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.
PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
1. Science and Marine Biology.
2. Fundamentals of Ecology.
3. Geology of the Ocean.
4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tides.
PART II: MARINE ORGANISMS.
5. Biological Concepts.
6. Marine Microbes.
7. Multicellular Primary Producers.
8. Lower Invertebrates.
9. Higher Invertebrates.
10. Marine Fishes.
11. Marine Reptiles and Birds.
12. Marine Mammals.
PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
13. Intertidal Communities.
14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities.
16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone.
17. The Open Sea.
18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SEA.
19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources.
20. Oceans in Jeopardy.

,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 fmost fcomplete fscientific fpicture fof fthe foceans fcomes ffrom:
a. thorough foceanographic fstudies.
b. thorough fmarine fbiology fstudies.
c. combining foceanography fand fmarine fbiology finformation.
d. having focean fusage fpolicies.
e. the fpopular fmedia.

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

, 6. Knowledge fof fthe focean fcan fcome ffrom fall fexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean flaw.
c. deep fsubmersibles.
d. SCUBA fstudies.
e. computers fand fnew ftechnologies.

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

7. The fearliest frecorded fdirect fstudies fof fmarine fbiology fare fattributed fto:
a. the fGreeks.
b. the fCatholic fChurch.
c. Arabian fphilosophers.
d. Micronesian fmariners.
e. the fChinese.

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

8. The ffollowing fmarine fbiologist fwas faboard fthe fHMS fBeagle fin f1831:
a. Edward fForbes.
b. Charles fWyville fThomson.
c. Alexander fAgassiz.
d. Charles fDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste fLamarck.

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

9. Charles fDarwin's fobservations fwhile faboard fthe fHMS fBeagle fled feventually fto fthe:
a. idea fthat flife fstarted fon fland.
b. theory fthat flife's forigin fwas fin ffresh fwater.
c. theory ffor fthe fprocess fthat fcauses fevolution.
d. re-birth fof fmarine fbiology.
e. idea fthat flife fcould fnot fsurvive fin fthe fdeep fsea.

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

10. Charles fDarwin fproposed fthe ftheory fof fevolution fbased fon fdata fhe fcollected fduring:
a. the fBeagle fexpedition.
b. the fChallenger fexpedition.
c. the fobservations fof fAgassiz.
d. Alvin's fdives.
e. his ftime fspent fon fthe frocky fcoastline fof fEngland.

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

11. Darwin fproduced fa fwell frespected fmonograph fon:
a. mussels.
b. sea flizards.
c. Galapagos fturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine ffossils.

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