All of These Choices Are Potential Effects of a Warmer

question 27

Multiple Choice

All of these choices are potential effects of a warmer climate on Ontario except for:

• A) longer and more severe heat waves.
• B) potential for worse air pollution in the form of smog and acid precipitation.
• C) reduced water levels in Great Lakes and St.Lawrence River.
• D) melting permafrost weakening and undermining infrastructure.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain's cerebrum, responsible for higher brain functions such as thought, memory, and decision-making.

Long-term Potentiation (LTP)

A long-lasting increase in signal transmission between two neurons, believed to be a cellular mechanism underlying learning and memory.

Memory Trace

A hypothetical means by which memories are stored as biophysical or biochemical changes in the brain in response to external stimuli.

Biochemical Changes

Refers to the alterations in the chemical processes and substances within living organisms.