Test Bank for Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition by Karleskint. Questions & Answers. Chapters 1-20 Complete with All Correct Answer solutions!!

TEST BANK
Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition
by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20

,Contents Overview. Preface.
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PARTlI:lTHElOCEANlENVIRONMENT.
1.lSciencelandlMarinelBiology.
2.lFundamentalsloflEcology.
3.lGeologyloflthelOcean.
4.l4.lWater,lWaves,landlTides.
PARTlII:lMARINElORGANISMS.
5.lBiologicallConcepts.
6.lMarinelMicrobes.
7.lMulticellularlPrimarylProducers.
8.lLowerlInvertebrates.
9.lHigherlInvertebrates.
10.lMarinelFishes.
11.lMarinelReptileslandlBirds.
12.lMarinelMammals.
PARTlIII:lMARINElECOSYSTEMS.
13.lIntertidallCommunities.
14.lEstuaries.
15.lCorallReeflCommunities.
16.lContinentallShelveslandlNeriticlZone.
17.lThelOpenlSea.
18.lLifelinlthelOcean'slDepths.
PARTlIV:lHUMANSlANDlTHElSEA.
19.lHarvestinglthelOcean'slResources.
20.lOceanslinlJeopardy.l

,Chapterl1—SciencelandlMarinelBiology


MULTIPLElCHOICE

1. Whatlpercentageloflthelsurfaceloflthelearthlislcoveredlbylseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:ll D PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 1

2. Oceanslarelimportantlinlalllbutlthelfollowinglways:
a. solar-poweredlengineslthatldrivelweatherlpatterns.
b. providelalsubstantiallamountloflthelworld'slfoodlsupply.
c. marinelorganismslarelimportantlforlscientificlresearch.
d. aldirectlsourceloflfreshlwaterlforlaridllands.
e. alsourceloflindustriallandlmedicinallmaterials.

ANS:ll D PTS:lll 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:ll 1-2

3. Oceanographylislthelstudylof:
a. thellivinglorganismslthatlinhabitlthelsea.
b. theloceanslandltheirlphenomena.
c. theloceanslandllivinglorganisms.
d. thelchemicallmakeuplofltheloceans.
e. thelinteractionsloflmarinelorganismsl withltheirl environment.

ANS:ll B PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 2

4. Marinelbiologylislthelstudylof:
a. thellivinglorganismslthatlinhabitlthelsea.
b. theloceanslandltheirlphenomena.
c. theloceanslandllivinglorganisms.
d. thelchemicallmakeuplofltheloceans.
e. biogeochemicallprocesses.

ANS:ll A PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 2

5. Thelmostlcompletelscientificlpicturelofltheloceanslcomeslfrom:
a. thoroughloceanographiclstudies.
b. thoroughlmarinelbiologylstudies.
c. combiningloceanographylandlmarinelbiologylinformation.
d. havingloceanlusagelpolicies.
e. thelpopularlmedia.

ANS:ll C PTS:lll 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:ll 3

, 6. Knowledgelofltheloceanlcanlcomelfromlalllexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanllaw.
c. deeplsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAlstudies.
e. computerslandlnewltechnologies.

ANS:ll B PTS:lll 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:ll 3

7. Thelearliestlrecordedldirectlstudiesloflmarinelbiologylarelattributedlto:
a. thelGreeks.
b. thelCatholiclChurch.
c. Arabianlphilosophers.
d. Micronesianlmariners.
e. thelChinese.

ANS:ll A PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 3

8. ThelfollowinglmarinelbiologistlwaslaboardlthelHMSlBeaglelinl1831:
a. EdwardlForbes.
b. CharleslWyvillelThomson.
c. AlexanderlAgassiz.
d. CharleslDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistelLamarck.

ANS:ll D PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 4

9. CharleslDarwin'slobservationslwhilelaboardlthelHMSlBeaglelledleventuallyltolthe:
a. idealthatllifelstartedlonlland.
b. theorylthatllife'sloriginlwaslinlfreshlwater.
c. theorylforlthelprocesslthatlcauseslevolution.
d. re-birthloflmarinelbiology.
e. idealthatllifelcouldlnotlsurvivelinltheldeeplsea.

ANS:ll C PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 4

10. CharleslDarwinlproposedltheltheoryloflevolutionlbasedlonldatalhelcollectedlduring:
a. thelBeaglelexpedition.
b. thelChallengerlexpedition.
c. thelobservationsloflAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sldives.
e. hisltimelspentlonlthelrockylcoastlineloflEngland.

ANS:ll A PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 4

11. Darwinlproducedlalwelllrespectedlmonographlon:
a. mussels.
b. seallizards.
c. Galapagoslturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinelfossils.

ANS:ll D PTS:lll 1 DIF: Recall REF:ll 5