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IntroductiontoMarineBiology4thEditionby
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George Karleskint Chapter 1- 20
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,Contents Overview. Preface.
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PARTI:THEOCEANENVIRONMENT.
1. ScienceandMarineBiology.
2. FundamentalsofEcology.
3. GeologyoftheOcean.
4. 4.Water,Waves,andTides.
PARTII:MARINEORGANISMS.
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5. BiologicalConcepts.
6. MarineMicrobes.
7. MulticellularPrimaryProducers.
8. LowerInvertebrates.
9. HigherInvertebrates.
10. MarineFishes.
11. MarineReptilesandBirds.
12. MarineMammals.
PARTIII:MARINEECOSYSTEMS.
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13. IntertidalCommunities.
14. Estuaries.
15. CoralReefCommunities.
16. ContinentalShelvesandNeriticZone.
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17. TheOpenSea.
18. LifeintheOcean'sDepths.
PARTIV:HUMANSANDTHESEA.
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19. HarvestingtheOcean'sResources.
20. OceansinJeopardy.

,Chapter1—ScienceandMarineBiology


MULTIPLECHOICE

1. Whatpercentageofthesurfaceoftheearthiscoveredbyseawater?
b b




a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:J D f PTS: 1 f DIF: Recall REF: 1
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2. OceansJareimportantinallbutthefollowingJways:
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a. solar-poweredenginesthatdriveweatherpatterns. b




b. provideasubstantialamountoftheworld'sfoodsupply.
b b f




c. marineorganismsareimportantforscientificresearch. b b




d. adirectsourceoffreshwaterforaridlands.
b b




e. asourceofindustrialandmedicinalmaterials.

ANS:J D f PTS: 1 f DIF: Synthesis REF: 1-2
f




3. Oceanographyisthestudyof:
a. thelivingJorganismsthati nhabitthesea. b f b




b. theoceansandtheirphenomena.
b




c. theoceansandlivingorganisms.
d. thechemicalmakeupoftheoceans. b




e. theinteractionsofmarineorganismswiththeirenvironment.ANS: b




f B PTS: 1
f f DIF: Recall REF: 2
f f




4. Marinebiologyisthestudyof:
a. thelivingJorganismsthati nhabitthesea. b f b




b. theoceansandtheirphenomena.
b




c. theoceansandlivingorganisms.
d. thechemicalmakeupoftheoceans. b




e. biogeochemicalprocesses.
ANS:J A f PTS: 1 f DIF: Recall REF: 2
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5. ThemostcompletescientificJpictureoftheoceansJcomesfrom:
b




a. thoroughoceanographicJstudies.
b. thoroughmarinebiologystudies.
c. combiningoceanographyandmarinebiologyinformation.
d. havingoceanusagepolicies.
e. thepopularmedia.
ANS:J C f PTS: 1 f DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
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, 6. Knowledgeoftheoceancancomefromallexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanlaw.
c. deepsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAstudies.
e. computersandnewtechnologies.
ANS:J B
f PTS: 1
f DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
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7. TheearliestJrecordeddirectstudiesJofmarinebiologyareattributedto:
a. theGreeks.
b




b. theCatholicChurch.
c. Arabianphilosophers.
b




d. Micronesianmariners.
e. theChinese.
b




ANS:J A
f PTS: 1
f DIF: Recall REF: 3
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8. ThefollowingJmarinebiologistwasaboardtheHMSBeaglein1831:
b b




a. EdwardForbes.
b. CharlesWyvilleThomson.
c. AlexanderAgassiz.
d. CharlesDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptisteLamarck. b




ANS:J D
f PTS: 1
f DIF: Recall REF: 4
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9. CharlesDarwin'sobservationswhileaboardtheHMSBeagleledeventuallytothe:
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a. ideathatl ifestartedonland.
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b. theorythatl ife'sJoriginwasinfreshwater.
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c. theoryfortheprocessthatcausesevolution.
d. re-birthofmarinebiology. f




e. ideathatl ifecouldnotsurviveinthedeepsea.
b f b b




ANS:J C
f PTS: 1
f DIF: Recall REF: 4
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10. CharlesDarwinproposedthetheoryofevolutionbasedondatahecollectedduring:
a. theBeagleexpedition.
b. theChallengerexpedition.
c. theobservationsofAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sdives.
e. histimespentontherockycoastlineofEngland. b




ANS:J A
f PTS: 1
f DIF: Recall REF: 4
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11. Darwinproducedawellrespectedmonographon:
a. mussels.
b. sealizards.
c. Galapagosturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinefossils.

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

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