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EARTHSS 1 Quiz 9_ EarthSS 1_ Introduction to ESS (42000).University of California, Irvine

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Quiz 9 Due Dec 2, 2019 at 1pm Points 10 Questions 10 Available Nov 27, 2019 at 3pm - Dec 2, 2019 at 1pm 5 days Time Limit None Allowed Attempts 3 Instructions This quiz was locked Dec 2, 2019 at ... 1pm. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 927 minutes 6 out of 10 Score for this attempt: 6 out of 10 Submitted Dec 2, 2019 at 12:14pm This attempt took 927 minutes. This quiz will cover topics from Lecture 23-24. The questions are designed to test whether you UNDERSTAND and can APPLY your new knowledge to new situations. This quiz must be completed by 1p.m. on Monday 2nd December. You may take the quiz up to 3 times and your best score will count towards your grade. Question 1 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is a way that the biosphere influences the rest of the Earth system? The biosphere affects the amount of physical weathering that occurs at Earth's surface. m5/13/2020 Quiz 9: EarthSS 1: Introduction to ESS (42000) https://canvas.eee.uci.edu/courses/18779/quizzes/65439 2/9 The biosphere affects the water cycle by extracting water from the ground. The biosphere affects the composition of the atmosphere through the release of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases such as nitrogen. Correct! Correct! All of the above (and many, many more ways)! Question 2 1 / 1 pts The toxic pesticide DDT was sprayed on agricultural land around California and other places around the world until it was banned in 1972. It was banned we discovered that some DDT entered rivers and the ocean where it was taken in by marine algae. However DDT is not easily lost from organisms and so bioaccumulates and biomagnifies. Which animal in the food chain below is most likely to be severely affected by DDT? (More information about this can be found online if you are interested.) m5/13/2020 Quiz 9: EarthSS 1: Introduction to ESS (42000) https://canvas.eee.uci.edu/courses/18779/quizzes/65439 3/9 marine algae small fish large fish Correct! Correct! sea eagle Question 3 0 / 1 pts The atmospheric reservoir of carbon in the diagram below is NOT in [Show More]

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