TEST BANK - Introduction to Marine
Biology 4th Edition by George Karleskint
COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-20| VERIFIED
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS| A+ PASS ASSURED
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, 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%
CORRECT ANSWER: 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: B PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
4. Marine biology is the study of:
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a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
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,b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. biogeochemical processes.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
5. The most complete scientific picture of the oceans comes from:
a. thorough oceanographic studies.
b. thorough marine biology studies.
c. combining oceanography and marine biology information.
d. having ocean usage policies.
e. the popular media.
CORRECT ANSWER: C PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
6. Knowledge of the ocean can come from all except:
a. robotics.
b. ocean law.
c. deep submersibles.
d. SCUBA studies.
e. computers and new technologies.
CORRECT ANSWER: B PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
7. The earliest recorded direct studies of marine biology are attributed to:
a. the Greeks.
b. the Catholic Church.
c. Arabian philosophers.
d. Micronesian mariners.
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e. the Chinese.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 3
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, 8. The following marine biologist was aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831:
a. Edward Forbes.
b. Charles Wyville Thomson.
c. Alexander Agassiz.
d. Charles Darwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
CORRECT ANSWER: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
9. Charles Darwin's observations while aboard the HMS Beagle led eventually to the:
a. idea that life started on land.
b. theory that life's origin was in fresh water.
c. theory for the process that causes evolution.
d. re-birth of marine biology.
e. idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.
CORRECT ANSWER: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
10. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution based on data he collected during:
a. the Beagle expedition.
b. the Challenger expedition.
c. the observations of Agassiz.
d. Alvin's dives.
e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
11. Darwin produced a well respected monograph on:
a. mussels.
b. sea lizards.
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c. Galapagos turtles.
d. barnacles.
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Biology 4th Edition by George Karleskint
COMPLETE CHAPTERS 1-20| VERIFIED
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS| A+ PASS ASSURED
TB
Ac
1|Page
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, 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%
CORRECT ANSWER: 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: B PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
4. Marine biology is the study of:
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a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
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,b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. biogeochemical processes.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
5. The most complete scientific picture of the oceans comes from:
a. thorough oceanographic studies.
b. thorough marine biology studies.
c. combining oceanography and marine biology information.
d. having ocean usage policies.
e. the popular media.
CORRECT ANSWER: C PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
6. Knowledge of the ocean can come from all except:
a. robotics.
b. ocean law.
c. deep submersibles.
d. SCUBA studies.
e. computers and new technologies.
CORRECT ANSWER: B PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
7. The earliest recorded direct studies of marine biology are attributed to:
a. the Greeks.
b. the Catholic Church.
c. Arabian philosophers.
d. Micronesian mariners.
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e. the Chinese.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 3
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, 8. The following marine biologist was aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831:
a. Edward Forbes.
b. Charles Wyville Thomson.
c. Alexander Agassiz.
d. Charles Darwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.
CORRECT ANSWER: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
9. Charles Darwin's observations while aboard the HMS Beagle led eventually to the:
a. idea that life started on land.
b. theory that life's origin was in fresh water.
c. theory for the process that causes evolution.
d. re-birth of marine biology.
e. idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.
CORRECT ANSWER: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
10. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution based on data he collected during:
a. the Beagle expedition.
b. the Challenger expedition.
c. the observations of Agassiz.
d. Alvin's dives.
e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
CORRECT ANSWER: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
11. Darwin produced a well respected monograph on:
a. mussels.
b. sea lizards.
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c. Galapagos turtles.
d. barnacles.
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