Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Nutrient cycles

Nutrient cycles — practice question

A rise in human population is associated with a shift in carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. Fig. 4.1 plots the carbon dioxide concentration from 1958 to 2010, measured at Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
(a)[3]

Describe how the carbon dioxide concentration changed from 1958 to 2010. You will gain credit for referring to data from Fig. 4.1.

(b(i))[1]

Name one additional greenhouse gas.

(b(ii))[3]

Explain how carbon dioxide strengthens the greenhouse effect.

(c)[4]

Finish Table 4.1.

(d)[6]

Explain what occurs in aquatic environments, such as Lake Udai Sagar, when eutrophication takes place.

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