IB ESS SL 6.4.4 Uv Radiation Impacts Questions
Practise IB ESS SL 006.004.004 by applying uv radiation impacts concepts to environmental systems questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2026
- Course
- ESS SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- identify consequences of low stratospheric ozone or increased ultraviolet radiation for humans, plants and other living organisms
- explain how changes in stratospheric and tropospheric ozone can affect living organisms and global biodiversity
- apply ozone-depletion evidence to connect ultraviolet-radiation changes with impacts on humans, plants and biodiversity
Learn this topic
IB ESS SL 6.4.4 Uv Radiation Impacts Questions question 1
[Maximum number: 4]
Outline how decreasing stratospheric ozone may impact living organisms.
Decreased stratospheric ozone increases UV radiation that reaches the earth from the sun;
b. UV radiation can harm sensitive species such as marine organisms (e.g. phytoplankton/coral reefs)/amphibians;
c. UV radiation can damage chloroplasts decreasing plant growth/crop yields/photosynthesis;
d. decreased plant growth/sensitive species can have knock on effects on the food chain/web/decrease access to food;
e. UV radiation can cause mutations/skin cancer/cataracts;
f. UV radiation can weaken the immune system;
All question bank results loaded