ENSC FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Climate is best described as - Answers :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 - Answers :fronts of warm air
net primary productivity - Answers :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 - Answers :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 - Answers :carbon dioxide
Which of the following is NOT a recognized type of diversity we discussed:
Species Diversity
Genetic Diversity
Trait Diversity
Functional Diversity - Answers :Treat Diversity
Species richness - Answers :Number of species
Functional diversity - Answers :Captures species contribution to ecosystem
phylogenic diversity - Answers :captures the amount of independent evolution
How long will it take for mammal diversity to recover from the current extinction -
Answers :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 - Answers :-
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? -
Answers :50 kcal/m2/yr
what describes the rate at which producers convert solar energy into chemical energy? -
Answers :Gross Primary Productivity
The global carbon cycle can be summed up by which formula? - Answers
:CO2+H2O+energy--> CH2O + O2
(Choose all that apply) the gain and loss of soil organic carbon is affected by which of
the following?
-Vegetation
-Temperature
-Soil Texture
-Soil drainage and Moisture
-Humans - Answers :all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of climate change?
-melting sea and glacial ice
-rising sea level
-extreme precipitation events
-shift in the latitude of biomes - Answers :all of the following are consequences
Which group is vulnerable to hazards of climate change - Answers :-social isolation
-low/no income
-high exposure
-living in coastal and low lying areas
There are 10 indicators of a warming world which include all of the following except
-increased water vapor
-decreased glaciers and ice sheets
-decreased snow cover
-increased sea level
-decreased ocean heat content - Answers :-decreased ocean heat content
The largest anthropogenic CO2 is from - Answers :Energy Production
The three largest anthropogenic sources of CH4 are from - Answers :coal and oil
mining, enteric fermentation, rice cultivation
Climate is best described as - Answers :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 - Answers :fronts of warm air
net primary productivity - Answers :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 - Answers :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 - Answers :carbon dioxide
Which of the following is NOT a recognized type of diversity we discussed:
Species Diversity
Genetic Diversity
Trait Diversity
Functional Diversity - Answers :Treat Diversity
Species richness - Answers :Number of species
Functional diversity - Answers :Captures species contribution to ecosystem
phylogenic diversity - Answers :captures the amount of independent evolution
How long will it take for mammal diversity to recover from the current extinction -
Answers :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 - Answers :-
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? -
Answers :50 kcal/m2/yr
what describes the rate at which producers convert solar energy into chemical energy? -
Answers :Gross Primary Productivity
The global carbon cycle can be summed up by which formula? - Answers
:CO2+H2O+energy--> CH2O + O2
(Choose all that apply) the gain and loss of soil organic carbon is affected by which of
the following?
-Vegetation
-Temperature
-Soil Texture
-Soil drainage and Moisture
-Humans - Answers :all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of climate change?
-melting sea and glacial ice
-rising sea level
-extreme precipitation events
-shift in the latitude of biomes - Answers :all of the following are consequences
Which group is vulnerable to hazards of climate change - Answers :-social isolation
-low/no income
-high exposure
-living in coastal and low lying areas
There are 10 indicators of a warming world which include all of the following except
-increased water vapor
-decreased glaciers and ice sheets
-decreased snow cover
-increased sea level
-decreased ocean heat content - Answers :-decreased ocean heat content
The largest anthropogenic CO2 is from - Answers :Energy Production
The three largest anthropogenic sources of CH4 are from - Answers :coal and oil
mining, enteric fermentation, rice cultivation
