TEST BANK FOR 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

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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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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. What percentage of the surface of the earth is covered by seawater?
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a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
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2. Oceans are important in all but the following ways:
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a. solar-powered engines that drive weather patterns. d d d d d


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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3. Oceanography is the study of: d d d d


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 environment.
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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.
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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. d




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


b. thorough marine biology studies. d d d


c. combining oceanography and marine biology information.
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d. having ocean usage policies.
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, 6. Knowledge of the ocean can come from all except:
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a. robotics.
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c. deep submersibles. d


d. SCUBA studies. d


e. computers and new technologies. d d d




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7. The earliest recorded direct studies of marine biology are attributed to:
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a. the Greeks. d


b. the Catholic Church.
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c. Arabian philosophers. d


d. Micronesian mariners. d


e. the Chinese. d




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


b. Charles Wyville Thomson. d d


c. Alexander Agassiz. d


d. Charles Darwin. d


e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. d




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9. Charles Darwin's observations while aboard the HMS Beagle led eventually to the:
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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. d d d


e. idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.
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10. Charles Darwin proposed the theory of evolution based on data he collected during:
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a. the Beagle expedition. d d


b. the Challenger expedition.
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c. the observations of Agassiz.
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d. Alvin's dives. d


e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
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11. Darwin produced a well respected monograph on:
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a. mussels.
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c. Galapagos turtles. d


d. barnacles.
e. marine fossils. d




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