A) sulfur dioxide
B) methane (CH4)
C) nitrous oxide (N2O)
D) fluorine gases (such as CFCs)
E) carbon dioxide (CO2)
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A) The main anthropogenic greenhouse gas produced worldwide.
B) Produced anywhere organic matter decays without oxygen.
C) Accumulating three times as fast as CO2 in the atmosphere.
D) Declining in developing countries since many of its uses have been banned.
E) Produced from the burning of organic material and soil microbial activity.
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A) Increase in Earth's average temperature.
B) Increase in surface ocean water temperature.
C) Rapid melting of the polar ice sheets and Greenland glaciers.
D) Declining sea level.
E) Accelerated rates of energy use.
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A) Plants and animals that are residing in fragmented habitats may not be able to move to a suitable habitat.
B) In general, plants and animals will probably benefit from warmer temperatures.
C) Since farmland may be lost, the habitats for plants and animals will increase in area.
D) Since biodiversity is usually higher in warmer, milder climates, it will probably be increased.
E) Tropical ecosystems will become dramatically warmer than they are now.
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A) green plants.
B) burning of fossil fuels.
C) production of cement and clearing of forests.
D) All of these are correct.
E) burning of fossil fuels and production of cement and clearing of forests only.
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