ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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This is a long term impact.
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This is a short term impact.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Short-term impacts will occur over the construction period, depending on the availability of funding (see Chapter 8, Phased Project Implementation). Long-term impacts are defined as the project consequences, both adverse and beneficial, that would occur post-construction of a package element.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scientists have predicted that long-term effects of climate change will include a decrease in sea ice and an increase in permafrost thawing, an increase in heat waves and heavy precipitation, and decreased water resources in semi-arid regions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Oil spills are short-term environmental changes caused by humans. Long-term environmental changes are much more gradual and allow populations the opportunity to adapt. For example, natural temperature fluctuations and cycles occur on Earth over thousands of years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Short-term environmental changes, like droughts, floods, and fires, do not give populations time to adapt to the change and force them to move or become extinct.