Test Bank for Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition by
Karleskint. Questions & Answers. Chapters 1-20 Complete
with All Correct Answer solutions!!
Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What percentage of the surface of the earth is covered by seawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 1
2. Oceans are important in all but the following ways:
a. solar-powered engines that drive weather patterns.
b. provide a substantial amount of the world's food supply.
c. marine organisms are important for scientific research.
d. a direct source of fresh water for arid lands.
e. a source of industrial and medicinal materials.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 1-2
3. Oceanography is the study of:
a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. the interactions of marine organisms with their environment.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
4. Marine biology is the study of:
a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. biogeochemical processes.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
5. The most complete scientific picture of the oceans comes from:
a. thorough oceanographic studies.
b. thorough marine biology studies.
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, c. combining oceanography and marine biology information.
d. having ocean usage policies.
e. the popular media.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
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, 6. Knowledge of the ocean can come from all except:
a. robotics.
b. ocean law.
c. deep submersibles.
d. SCUBA studies.
e. computers and new technologies.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
7. The earliest recorded direct studies of marine biology are attributed to:
a. the Greeks.
b. the Catholic Church.
c. Arabian philosophers.
d. Micronesian mariners.
e. the Chinese.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 3
8. The following marine biologist was aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831:
a. Edward Forbes.
b. Charles Wyville Thomson.
c. Alexander Agassiz.
d. Charles Darwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
9. Charles Darwin's observations while aboard the HMS Beagle led eventually to the:
a. idea that life started on land.
b. theory that life's origin was in fresh water.
c. theory for the process that causes evolution.
d. re-birth of marine biology.
e. idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
10. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution based on data he collected during:
a. the Beagle expedition.
b. the Challenger expedition.
c. the observations of Agassiz.
d. Alvin's dives.
e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
11. Darwin produced a well respected monograph on:
a. mussels.
b. sea lizards.
c. Galapagos turtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine fossils.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
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, 12. To Edward Forbes is attributed the idea that:
a. life could not survive in the deep ocean.
b. life occurs throughout the ocean depths.
c. continents drift upon the earth's mantle.
d. the mid-Atlantic rift ridge is a result of continental drift.
e. “dead zones” occur in oxygen-depleted coastal waters.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
13. That the deep sea could not support life was proven wrong when:
a. Alvin was able to explore the ocean depths.
b. the observations from the Challenger expedition were reported.
c. organisms were discovered while repairing the transatlantic telegraph cable.
d. the development and use of robotic submersibles began.
e. living organisms were found in the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
14. Modern oceanography and marine biology were attributed to:
a. the voyage of the Beagle.
b. the discoveries of Alvin.
c. the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable.
d. expeditions of Alexander Agassiz.
e. the Challenger expedition.
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
15. The chief scientist on the HMS Challenger expedition was:
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Victor Hensen.
c. Alexander Aggasiz.
d. Charles Wyville Thomas.
e. Edward Forbes.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 6
16. The preeminent American naturalist of the late 1800s was
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Charles Wyville Thomson.
c. Victor Hensen.
d. Alexander Agassiz.
e. Edward Forbes.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 6
17. To Alexander Agassiz are attributed the following theories except:
a. colors of organisms were related to the absorption of different wavelengths of light at
different depths.
b. that the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans were once connected.
c. that atolls form atop sinking mountains.
d. none of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 6–7
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Karleskint. Questions & Answers. Chapters 1-20 Complete
with All Correct Answer solutions!!
Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What percentage of the surface of the earth is covered by seawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 1
2. Oceans are important in all but the following ways:
a. solar-powered engines that drive weather patterns.
b. provide a substantial amount of the world's food supply.
c. marine organisms are important for scientific research.
d. a direct source of fresh water for arid lands.
e. a source of industrial and medicinal materials.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 1-2
3. Oceanography is the study of:
a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. the interactions of marine organisms with their environment.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
4. Marine biology is the study of:
a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. biogeochemical processes.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
5. The most complete scientific picture of the oceans comes from:
a. thorough oceanographic studies.
b. thorough marine biology studies.
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, c. combining oceanography and marine biology information.
d. having ocean usage policies.
e. the popular media.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
2 Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
, 6. Knowledge of the ocean can come from all except:
a. robotics.
b. ocean law.
c. deep submersibles.
d. SCUBA studies.
e. computers and new technologies.
ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
7. The earliest recorded direct studies of marine biology are attributed to:
a. the Greeks.
b. the Catholic Church.
c. Arabian philosophers.
d. Micronesian mariners.
e. the Chinese.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 3
8. The following marine biologist was aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831:
a. Edward Forbes.
b. Charles Wyville Thomson.
c. Alexander Agassiz.
d. Charles Darwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
9. Charles Darwin's observations while aboard the HMS Beagle led eventually to the:
a. idea that life started on land.
b. theory that life's origin was in fresh water.
c. theory for the process that causes evolution.
d. re-birth of marine biology.
e. idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
10. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution based on data he collected during:
a. the Beagle expedition.
b. the Challenger expedition.
c. the observations of Agassiz.
d. Alvin's dives.
e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
11. Darwin produced a well respected monograph on:
a. mussels.
b. sea lizards.
c. Galapagos turtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine fossils.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
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, 12. To Edward Forbes is attributed the idea that:
a. life could not survive in the deep ocean.
b. life occurs throughout the ocean depths.
c. continents drift upon the earth's mantle.
d. the mid-Atlantic rift ridge is a result of continental drift.
e. “dead zones” occur in oxygen-depleted coastal waters.
ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
13. That the deep sea could not support life was proven wrong when:
a. Alvin was able to explore the ocean depths.
b. the observations from the Challenger expedition were reported.
c. organisms were discovered while repairing the transatlantic telegraph cable.
d. the development and use of robotic submersibles began.
e. living organisms were found in the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
14. Modern oceanography and marine biology were attributed to:
a. the voyage of the Beagle.
b. the discoveries of Alvin.
c. the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable.
d. expeditions of Alexander Agassiz.
e. the Challenger expedition.
ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
15. The chief scientist on the HMS Challenger expedition was:
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Victor Hensen.
c. Alexander Aggasiz.
d. Charles Wyville Thomas.
e. Edward Forbes.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 6
16. The preeminent American naturalist of the late 1800s was
a. Charles Darwin.
b. Charles Wyville Thomson.
c. Victor Hensen.
d. Alexander Agassiz.
e. Edward Forbes.
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 6
17. To Alexander Agassiz are attributed the following theories except:
a. colors of organisms were related to the absorption of different wavelengths of light at
different depths.
b. that the Caribbean and Pacific Oceans were once connected.
c. that atolls form atop sinking mountains.
d. none of the above
ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 6–7
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