Question

The gentoo penguins of Antarctica depend on the icy habitat for nesting areas for their young. How could increased methane in the atmosphere affect the population of gentoo penguins in Antarctica?
(A)The penguin population will increase due to longer and colder winters.
(B)The penguin population will decrease due to longer and colder winters.
(C)The penguin population will increase due to shorter and warmer winters.
(D)The penguin population will decrease due to shorter and warmer winters.

Answer 1

under what conditions do gentoo penguins survive well?

Answer 2

cold icy conditions

Answer 3

methane is a greenhouse gas which will cause the ice to melt because of the heat, if ice melts... what happens to the penguins?

Answer 4

penguins migrate and move to new place?

Answer 5

if they have to migrate, where will they go? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AIRS_Methane.png if they try to come down, they will be entering the tropics before descending down to the more cold region down the south hemisphere. they will die and their population will decrease due to shorter and warmer winters... there won't be much cold for too long due to the increase in methane in the atmosphere

Answer 6

Thanks so much your allot of help :)

Answer 7

no worries :) and you're welcome :)