TEST BANK FOR INTRODUCTION TO MARINE
BIOLOGY 4TH EDITION KARLESKINT.
CHAPTER 1-20
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. What cpercentage cof cthe csurface cof cthe cearth cis ccovered cby cseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c1
2. Oceans care cimportant cin call cbut cthe cfollowing cways:
a. solar-powered cengines cthat cdrive cweather cpatterns.
b. provide ca csubstantial camount cof cthe cworld's cfood
csupply.
c. marine corganisms care cimportant cfor cscientific
cresearch.
d. a cdirect csource cof cfresh cwater cfor carid clands.
e. a csource cof cindustrial cand cmedicinal cmaterials.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Synthesis REF: c c 1-2
3. Oceanography cis cthe cstudy cof:
1 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
, a. the cliving corganisms cthat cinhabit cthe csea.
b. the coceans cand ctheir cphenomena.
c. the coceans cand cliving corganisms.
d. the cchemical cmakeup cof cthe coceans.
e. the cinteractions cof cmarine corganisms cwith ctheir
cenvironment.
ANS: c B PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c2
4. Marine cbiology cis cthe cstudy cof:
a. the cliving corganisms cthat cinhabit cthe
csea.
b. the coceans cand ctheir cphenomena.
c. the coceans cand cliving corganisms.
d. the cchemical cmakeup cof cthe coceans.
e. biogeochemical cprocesses.
ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c2
5. The cmost ccomplete cscientific cpicture cof cthe coceans ccomes cfrom:
a. thorough coceanographic cstudies.
b. thorough cmarine cbiology cstudies.
c. combining coceanography cand cmarine cbiology
cinformation.
d. having cocean cusage
cpolicies.
e. the cpopular cmedia.
ANS: c C PTS: c c1 DIF: Synthesis REF: c c3
6. Knowledge cof cthe cocean ccan ccome cfrom call cexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean claw.
c. deep csubmersibles.
d. SCUBA cstudies.
e. computers cand cnew
ctechnologies.
ANS: c B PTS: c c1 DIF: Synthesis REF: c c3
7. The cearliest crecorded cdirect cstudies cof cmarine cbiology care cattributed cto:
a. the cGreeks.
b. the cCatholic cChurch.
c. Arabian cphilosophers.
d. Micronesian cmariners.
e. the cChinese.
2 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
, ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c3
8. The cfollowing cmarine cbiologist cwas caboard cthe cHMS cBeagle cin c1831:
a. Edward cForbes.
b. Charles cWyville
cThomson.
c. Alexander cAgassiz.
d. Charles cDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste cLamarck.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c4
9. Charles cDarwin's cobservations cwhile caboard cthe cHMS cBeagle cled ceventually cto cthe:
a. idea cthat clife cstarted con cland.
b. theory cthat clife's corigin cwas cin cfresh cwater.
c. theory cfor cthe cprocess cthat ccauses
cevolution.
d. re-birth cof cmarine cbiology.
e. idea cthat clife ccould cnot csurvive cin cthe cdeep
csea.
ANS: c C PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c4
10. Charles cDarwin cproposed cthe ctheory cof cevolution cbased con cdata che ccollected cduring:
a. the cBeagle cexpedition.
b. the cChallenger cexpedition.
c. the cobservations cof
cAgassiz.
d. Alvin's cdives.
e. his ctime cspent con cthe crocky ccoastline cof
cEngland.
ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c4
11. Darwin cproduced ca cwell crespected cmonograph con:
a. mussels.
b. sea clizards.
c. Galapagos cturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine cfossils.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
12. To cEdward cForbes cis cattributed cthe cidea cthat:
a. life ccould cnot csurvive cin cthe cdeep cocean.
b. life coccurs cthroughout cthe cocean cdepths.
c. continents cdrift cupon cthe cearth's cmantle.
d. the cmid-Atlantic crift cridge cis ca cresult cof ccontinental
cdrift.
3 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
, e. “dead czones” coccur cin coxygen-depleted ccoastal
cwaters.
ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
13. That cthe cdeep csea ccould cnot csupport clife cwas cproven cwrong cwhen:
a. Alvin cwas cable cto cexplore cthe cocean cdepths.
b. the cobservations cfrom cthe cChallenger cexpedition cwere creported.
c. organisms cwere cdiscovered cwhile crepairing cthe ctransatlantic ctelegraph
ccable.
d. the cdevelopment cand cuse cof crobotic csubmersibles cbegan.
e. living corganisms cwere cfound cin cthe cGulf cof cMexico cdead czone.
ANS: c C PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
14. Modern coceanography cand cmarine cbiology cwere cattributed cto:
a. the cvoyage cof cthe cBeagle.
b. the cdiscoveries cof cAlvin.
c. the claying cof cthe ctransatlantic ctelegraph
ccable.
d. expeditions cof cAlexander cAgassiz.
e. the cChallenger cexpedition.
ANS: c E PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
15. The cchief cscientist con cthe cHMS cChallenger cexpedition cwas:
a. Charles cDarwin.
b. Victor cHensen.
c. Alexander cAggasiz.
d. Charles cWyville
cThomas.
e. Edward cForbes.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c6
4 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
BIOLOGY 4TH EDITION KARLESKINT.
