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#Question id: 12755


Which of the following statements best describes why biologists are currently concerned with global warming and the thawing of permafrost in many areas of the tundra biome?

#10. Ecological Principles
  1. The thawing process will likely decrease the abundance and diversity of soil-dwelling organisms in tundra habitats.
  2. The bacterial decomposition of  the thawed organic materials on  the widespread areas of  the tundra will produce large quantities of CO2, which will add to greenhouse gases and exacerbate global warming.
  3. Oil and coal deposits will thaw and rise to the surface (because of their lower density) of the tundra, destroying millions of acres of arctic habitat.
  4. Populations of humans inhabiting the arctic will have to move to more southern latitudes, resulting in in- creased competition for resources in already densely populated areas.
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#7. System Physiology – Animal

The alveolar pressure of a normal 77-year-old woman is approximately 1 cm H2O during expiration. What is the alveolar pressure during inspiration (in cm H2O)?

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#Question id: 11063

#7. System Physiology – Animal

A man inspires 1000 ml from a spirometer. The intrapleural pressure was −4 cm H2O before inspiration and −12 cm H2O the end of inspiration. What is the compliance of the lungs?

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#7. System Physiology – Animal

A liquid-ventilated lung compared to a gas-ventilated lung

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#Question id: 11066

#7. System Physiology – Animal

A 22-year-old woman has a pulmonary compliance of 0.2 L/cm H2O and a pleural pressure of −4 cm H2O. What is the pleural pressure (in cm H2O) when the woman inhales 1.0 L of air?

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#7. System Physiology – Animal

A patient has a dead space of 150 ml, functional residual capacity of 3 L, tidal volume of 650 ml, expiratory reserve volume of 1.5 L, total lung capacity of 8 L, and respiratory rate of 15 breaths/min. What is the residual volume?

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#Question id: 11070

#7. System Physiology – Animal

A patient has a dead space of 150 ml, functional residual capacity of 3 L, tidal volume of 650 ml, expiratory reserve volume of 1.5 L, a total lung capacity of 8 L, respiratory rate of 15 breaths/min. What is the alveolar ventilation?