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

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

,Contents Overview. Preface.
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PART bfI: bfTHE bfOCEAN bfENVIRONMENT.
1. bfScience bfand bfMarine bfBiology.
2. bfFundamentals bfof bfEcology.
3. bfGeology bfof bfthe bfOcean.
4. bf4. bfWater, bfWaves, bfand bfTides.
PART bfII: bfMARINE bfORGANISMS.
5. bfBiological bfConcepts.
6. bfMarine bfMicrobes.
7. bfMulticellular bfPrimary bfProducers.
8. bfLower bfInvertebrates.
9. bfHigher bfInvertebrates.
10. bfMarine bfFishes.
11. bfMarine bfReptiles bfand bfBirds.
12. bfMarine bfMammals.
PART bfIII: bfMARINE bfECOSYSTEMS.
13. bfIntertidal bfCommunities.
14. bfEstuaries.
15. bfCoral bfReef bfCommunities.
16. bfContinental bfShelves bfand bfNeritic bfZone.
17. bfThe bfOpen bfSea.
18. bfLife bfin bfthe bfOcean's bfDepths.
PART bfIV: bfHUMANS bfAND bfTHE bfSEA.
19. bfHarvesting bfthe bfOcean's bfResources.
20. bfOceans bfin bfJeopardy. bf

,Chapter bf1—Science bfand bfMarine bfBiology


MULTIPLE bfCHOICE

1. What bfpercentage bfof bfthe bfsurface bfof bfthe bfearth bfis bfcovered bfby bfseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: bf b f D PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 1

2. Oceans bfare bfimportant bfin bfall bfbut bfthe bffollowing bfways:
a. solar-powered bfengines bfthat bfdrive bfweather bfpatterns.
b. provide bfa bfsubstantial bfamount bfof bfthe bfworld's bffood bfsupply.
c. marine bforganisms bfare bfimportant bffor bfscientific bfresearch.
d. a bfdirect bfsource bfof bffresh bfwater bffor bfarid bflands.
e. a bfsource bfof bfindustrial bfand bfmedicinal bfmaterials.

ANS: bf b f D PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: bf b f 1-2

3. Oceanography bfis bfthe bfstudy bfof:
a. the bfliving bforganisms bfthat bfinhabit bfthe bfsea.
b. the bfoceans bfand bftheir bfphenomena.
c. the bfoceans bfand bfliving bforganisms.
d. the bfchemical bfmakeup bfof bfthe bfoceans.
e. the bfinteractions bfof bfmarine bforganisms bf with bftheir bf environment.

ANS: bf b f B PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 2

4. Marine bfbiology bfis bfthe bfstudy bfof:
a. the bfliving bforganisms bfthat bfinhabit bfthe bfsea.
b. the bfoceans bfand bftheir bfphenomena.
c. the bfoceans bfand bfliving bforganisms.
d. the bfchemical bfmakeup bfof bfthe bfoceans.
e. biogeochemical bfprocesses.

ANS: bf b f A PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 2

5. The bfmost bfcomplete bfscientific bfpicture bfof bfthe bfoceans bfcomes bffrom:
a. thorough bfoceanographic bfstudies.
b. thorough bfmarine bfbiology bfstudies.
c. combining bfoceanography bfand bfmarine bfbiology bfinformation.
d. having bfocean bfusage bfpolicies.
e. the bfpopular bfmedia.

ANS: bf b f C PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: bf b f 3

, 6. Knowledge bfof bfthe bfocean bfcan bfcome bffrom bfall bfexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean bflaw.
c. deep bfsubmersibles.
d. SCUBA bfstudies.
e. computers bfand bfnew bftechnologies.

ANS: bf b f B PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: bf b f 3

7. The bfearliest bfrecorded bfdirect bfstudies bfof bfmarine bfbiology bfare bfattributed bfto:
a. the bfGreeks.
b. the bfCatholic bfChurch.
c. Arabian bfphilosophers.
d. Micronesian bfmariners.
e. the bfChinese.

ANS: bf b f A PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 3

8. The bffollowing bfmarine bfbiologist bfwas bfaboard bfthe bfHMS bfBeagle bfin bf1831:
a. Edward bfForbes.
b. Charles bfWyville bfThomson.
c. Alexander bfAgassiz.
d. Charles bfDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste bfLamarck.

ANS: bf b f D PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 4

9. Charles bfDarwin's bfobservations bf while bfaboard bfthe bfHMS bfBeagle bfled bfeventually bfto bfthe:
a. idea bfthat bflife bfstarted bfon bfland.
b. theory bfthat bflife's bforigin bfwas bfin bffresh bfwater.
c. theory bffor bfthe bfprocess bfthat bfcauses bfevolution.
d. re-birth bfof bfmarine bfbiology.
e. idea bfthat bflife bfcould bfnot bfsurvive bfin bfthe bfdeep bfsea.

ANS: bf b f C PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 4

10. Charles bfDarwin bfproposed bfthe bftheory bfof bfevolution bfbased bfon bfdata bfhe bfcollected bfduring:
a. the bfBeagle bfexpedition.
b. the bfChallenger bfexpedition.
c. the bfobservations bfof bfAgassiz.
d. Alvin's bfdives.
e. his bftime bfspent bfon bfthe bfrocky bfcoastline bfof bfEngland.

ANS: bf b f A PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 4

11. Darwin bfproduced bfa bfwell bfrespected bfmonograph bfon:
a. mussels.
b. sea bflizards.
c. Galapagos bfturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine bffossils.

ANS: bf b f D PTS: bf bf b f 1 DIF: Recall REF: bf b f 5