450 2016: 404.21 ppm 400 The red circles are direct measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, at 11,135 feet above sea level. 350 300 250 The green circles indicate CO, levels measured from bubbles 200 of air trapped in ice that formed many hundreds of yoars ago. 1400 Yoar 1800 2000 Atmospheric CO, concentration (ppm) 1000 1100 1200 1300 1500 1600 1700 1900 2100

450 2016: 404.21 ppm 400 The red circles are direct measurements at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, at 11,135 feet above sea level. 350 300 250 The green circles indicate CO, levels measured from bubbles 200 of air trapped in ice that formed many hundreds of yoars ago. 1400 Yoar 1800 2000 Atmospheric CO, concentration (ppm) 1000 1100 1200 1300 1500 1600 1700 1900 2100

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

15th Edition

ISBN:9781337408332

Author:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Publisher:Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr

Chapter2: Life's Chemical Basis

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