DP Biology Questionbank
4.4 Climate change
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Nature of science: Assessing claims—assessment of the claims that human activities are producing climate change. (5.2) |
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Syllabus and cross-curricular links: Physics Topic 8.2 Thermal energy transfer Geography Part 1.3 Patterns in environmental quality and sustainability/Atmosphere and change Environmental systems and societies Topic 7.2 Climate change—causes and impacts Aims:
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16N.2.HL.TZ0.1f:
(i) Describe the trend in calcification when the pH is decreased at 25 –26°C.
(ii) In environmental studies, a critical value is the level at which a population declines or shows signs of poor health. Suggest a critical pH for P. onkodes.
(iii) Using all of the data, comment on the hypothesis that ocean acidification in warming seas will have the same effect on all species of coral.
- 16N.2.HL.TZ0.1g: Suggest another marine animal that has parts made of calcium carbonate and may therefore be...
- 16N.1.HL.TZ0.16: What contributes to rising atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and increases in average...
- 16N.2.HL.TZ0.1c: Suggest causes for the changes in ocean temperature.
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16N.2.HL.TZ0.1a:
Calculate the difference in coral cover in 1996 and 2002. No working required.
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16N.2.HL.TZ0.1h:
Outline causes of ocean acidification.
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16N.2.HL.TZ0.1b:
Describe the evidence that the ocean temperature has an effect on coral cover.
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16N.2.HL.TZ0.1e:
Comment on whether the experimental data supports the observed data from the ocean.
- 16N.2.HL.TZ0.1d: Identify one advantage of conducting this experiment in the laboratory rather than in the ocean.
- 17M.1.SL.TZ1.17: Euglena is a unicellular organism that feeds on bacteria and uses CO2 as a carbon source. Which...
- 17M.1.SL.TZ1.21: Cladograms can be created by comparing DNA or protein sequences. The cladogram on the left is...
- 17M.1.SL.TZ1.19: Which characteristic of water vapour classifies it as a greenhouse gas? A. It absorbs and then...
- 17M.1.SL.TZ2.27: The bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes infections related to the human reproductive system....
- 17M.1.SL.TZ2.19: By which mechanism do greenhouse gases contribute to global warming? A. Their higher...
- 17M.2.SL.TZ1.3a: State the type of wavelength of the radiation labelled X and Y. X: Y:
- 17M.2.SL.TZ1.1c: Estimate how much smaller drilled oysters raised in seawater at a high CO2 concentration were...
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17M.2.SL.TZ1.3b:
Outline reasons for the change occurring at Z.
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17M.2.SL.TZ1.3c:
The short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) nests and breeds on remote low-lying coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. Predict how global warming may threaten the survival of such an ocean bird.
- 17M.2.SL.TZ2.6c: Discuss the processes in the carbon cycle that affect concentrations of carbon dioxide and...
- 17M.2.HL.TZ1.1f.ii: Suggest a reason for the greater expression of the gene for the urea transporter after an...
- 17M.2.HL.TZ2.4a.ii: Using the food web, identify a saprotroph.
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21M.1.HL.TZ1.10:
The graph shows atmospheric oxygen levels over time.
About 2.5 billion years ago, a significant rise in atmospheric oxygen occurred. What was the cause of this rise?
A. Photosynthesis by non-vascular land plants
B. Photosynthesis by vascular land plants
C. Oxygen produced by photosynthetic bacteria being released from the ocean into the atmosphere
D. Volcanic activity
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21M.1.SL.TZ2.19:
Which gases have made the most significant contributions to global warming?
A. Water and carbon dioxide
B. Carbon dioxide and methane
C. Methane and nitrous oxide
D. Carbon dioxide and ozone
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21M.2.SL.TZ1.7c:
Discuss the relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and global temperatures.
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21M.2.HL.TZ1.3a:
The map shows the widespread distribution of coral reef ecosystems (indicated by black dots) in the world’s oceans. Death of coral reefs is related to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations.
[Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2021. Where Reef Building Corals Found. [map online] Available at: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_corals/media/supp_coral05a.html [Accessed 20 May 2021].]
Explain how increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations can lead to coral death.
- 21N.1.SL.TZ0.19: How do greenhouse gases contribute to global warming? A. They destroy the ozone layer, allowing...
- 21N.2.SL.TZ0.1a.ii: Deduce whether there is a trend in the incidence of white syndrome over the north-south range of...
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.1b.iii:
Suggest a reason for a larger percentage of corals being infected with white syndrome on reefs with a higher cover of corals.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.1c.i:
Compare and contrast the data for 1998–1999 and 2002–2003.
- 21N.2.SL.TZ0.1a.i: Identify the site with the highest incidence of diseased colonies.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.1b.i:
Describe the evidence that is provided by the data in the table for the harmful effects of rising sea temperatures on corals.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.1b.ii:
The researchers concluded that there was a threshold coral cover percentage, below which infection rates tended to remain fairly low. Using the data in the table, identify this threshold level.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.1d:
Some scientists predict that, if humans continue to produce carbon dioxide at the current rate, the pH of the oceans will become more acidic. Suggest possible effects on the coral reefs.
- 21N.2.SL.TZ0.1c.ii: Suggest a reason for the correlation between coral cover and WSSTA in 1998–1999.
- 22M.1.HL.TZ1.16: What is a potential consequence of the rise in global temperatures? A. Increased exposure to UV...
- 22M.1.HL.TZ2.15: The table shows features of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. According to the data in the...
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.3c:
Explain how increased carbon dioxide in the air leads to the greenhouse effect.
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.3a:
Calculate the increase in mean global temperature between 1880 and 2010.
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- 22M.2.SL.TZ1.3b: Outline how changes in temperature over short time periods could give a misleading impression of...
- 22M.2.SL.TZ2.3b.ii: Explain the role of methane in climate change.
- 22M.1.SL.TZ2.19: Which activity directly contributes the most to recent increases in atmospheric CO2...
- 18M.1.SL.TZ1.19: In addition to carbon dioxide, which of these greenhouse gases is the most significant? A....
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18M.2.HL.TZ1.7a:
Outline how greenhouse gases interact with radiation and contribute to global warming.
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19M.1.HL.TZ1.16:
Deforestation and agricultural activities including the production of crops and livestock are thought to play a major role in the greenhouse effect. The graph shows annual trends in rates of deforestation and the production of soybeans and cattle in the state of Mato Grosso in Brazil in the period from 2001 to 2010.
[Source: 'Decoupling of deforestation and soy production in the southern Amazon during the late 2000s.'
Marcia N. Macedo, Ruth S. DeFries, Douglas C. Morton, Claudia M. Stickler, Gillian L. Galford, and Yosio E.
Shimabukuro PNAS January 24, 2012, 109 (4) 1341–1346; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1111374109,
used with permission]What conclusion can be drawn from the information in this graph?
A. The decline in rates of deforestation led to an increase in production of CO2.
B. Soybean production accounted for a greater proportion of deforestation than cattle production.
C. Forest habitats declined during the first few years of the study.
D. The decline in rates of deforestation is due to an increase in soybean production.
- 19M.2.SL.TZ2.3b: Suggest how climate change can influence the natural selection of organisms that live in the...