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

,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%
ANS: 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.

ANS: 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.

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

4. Marine biology 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. biogeochemical processes.

ANS: 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.

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

, 6. Knowledge iof ithe iocean ican icome ifrom iall iexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean ilaw.
c. deep isubmersibles.
d. SCUBA istudies.
e. computers iand inew itechnologies.

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

7. The iearliest irecorded idirect istudies iof imarine ibiology iare iattributed ito:
a. the iGreeks.
b. the iCatholic iChurch.
c. Arabian iphilosophers.
d. Micronesian imariners.
e. the iChinese.

ANS: i i A PTS: i i i 1 DIF: Recall REF: i i 3

8. The ifollowing imarine ibiologist iwas iaboard ithe iHMS iBeagle iin i1831:
a. Edward iForbes.
b. Charles iWyville iThomson.
c. Alexander iAgassiz.
d. Charles iDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste iLamarck.

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

9. Charles iDarwin's iobservations iwhile iaboard ithe iHMS iBeagle iled ieventually ito ithe:
a. idea ithat ilife istarted ion iland.
b. theory ithat ilife's iorigin iwas iin ifresh iwater.
c. theory ifor ithe iprocess ithat icauses ievolution.
d. re-birth iof imarine ibiology.
e. idea ithat ilife icould inot isurvive iin ithe ideep isea.

ANS: i i C PTS: i i i 1 DIF: Recall REF: i i 4

10. Charles iDarwin iproposed ithe itheory iof ievolution ibased ion idata ihe icollected iduring:
a. the iBeagle iexpedition.
b. the iChallenger iexpedition.
c. the iobservations iof iAgassiz.
d. Alvin's idives.
e. his itime ispent ion ithe irocky icoastline iof iEngland.

ANS: i i A PTS: i i i 1 DIF: Recall REF: i i 4

11. Darwin iproduced ia iwell irespected imonograph ion:
a. mussels.
b. sea ilizards.
c. Galapagos iturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine ifossils.

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