Practice AP Environmental Science questions on how photosynthesis converts solar energy into biomass and how productivity is quantified.
The Fremont School District uses oil to heat school buildings. Go Green! is a new project the district will implement. The superintendent has declared that the district will dedicate itself to reducing its carbon footprint. In addition to taking serious energy-conservation measures, the district is planning to help offset its carbon dioxide emissions by raising money to help conserve a portion of a large tract of forest land adjacent to the high school campus.
Use the assumptions below to answer the questions that follow. For each calculation, show all work.
Calculate the mass of carbon, in kg, that is accumulated and stored in 1.0 ha of forest in one year.