Effects of climate change on agriculture

?
Which five environemental factors will change significantly due to climate change
carbon dioxide levels, temperatuers, amount of precipitation, distribution of precipitation and sea levels.
1 of 9
What effect will increased levels of carbon dioxide have on plants?
They will affect photosynthesis
2 of 9
What will cause an increase in growth rates?
Higher temperatures
3 of 9
The growing seasons will get shorter: True or False
False
4 of 9
What will increased evaporation cause?
Increased precipitation
5 of 9
What change to precipitation will there be apart from an increase in quantity?
A change in distribution.
6 of 9
What are the two main impacts of a rise in sea level?
Loss of land and increased salinity in the soil
7 of 9
Why does selective bredding put domestic animals and plants at risk?
Little genetic variation.
8 of 9
What will farmers find happens if they keep farming the same crops?
Yield will fall as the climate changes
9 of 9

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

What effect will increased levels of carbon dioxide have on plants?

Back

They will affect photosynthesis

Card 3

Front

What will cause an increase in growth rates?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The growing seasons will get shorter: True or False

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What will increased evaporation cause?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Biology resources:

See all Biology resources »See all Ecology, ecosystems and environmental biology resources »