Entre as consequencias decorrentes do aumento da temperatura dos mares e dos oceanos, podem ser citados o derretimento das calotas polares, a diminuição no nível de oxigênio presente neles e a morte de corais. Escolha um desses exemplos e explique a relação entre ele e o aquecimento de mares e de oceanos.

Death of coral reefs occurs due to increasing the temperature of the ocean.

Explanation:

Death of coral reefs occurs due to increasing the temperature of the sea and ocean because warm water killed the algae attached to the surface of coral reefs which causes bleaching of coral reefs. This coral reefs provides habitat as well as food to thousands of animals present in the ocean ecosystem so the destruction of coral reefs causes death or migration of animals from that region.

d. A smaller body size

Explanation:

The smaller a body size is the larger the body surface area is. Larger body surface area would allow for increase in lost of more excess heat to the environment.

Therefore, hypothetically, one of the obvious adaptation that would be evolved by the rat population that was moved from their previous cold northern tundra climate to a desert environment is a smaller body size. This would enable them in cooling off and preventing over-heating.