Question

Assertion :Any change in the climate of an area can affect the plants and animals that live there. Reason: Some animals might adapt or move elsewhere, but others could have trouble surviving. Climate change also alters plants' and animals' life cycles. For example, some flowers are blooming earlier in the spring, while some animals are migrating at different times.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
• B. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
• C. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

In terrestrial ecosystems, the earlier timing of spring events, as well as poleward and upward shifts in plant and animal ranges, have been linked with high confidence to recent warming.Future climate change is expected to affect particular ecosystems, including tundra, mangroves, and coral reefs.It is expected that most ecosystems will be affected by higher atmospheric $C{O}_2$ levels, combined with higher global temperatures.Overall, it is expected that climate change will result in the extinction of many species and reduced diversity of ecosystems.