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PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology.ws ws ws
2. Fundamentals of Ecology. ws ws
3. Geology of the Ocean. ws ws ws
4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tide
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5. Biological Concepts. ws
6. Marine Microbes. ws
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10. Marine Fishes. ws
11. Marine Reptiles and Birds. ws ws ws
12. Marine Mammals. ws
PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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13. Intertidal Communities. ws
14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities.
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16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone. ws ws ws ws
17. The Open Sea. ws ws
18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
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PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SE
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19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources. ws ws ws
20. Oceans in Jeopardy. ws ws
,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
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MULTIPLEwsCHOICE
1. Whatwspercentagewsofwsthewssurfacewsofwsthewsearthwsiswscoveredwsbywsseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
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2. Oceanswsarewsimportantwsinwsallwsbutwsthewsfollowingwsways:
a. solar-poweredwsengineswsthatwsdrivewsweatherwspatterns.
b. providewsawssubstantialwsamountwsofwsthewsworld'swsfoodwssupply.
c. marinewsorganismswsarewsimportantwsforwsscientificwsresearch.
d. awsdirectwssourcewsofwsfreshwswaterwsforwsaridwslands.
e. awssourcewsofwsindustrialwsandwsmedicinalwsmaterials.
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3. Oceanographywsiswsthewsstudywsof:
a. thewslivingwsorganismswsthatwsinhabitwsthewssea.
b. thewsoceanswsandwstheirwsphenomena.
c. thewsoceanswsandwslivingwsorganisms.
d. thewschemicalwsmakeupwsofwsthewsoceans.
e. thewsinteractionswsofwsmarinewsorganismswswithwstheirwsenvironmen
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4. Marinewsbiologywsiswsthewsstudywsof:
a. thewslivingwsorganismswsthatwsinhabitwsthewssea.
b. thewsoceanswsandwstheirwsphenomena.
c. thewsoceanswsandwslivingwsorganisms.
d. thewschemicalwsmakeupwsofwsthewsoceans.
e. biogeochemicalw s processes.
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5. Thewsmostwscompletewsscientificwspicturewsofwsthewsoceanswscomeswsfrom:
a. thoroughwsoceanographicwsstudies.
b. thoroughwsmarinewsbiologywsstudies.
c. combiningwsoceanographywsandwsmarinewsbiologywsinformation.
d. havingwsoceanwsusagewspolicies.
e. thewspopularwsmedia.
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, 6. Knowledgewsofwsthewsoceanwscanwscomewsfromwsallwsexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanwslaw.
c. deepwssubmersibles.
d. SCUBAwsstudies.
e. computerswsandwsnewwstechnologies.
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7. Thewsearliestwsrecordedwsdirectwsstudieswsofwsmarinewsbiologywsarewsattributedwsto:
a. thewsGreeks.
b. thewsCatholicwsChurch.
c. Arabianwsphilosophers.
d. Micronesianwsmariners.
e. thewsChinese.
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8. ThewsfollowingwsmarinewsbiologistwswaswsaboardwsthewsHMSwsBeaglewsinws1831:
a. EdwardwsForbes.
b. CharleswsWyvillewsThomson.
c. AlexanderwsAgassiz.
d. CharleswsDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistewsLamarck.
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9. CharleswsDarwin'swsobservationswswhilewsaboardwsthewsHMSwsBeaglewsledwseventuallywstowsthe:
a. ideawsthatwslifewsstartedwsonwsland.
b. theorywsthatwslife'swsoriginwswaswsinwsfreshwswater.
c. theorywsforwsthewsprocesswsthatwscauseswsevolution.
d. re-birthwsofwsmarinewsbiology.
e. ideawsthatwslifewscouldwsnotwssurvivewsinwsthewsdeepwssea.
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10. CharleswsDarwinwsproposedwsthewstheorywsofwsevolutionwsbasedwsonwsdatawshewscollectedwsduring:
a. thewsBeaglewsexpedition.
b. thewsChallengerwsexpedition.
c. thewsobservationswsofwsAgassiz.
d. Alvin'swsdives.
e. hiswstimewsspentwsonwsthewsrockywscoastlinewsofwsEngland.
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11. Darwinwsproducedwsawswellwsrespectedwsmonographwson:
a. mussels.
b. seawslizards.
c. Galapagoswsturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinewsfossils.
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