TEST BANK Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20

TEST BANK
Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition
by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20

,Contents Overview. Preface. 5 5




PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology.
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2. Fundamentals of Ecology.
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3. Geology of the Ocean.
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4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tides.
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PART II: MARINE ORGANISMS.
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5. Biological Concepts.
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6. Marine Microbes.
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7. Multicellular Primary Producers.
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8. Lower Invertebrates.
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9. Higher Invertebrates.
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10. Marine Fishes.
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11. Marine Reptiles and Birds.
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12. Marine Mammals.
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PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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13. Intertidal Communities.
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14. Estuaries.
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15. Coral Reef Communities.
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16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone.
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17. The Open Sea.
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18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
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PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SEA.
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19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources.
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20. Oceans in Jeopardy.
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,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
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MULTIPLE5CHOICE

1. What5percentage5of5the5surface5of5the5earth5is5covered5by5seawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:55 D PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 1

2. Oceans5are5important5in5all5but5the5following5ways:
a. solar-powered5engines5that5drive5weather5patterns.
b. provide5a5substantial5amount5 of5the5world's5food5supply.
c. marine5organisms5are5important5for5scientific5research.
d. a5direct5source5of5fresh5water5for5arid5lands.
e. a5source5of5industrial5and5medicinal5materials.

ANS:55 D PTS:555 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:55 1-2

3. Oceanography5is5the5study5of:
a. the5living5organisms5that5inhabit5the5sea.
b. the5oceans5and5their5phenomena.
c. the5oceans5and5living5organisms.
d. the5chemical5makeup5of5the5oceans.
e. the5interactions5of5marine5organisms5with5their5 environment.

ANS:55 B PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 2

4. Marine5biology5is5the5study5of:
a. the5living5organisms5that5inhabit5the5sea.
b. the5oceans5and5their5phenomena.
c. the5oceans5and5living5organisms.
d. the5chemical5makeup5of5the5oceans.
e. biogeochemical5processes.

ANS:55 A PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 2

5. The5most5complete5scientific5picture5of5the5oceans5comes5from:
a. thorough5oceanographic5studies.
b. thorough5marine5biology5studies.
c. combining5oceanography5and5marine5biology5information.
d. having5ocean5usage5policies.
e. the5popular5media.

ANS:55 C PTS:555 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:55 3

, 6. Knowledge5of5the5ocean5can5come5from5all5except:
a. robotics.
b. ocean5law.
c. deep5submersibles.
d. SCUBA5studies.
e. computers5and5new5technologies.

ANS:55 B PTS:555 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:55 3

7. The5earliest5recorded5direct5studies5of5marine5biology5are5attributed5to:
a. the5Greeks.
b. the5Catholic5Church.
c. Arabian5philosophers.
d. Micronesian5mariners.
e. the5Chinese.

ANS:55 A PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 3

8. The5following5marine5biologist5was5aboard5the5HMS5Beagle5in51831:
a. Edward5Forbes.
b. Charles5Wyville5Thomson.
c. Alexander5Agassiz.
d. Charles5Darwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste5Lamarck.

ANS:55 D PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 4

9. Charles5Darwin's5observations5while5aboard5the5HMS5Beagle5led5eventually5to5the:
a. idea5that5life5started5on5land.
b. theory5that5life's5origin5was5in5fresh5water.
c. theory5for5the5process5that5causes5evolution.
d. re-birth5of5marine5biology.
e. idea5that5life5could5not5survive5in5the5deep5sea.

ANS:55 C PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 4

10. Charles5Darwin5proposed5the5theory5of5evolution5based5on5data5he5collected5during:
a. the5Beagle5expedition.
b. the5Challenger5expedition.
c. the5observations5of5Agassiz.
d. Alvin's5dives.
e. his5time5spent5on5the5rocky5coastline5of5England.

ANS:55 A PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 4

11. Darwin5produced5a5well5respected5monograph5on:
a. mussels.
b. sea5lizards.
c. Galapagos5turtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine5fossils.

ANS:55 D PTS:555 1 DIF: Recall REF:55 5