Test bank for introduction to marine biology 4th edition karleskint

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

,Contents Overview. Preface.
nr nr



PART nrI: nrTHE nrOCEAN nrENVIRONMENT.
1. nrScience nrand nrMarine nrBiology.
2. nrFundamentals nrof nrEcology.
3. nrGeology nrof nrthe nrOcean.
4. nr4. nrWater, nrWaves, nrand nrTides.
PART nrII: nrMARINE nrORGANISMS.
5. nrBiological nrConcepts.
6. nrMarine nrMicrobes.
7. nrMulticellular nrPrimary nrProducers.
8. nrLower nrInvertebrates.
9. nrHigher nrInvertebrates.
10. nrMarine nrFishes.
11. nrMarine nrReptiles nrand nrBirds.
12. nrMarine nrMammals.
PART nrIII: nrMARINE nrECOSYSTEMS.
13. nrIntertidal nrCommunities.
14. nrEstuaries.
15. nrCoral nrReef nrCommunities.
16. nrContinental nrShelves nrand nrNeritic nrZone.
17. nrThe nrOpen nrSea.
18. nrLife nrin nrthe nrOcean's nrDepths.
PART nrIV: nrHUMANS nrAND nrTHE nrSEA.

,19. nrHarvesting nrthe nrOcean's nrResources.
20. nrOceans nrin nrJeopardy. nr

, Chapter nr1—Science nrand nrMarine nrBiology


MULTIPLE nrCHOICE

1. What nrpercentage nrof nrthe nrsurface nrof nrthe nrearth nris nrcovered nrby nrseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: nr n r D PTS: nr nr n r 1 DIF: Recall REF: nr nr 1

2. Oceans nrare nrimportant nrin nrall nrbut nrthe nrfollowing nrways:
a. solar-powered nrengines nrthat nrdrive nrweather nrpatterns.
b. provide nra nrsubstantial nramount nrof nrthe nrworld's nrfood nrsupply.
c. marine nrorganisms nrare nrimportant nrfor nrscientific nrresearch.
d. a nrdirect nrsource nrof nrfresh nrwater nrfor nrarid nrlands.
e. a nrsource nrof nrindustrial nrand nrmedicinal nrmaterials.

ANS: nr n r D PTS: nr nr n r 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: nr nr 1-2

3. Oceanography nris nrthe nrstudy nrof:
a. the nrliving nrorganisms nrthat nrinhabit nrthe nrsea.
b. the nroceans nrand nrtheir nrphenomena.
c. the nroceans nrand nrliving nrorganisms.
d. the nrchemical nrmakeup nrof nrthe nroceans.
e. the nrinteractions nrof nrmarine nrorganisms nr with nrtheir nr environment.

ANS: nr n r B PTS: nr nr n r 1 DIF: Recall REF: nr nr 2

4. Marine nrbiology nris nrthe nrstudy nrof:
a. the nrliving nrorganisms nrthat nrinhabit nrthe nrsea.
b. the nroceans nrand nrtheir nrphenomena.
c. the nroceans nrand nrliving nrorganisms.
d. the nrchemical nrmakeup nrof nrthe nroceans.
e. biogeochemical nrprocesses.

ANS: nr n r A PTS: nr nr n r 1 DIF: Recall REF: nr nr 2

5. The nrmost nrcomplete nrscientific nrpicture nrof nrthe nroceans nrcomes nrfrom:
a. thorough nroceanographic nrstudies.
b. thorough nrmarine nrbiology nrstudies.
c. combining nroceanography nrand nrmarine nrbiology nrinformation.
d. having nrocean nrusage nrpolicies.
e. the nrpopular nrmedia.

ANS: nr n r C PTS: nr nr n r 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: nr nr 3