Post Test: Environmental Change and Adaptation

Type the correct answer from the list: blocked sun, smog effect, haze effect, shade effect

What is the correct term for blocked sunlight and reduced solar radiation as a result of a volcanic eruption?

When dust and ash particles from a volcanic eruption block out sunlight and reduce solar radiation, Earth experiences the ____________________ . This results in temporary climate cooling.

Type the correct answer from the following: earth's energy balance, green house effect, albedo effect

Jason was part of team that had to calculate the incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial infrared radiation. What did Jason’s team study?

Jason’s team studied the ____________________________ , which measures incoming solar radiation and outgoing terrestrial infrared radiation.

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What is brine rejection?

• the dilution of saline levels in sea water

• the exclusion of saltwater fish

• the exclusion of freshwater fish

• the exclusion of salt from sea ice

• the expansion of water above freezing point

What is Earth’s current axial tilt?

• 21.5 degrees

• 22.0 degrees

• 22.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

Which body of water is home to the ENSO cycle?

• North Atlantic Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Caribbean

• Mediterranean

• equatorial Pacific Ocean

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An instructor training a dog to perform tricks is an example of a (an) ___________ trait.

• instinctual

• learned

• acquired

A cat hissing in self-defense is an example of a(an) _______________ trait.

• instinctual

• learned

• acquired

Type the correct answer from the following: structural, learned, physical, mimicry, camouflage

What are the two types of behavioral adaptation?

Behavioral adaptation can be either instinctual or ________________.

Which feature is an example of physiological adaptation?

• beak sizes of birds

• octopuses’ ability to squirt ink

• communicating in sign language

• school of fish in the sea

• length of animals’ ears

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A porcupine pokes its predators with the help of its quills.

What type of defense is this?

• camouflage

• mimicry

• social defense

• physical defense

• chemical defense