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Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition
by George Karleskint Chapter 1 -

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PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology. f g f g f g




2. Fundamentals of Ecology. f g f g




3. Geology of the Ocean. f g f g f g




4. 4. Water, Waves, and
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f g Tides. PART II: MARINE
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f g ORGANISMS.
5. Biological Concepts. f g




6. Marine Microbes. f g




7. Multicellular Primary Producers. f g f g




8. Lower Invertebrates. f g




9. Higher Invertebrates. f g




10. Marine Fishes. f g




11. Marine Reptiles and Birds. f g f g f g




12. Marine Mammals. f g




PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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13. Intertidal Communities. f g




14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities. f g f g




16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone. f g f g f g f g




17. The Open Sea. f g f g




18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
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PART IV: HUMANS AND THE
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19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources. f g f g f g




20. Oceans in Jeopardy. f g f g

,Chapter 1—Science
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MULTIPLE f g CHOICE

1. What f g percentage of f g f g the surface of f g f g f g the f g earth f g is f g covered f g by f g seawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 1

2. Oceans are important in all but the following ways:
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a. solar-powered engines that drive weather patterns. f g f g f g f g f g


b. provide a substantial amount of the world's food supply.
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c. marine organisms are important for scientific research.
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d. a direct source of fresh water for arid lands.
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e. a source of industrial and medicinal materials.
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ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 1-2

3. Oceanography is the study of: f g f g f g f g


a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
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b. the oceans and their phenomena.
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c. the oceans and living organisms.
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d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
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e. the interactions of marine organisms with their
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f g environment. ANS: fg 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
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b. the oceans and their phenomena.
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c. the oceans and living organisms.
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d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
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e. biogeochemical processes. f g




ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2

5. The most complete scientific picture of the
f g f g f g f g f g f g f g oceans f g comes f g from:
a. thorough oceanographic studies. f g f g


b. thorough marine biology studies. f g f g f g


c. combining oceanography and marine biology f g f g f g f g f g information.
d. having ocean usage policies. f g f g f g


e. the popular media.f g f g




ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3

, 6. Knowledge of the ocean can come
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a. robotics.
b. ocean law. f g


c. deep submersibles.
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d. SCUBA studies. f g


e. computers and new technologies. f g f g f g




ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3

7. The earliest recorded direct
f g f g f g f g studies f g of f g marine biology are attributed
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a. the Greeks.
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b. the Catholic Church.
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c. Arabian philosophers. f g


d. Micronesian mariners. f g


e. the Chinese.
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ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 3

8. The following marine biologist
f g f g f g f g was f g aboard f g the f g HMS f g Beagle f g in f g 1831:
a. Edward Forbes. f g


b. Charles Wyville Thomson. f g f g


c. Alexander Agassiz. f g


d. Charles Darwin. f g


e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. fg




ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4

9. Charles Darwin's observations while aboard the HMS Beagle
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a. idea that life started on land.
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b. theory that life's origin was in fresh water.
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c. theory for the process that causes evolution.
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d. re-birth of marine biology.
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e. idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.
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ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4

10. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution based
f g f g f g f g f g f g f g f g on f g data f g he collected
f g f g during:
a. the Beagle expedition.
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b. the Challenger expedition.
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c. the observations of Agassiz.
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d. Alvin's dives. f g


e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
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ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4

11. Darwin produced a well
f g f g f g f g respected f g monograph on: f g


a. mussels.
b. sea lizards. f g


c. Galapagos turtles. f g


d. barnacles.
e. marine fossils. f g




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