Which of the Following Best Explains the Concept of the "Temporal

question 669

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the concept of the "temporal lag" involved in climate change?

• A) The effects of carbon dioxide emitted today will not be felt until much later, and they will persist for hundreds of years.
• B) The harms caused by carbon dioxide emissions tend to fall on nonhuman species and on people who have done nothing to cause the problem.
• C) Carbon dioxide emitted anywhere in the world affects everyone in the world, meaning that the people who emit carbon dioxide do not suffer the full effects of their emissions.
• D) Our parents' and grandparents' carbon dioxide emissions have already made it impossible to prevent climate change, so there is nothing we can do but adapt to it.

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Definitions:

Cardiac Muscle Cells

Specialized muscle cells found in the heart that are responsible for generating the rhythmic contractions that pump blood through the body.

Actin

A globular multi-functional protein that forms microfilaments, playing a key role in muscle contraction, cell motility, and the cell's structural framework.

AV Node

The atrioventricular node is an element of the heart's conduction system that regulates heart rate by decelerating the electrical impulse prior to its transfer from the atria to the ventricles.

Action Potential

Change in membrane potential in an excitable tissue that acts as an electric signal and is propagated in an all-or-none fashion.