1-C (respiration is flux, not pool)
2-D
3-C
4-D (ethanol can be produce from
corn, so we can "grow" it every year)
5-C
6-C (high latitude, N. Hemisphere)
7-B
8-D
9-A
10-A
11-D (HCO3- is the most abundant
dissolved carbon species in the ocean, although there are other dissolved
species including CO3--, and dissolved CO2)
12-D
12. There is a relatively “new”
large flux from lithosphere to atmosphere in the amount of about 6 GtC per year currently from fossil-fuel combustion and calcining. This flux
only started about 200 years ago with the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. This
extra 6 GtC is then taken up by several sinks, some
of which we are certain (that retained by the atmosphere and that which is
going into the ocean), and others of which we are less certain (biosphere,
soils)
13. Photosynthesis is the main
component of primary production, and it requires the C from CO2 as a primary
nutrient, but productivity also requires other nutrients such as N. Thus primary production is a major sink for N
and C in their respective biogeochemical cycles.
14. 70/3.5= 20 years ("rule of
70")
15. immigration
(legal or illegal)
16. conversion of natural ecosystems
to other uses such as urban areas (urbanization) or transportation (roads) or
reservoirs behind dams (energy, water storage, etc) THIS WILL NOT BE ON QUIZ 4,
BUT WE WILL SHORTLY COVER IT FOR QUIZ 5