Question 11(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

Question

(05.04 MC)

Consider the following graph. What can you infer about the relationship between carbon dioxide concentration and global temperature?

The graph indicates that beginning in 1880 global temperature was 56 degrees Fahrenheit and carbon dioxide concentration was 290 ppm. In 1960 the global temperature was 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and the carbon dioxide concentration was 310 ppm. Ending around 2010 the global temperature was 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit and the carbon dioxide concentration was at 385 ppm.
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Carbon dioxide concentration and global temperature are not related.
Carbon dioxide concentration increases and causes global temperatures to rise.
Carbon dioxide concentration only affects temperature on a local scale.
Carbon dioxide concentration increases and causes global temperatures to sink.
Question 12(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(05.04 LC)

Which of the following is a large scale environmental impact caused by the shipment of materials across the world's ocean?

Decreased world temperatures due to the ships burning fuels
Increased population size of humans due to materials being transported
The potential of waste or sewage dumping from the ships into the ocean
The decrease of dolphin populations across the oceans
Question 13(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(05.03 MC)

Sponges and corals grow on the same type of substrate. What type of interaction is most likely between them?

Commensalism, because sponges can be consumed by corals, but corals do not benefit in any way.
Competition, because they compete to grow on the same space and both species would do better if the other were not present.
Mutualism, because the presence of sponges helps corals to grow and the presence of corals helps sponges to grow.
Predation, because corals can consume sponges, but there is no benefit of corals to sponges.
Question 14(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(05.04 LC)

Driving cars requires gas, which is drilled from the Earth in the form of fossil fuels. What is one negative impact this could have on the ocean environment?

Fossil fuels are drilled only on land, so they would have no impact on the ocean environment.
The drilling of fossil fuels could lead to an accident, like an oil spill, causing harm to the ocean environment.
The drilling of fossil fuels could kill organisms underneath the Earth's surface.
The drilling of fossil fuels can harm the ocean environment because we will run out of these resources in the next few years.
Question 15(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)
(05.06 LC)

Which biological process involves the accumulation of toxins and pollutants in the upper levels of a food chain?

Biomagnification
Competitive exclusion
Phosphorylation
Photosynthesis

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the multiple-choice questions you provided:

Question 11: What can you infer about the relationship between carbon dioxide concentration and global temperature?

• Answer: Carbon dioxide concentration increases and causes global temperatures to rise.

Question 12: Which of the following is a large scale environmental impact caused by the shipment of materials across the world's ocean?

• Answer: The potential of waste or sewage dumping from the ships into the ocean.

Question 13: What type of interaction is most likely between sponges and corals?

• Answer: Competition, because they compete to grow on the same space and both species would do better if the other were not present.

Question 14: What is one negative impact of drilling for fossil fuels on the ocean environment?

• Answer: The drilling of fossil fuels could lead to an accident, like an oil spill, causing harm to the ocean environment.

Question 15: Which biological process involves the accumulation of toxins and pollutants in the upper levels of a food chain?

• Answer: Biomagnification.

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