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IB Biology SL 4.2.20 Keeling Curve analysis Question Bank

Practise IB Biology SL 4.2.20 by interpreting seasonal carbon-dioxide variation and long-term atmospheric trends.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Identify the upward long-term trend and annual fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide.
  • Explain how photosynthesis and respiration contribute to seasonal carbon-dioxide changes.

C4.2.20—Keeling Curve analysis question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

What do records from the twentieth and twenty-first century show about the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

A

An upward trend with annual fluctuations

B

An upward trend with no annual fluctuations

C

Annual fluctuations but no overall trend

D

Random fluctuations and no overall trend

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