Refer to the Table

question 14

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table. According to the table, do ocean organisms show the same general trends in response to climate change as are shown by terrestrial organisms?

• A) No; they are not migrating in response to changing temperatures.
• B) No; they show increased abundance rather than change in location.
• C) It is impossible to say; terrestrial and ocean organisms cannot be compared.
• D) Yes; like terrestrial organisms, they are migrating as the temperatures rise.
• E) Yes; like terrestrial organisms, they are shifting upward in elevation.

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Definitions:

Colloid Osmotic Pressure

The pressure exerted by proteins, mainly albumin, in a blood vessel's plasma that tends to pull water into the circulatory system.

Ascending Limb

Part of the loop of Henle in the kidney nephron that transports filtrate from the renal medulla back towards the cortex, important for the reabsorption of water and salts.

Loop of Henle

A section of the nephron in the kidney that is responsible for concentrating urine and conserving water.

Cotransported

Referring to the simultaneous transportation of two or more molecules across a cell membrane, usually by a specific carrier protein.