AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

BIOMES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
A
Fishing
B
Breathing
C
Burning Fossil Fuels
D
Farming
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Transportation (27% of 2020 greenhouse gas emissions) – The transportation sector generates the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation primarily come from burning fossil fuel for our cars, trucks, ships, trains, and planes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels is the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.

Detailed explanation-3: -The main human activity that emits CO2 is the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) for energy and transportation. Certain industrial processes and land-use changes also emit CO2.

Detailed explanation-4: -Coal generates the most CO2 emissions of any fossil fuel and yet remains the world’s dominant energy source.

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