End Permian Extinction and Global Warming
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What is the main factor consistently associated with planetwide die-offs according to the text?

  • Rapid global warming (correct)
  • Increased precipitation
  • Global cooling
  • Depletion of the ozone layer

    • What event is known as the end Permian extinction?

  • Increase in biodiversity
  • Extinction of land plants and animals (correct)
  • Depletion of the ozone layer
  • Global cooling period

    • What happens to biodiversity when there are high concentrations of greenhouse gases?

  • It increases significantly
  • It remains stable
  • It decreases (correct)
  • It has no impact

    • What do ecologist Peter Mayhew and his colleagues predict about the risk of future extinction?

    <p>Expected future extinction due to rapid global warming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event is known as the end Permian extinction?

    <p>The mass extinction where land plants, animals, and 84% of ocean organisms died.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common connection revealed by the new analysis of temperature and fossil records?

    <p>Global warming is consistently associated with planetwide die-offs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to ecologist Peter Mayhew's research, what is the rule regarding greenhouse worlds and biodiversity?

    <p>Greenhouse worlds negatively affect biodiversity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the risk faced by many species currently on Earth as global temperatures rise?

    <p>The risk of future extinction through rapid global warming is expected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event is known as the end Permian extinction?

    <p>The die-off of land plants and animals, along with 84 percent of ocean organisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the new analysis of temperature and fossil records reveal about the relationship between global warming and biodiversity?

    <p>Global warming is consistently associated with planetwide die-offs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do eras with relatively high concentrations of greenhouse gases affect biodiversity?

    <p>Greenhouse worlds negatively affect biodiversity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do Peter Mayhew and his colleagues predict about the risk of future extinction as global temperatures rise?

    <p>The risk of future extinction through rapid global warming is expected.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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