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

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Introduction to Marine Biology
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4th Edition by George Karleskint
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PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology.#
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2. Fundamentals of Ecology. #
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3. Geology of the Ocean. #
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4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tides.
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6. Marine Microbes. #
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8. Lower Invertebrates. #
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10. Marine Fishes. #
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12. Marine Mammals. #
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PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities.
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17. The Open Sea.
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18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
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PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SEA.
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19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources. #
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20. Oceans in Jeopardy. #
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,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
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MULTIPLE l#CHOICE

1. What l#percentagel#ofgthe l#surface l#of l#the l#earthgis l#covered l#by l#seawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
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2. Oceans l#are l#important l#ingallgbut l#the l#following l#ways:
a. solar-powered l#engines l#that l#drive l#weather l#patterns.
b. provide l#a l#substantial l#amount l#ofl#the l#world's l#food l#supply.
c. marine l#organisms l#are l#important l#for l#scientific l#research.
d. a l#direct l#source l#of l#freshgwater l#for l#arid l#lands.
e. a l#source l#of l#industrial l#and l#medicinal l#materials.

ANS: l# l#D PTS: l# l # 1 DIF: l# l# l#Synthesis REF: l# l# 1-2

3. Oceanography l#is l#the l#study l#of:
a. the l#living l#organisms l#that l#inhabit l#the l#sea.
b. the l#oceans l#and l#their l#phenomena.
c. the l#oceans l#and l#living l#organisms.
d. the l#chemicalgmakeup l#of l#the l#oceans.
e. the l#interactions l#of l#marine l#organisms l#withgtheir l#environment.

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4. Marine l#biology l#is l#the l#study l#of:
a. the l#living l#organisms l#that l#inhabit l#the l#sea.
b. the l#oceans l#andgtheir l#phenomena.
c. the l#oceans l#and l#living l#organisms.
d. the l#chemicalgmakeup l#of l#the l#oceans.
e. biogeochemical l#processes.

ANS: l# l#A PTS: l# l # 1 DIF: l# l# l#Recall REF: l# l# 2

5. The l#most l#complete l#scientific l#picture l#ofl#the l#oceans l#comes l#from:
a. thorough l#oceanographic l#studies.
b. thorough l#marine l#biology l#studies.
c. combining l#oceanography l#and l#marine l#biology l#information.
d. having l#ocean l#usage l#policies.
e. the l#popular l#media.

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, 6. Knowledge l#of l#the l#ocean l#can l#come l#froml#all l#except:
a. robotics.
b. oceanglaw.
c. deep l#submersibles.
d. SCUBAgstudies.
e. computers l#and l#new l#technologies.

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7. The l#earliest l#recorded l#direct l#studies l#of l#marine l#biology l#are l#attributed l#to:
a. the l#Greeks.
b. the l#Catholic l#Church.
c. Arabianl#philosophers.
d. Micronesian l#mariners.
e. the l#Chinese.
ANS: l# l#A PTS: l# l # 1 DIF: l# l# l#Recall REF: l# l# 3

8. The l#following l#marine l#biologist l#was l#aboard l#the l#HMS l#Beagle l#inl#1831:
a. Edward l#Forbes.
b. Charles l#Wyville l#Thomson.
c. Alexander l#Agassiz.
d. Charles l#Darwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste l#Lamarck.

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9. Charles l#Darwin's l#observations l#while l#aboard l#the l#HMS l#Beagle l#led l#eventually l#to l#the:
a. idea l#that l#life l#started l#ongland.
b. theoryl#that l#life's l#origin l#was l#ingfreshgwater.
c. theoryl#for l#the l#process l#that l#causes l#evolution.
d. re-birthgof l#marine l#biology.
e. ideagthat l#life l#couldgnotgsurvive l#ingthe l#deep l#sea.

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10. Charles l#Darwin l#proposed l#the l#theory l#of l#evolutiongbased l#ongdata l#hel#collectedgduring:
a. the l#Beagle l#expedition.
b. the l#Challenger l#expedition.
c. the l#observations l#of l#Agassiz.
d. Alvin's l#dives.
e. his l#time l#spent l#ongthe l#rocky l#coastline l#ofgEngland.
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11. Darwin l#produced l#a l#wellgrespected l#monograph l#on:
a. mussels.
b. sea l#lizards.
c. Galapagos l#turtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine l#fossils.

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