CHAPTER 1-20
MULTIPLE cCHOICE
1. What cpercentage cof cthe csurface cof cthe cearth cis ccovered cby cseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c1
2. Oceans care cimportant cin call cbut cthe cfollowing cways:
a. solar-powered cengines cthat cdrive cweather cpatterns.
b. provide ca csubstantial camount cof cthe cworld's cfood
csupply.
c. marine corganisms care cimportant cfor cscientific
cresearch.
d. a cdirect csource cof cfresh cwater cfor carid clands.
e. a csource cof cindustrial cand cmedicinal cmaterials.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Synthesis REF: c c 1-2
3. Oceanography cis cthe cstudy cof:
1 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
, a. the cliving corganisms cthat cinhabit cthe csea.
b. the coceans cand ctheir cphenomena.
c. the coceans cand cliving corganisms.
d. the cchemical cmakeup cof cthe coceans.
e. the cinteractions cof cmarine corganisms cwith ctheir
cenvironment.
ANS: c B PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c2
4. Marine cbiology cis cthe cstudy cof:
a. the cliving corganisms cthat cinhabit cthe
csea.
b. the coceans cand ctheir cphenomena.
c. the coceans cand cliving corganisms.
d. the cchemical cmakeup cof cthe coceans.
e. biogeochemical cprocesses.
ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c2
5. The cmost ccomplete cscientific cpicture cof cthe coceans ccomes cfrom:
a. thorough coceanographic cstudies.
b. thorough cmarine cbiology cstudies.
c. combining coceanography cand cmarine cbiology
cinformation.
d. having cocean cusage
cpolicies.
e. the cpopular cmedia.
ANS: c C PTS: c c1 DIF: Synthesis REF: c c3
6. Knowledge cof cthe cocean ccan ccome cfrom call cexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean claw.
c. deep csubmersibles.
d. SCUBA cstudies.
e. computers cand cnew
ctechnologies.
ANS: c B PTS: c c1 DIF: Synthesis REF: c c3
7. The cearliest crecorded cdirect cstudies cof cmarine cbiology care cattributed cto:
a. the cGreeks.
b. the cCatholic cChurch.
c. Arabian cphilosophers.
d. Micronesian cmariners.
e. the cChinese.
2 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
, ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c3
8. The cfollowing cmarine cbiologist cwas caboard cthe cHMS cBeagle cin c1831:
a. Edward cForbes.
b. Charles cWyville
cThomson.
c. Alexander cAgassiz.
d. Charles cDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste cLamarck.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c4
9. Charles cDarwin's cobservations cwhile caboard cthe cHMS cBeagle cled ceventually cto cthe:
a. idea cthat clife cstarted con cland.
b. theory cthat clife's corigin cwas cin cfresh cwater.
c. theory cfor cthe cprocess cthat ccauses
cevolution.
d. re-birth cof cmarine cbiology.
e. idea cthat clife ccould cnot csurvive cin cthe cdeep
csea.
ANS: c C PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c4
10. Charles cDarwin cproposed cthe ctheory cof cevolution cbased con cdata che ccollected cduring:
a. the cBeagle cexpedition.
b. the cChallenger cexpedition.
c. the cobservations cof
cAgassiz.
d. Alvin's cdives.
e. his ctime cspent con cthe crocky ccoastline cof
cEngland.
ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c4
11. Darwin cproduced ca cwell crespected cmonograph con:
a. mussels.
b. sea clizards.
c. Galapagos cturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine cfossils.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
12. To cEdward cForbes cis cattributed cthe cidea cthat:
a. life ccould cnot csurvive cin cthe cdeep cocean.
b. life coccurs cthroughout cthe cocean cdepths.
c. continents cdrift cupon cthe cearth's cmantle.
d. the cmid-Atlantic crift cridge cis ca cresult cof ccontinental
cdrift.
3 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
, e. “dead czones” coccur cin coxygen-depleted ccoastal
cwaters.
ANS: c A PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
13. That cthe cdeep csea ccould cnot csupport clife cwas cproven cwrong cwhen:
a. Alvin cwas cable cto cexplore cthe cocean cdepths.
b. the cobservations cfrom cthe cChallenger cexpedition cwere creported.
c. organisms cwere cdiscovered cwhile crepairing cthe ctransatlantic ctelegraph
ccable.
d. the cdevelopment cand cuse cof crobotic csubmersibles cbegan.
e. living corganisms cwere cfound cin cthe cGulf cof cMexico cdead czone.
ANS: c C PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
14. Modern coceanography cand cmarine cbiology cwere cattributed cto:
a. the cvoyage cof cthe cBeagle.
b. the cdiscoveries cof cAlvin.
c. the claying cof cthe ctransatlantic ctelegraph
ccable.
d. expeditions cof cAlexander cAgassiz.
e. the cChallenger cexpedition.
ANS: c E PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c5
15. The cchief cscientist con cthe cHMS cChallenger cexpedition cwas:
a. Charles cDarwin.
b. Victor cHensen.
c. Alexander cAggasiz.
d. Charles cWyville
cThomas.
e. Edward cForbes.
ANS: c D PTS: c c1 DIF: Recall REF: c c6
4 Chapter c1—Science cand cMarine
cBiology
