Natural Disasters and Climate Change Quiz

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Tropical cyclones = Occurs during certain weather conditions Below-average precipitation = Results in prolonged shortages in water supply Movement of ocean water into fresh groundwater = Causes contamination of the groundwater by salt Measure taken prior to the impact of a disaster = Minimizes its effects

Movement = Neither necessary nor sufficient Sensitivity = Not specified Complexity = Not mentioned in the text Cellular organization = Not mentioned in the text

Help instructors manage the presentation of biological information = Aims at producing scientifically literate students Help each student to acquire information = According to his or her own Help students relate this information to their own lives = To understand its importance and relevance Concept of Life = Understanding what qualifies something as living

Cellular organization = All organisms consist of one or more cells—complex, organized assemblages of molecules enclosed within membranes. Sensitivity = All organisms respond to stimuli—though not always to the same stimuli in the same ways. Growth = All living things assimilate energy and use it to grow, a process called metabolism. Reproduction = All living things reproduce, passing on traits from one generation to the next.

Response to stimuli = Superior to the first, but still inadequate to define life. Death = All living things die, while inanimate objects do not. Complexity = A necessary criterion of life, but not sufficient in itself to identify living things. Cellular organization = All organisms consist of one or more cells—complex, organized assemblages of molecules enclosed within membranes.

Metabolism = Process by which all living things assimilate energy and use it to grow. Homeostasis = All living things maintain relatively constant internal conditions, different from their environment. Photosynthesis = Process used by plants, algae, and some bacteria to create covalent carbon bonds from CO2 and H2O. Regulation = All organisms have regulatory mechanisms that coordinate internal processes.

Plants = Use sunlight to create covalent carbon bonds from CO2 and H2O through photosynthesis. Bacteria = Even the simplest contain a bewildering array of molecules, organized into many complex structures. Multicellular organisms = Undergo systematic gene-directed changes as they grow and mature. All organisms = Die eventually, as ongoing life is impossible without reproduction.