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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?
ab 4 5
cd
.e. 6 6
7
.ANS:5
8
.. 4%
1
%
3
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