tundra, possibly leading to a decline in food availability for herbivores and the predators that rely on them.
4. **Permafrost would melt, causing a release of methane gas.** - Thawing permafrost releases stored greenhouse gases, including methane, which further accelerates climate change and contributes to a feedback loop of warming.
Therefore, all of the options listed contribute to the damaging effects of climate change on the tundra.
1. **The active soil would freeze up causing plants to die.** - While the thawing permafrost can lead to changes in soil conditions, warmer temperatures can disrupt the seasonal cycle, impacting plant life and leading to die-off.
2. **Plants and animals from colder ecosystems would begin to move into the tundra.** - As temperatures rise, species that are adapted to warmer climates may invade the tundra, which can disrupt native ecosystems and outcompete local species.
3. **Producers that grow in colder temperatures would be less available to the consumers that eat them.** - Changes in temperature and precipitation can affect the types of plants that can grow in the tundra, possibly leading to a decline in food availability for herbivores and the predators that rely on them.
4. **Permafrost would melt, causing a release of methane gas.** - Thawing permafrost releases stored greenhouse gases, including methane, which further accelerates climate change and contributes to a feedback loop of warming.
Therefore, all of the options listed contribute to the damaging effects of climate change on the tundra.