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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%
ANS: D f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 1
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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. f f f f f


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 f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 1-2
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3. Oceanography is the study of: f f f f


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




ANS: A f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2
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, 5. The most complete scientific picture of the oceans comes from:
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a. thorough oceanographic studies. f f


b. thorough marine biology studies. f f f


c. combining oceanography and marine biology information. f f f f f


d. having ocean usage policies. f f f


e. the popular media.
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ANS: C f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
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6. Knowledge of the ocean can come from all except:
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a. robotics.
b. ocean law. f


c. deep submersibles. f


d. SCUBA studies. f


e. computers and new technologies. f f f




ANS: B f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
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7. The earliest recorded direct studies of marine biology are attributed to:
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a. the Greeks. f


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


d. Micronesian mariners. f


e. the Chinese. f




ANS: A f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 3
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8. The following marine biologist was aboard the HMS Beagle in 1831:
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a. Edward Forbes. f


b. Charles Wyville Thomson. f f


c. Alexander Agassiz. f


d. Charles Darwin. f


e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. f




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


e. idea that life could not survive in the deep sea.
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ANS: C f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
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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.
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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


e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
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ANS: A f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4
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11. Darwin produced a well respected monograph on:
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a. mussels.
b. sea lizards. f


c. Galapagos turtles. f


d. barnacles.
e. marine fossils. f




ANS: D f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
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12. To Edward Forbes is attributed the idea that:
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a. life could not survive in the deep ocean.
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b. life occurs throughout the ocean depths.
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c. continents drift upon the earth's mantle. f f f f f


d. the mid-Atlantic rift ridge is a result of continental drift.
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e. “dead zones” occur in oxygen-depleted coastal waters.
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ANS: A f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
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13. That the deep sea could not support life was proven wrong when:
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a. Alvin was able to explore the ocean depths.
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b. the observations from the Challenger expedition were reported.
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c. organisms were discovered while repairing the transatlantic telegraph cable.
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d. the development and use of robotic submersibles began.
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e. living organisms were found in the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
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ANS: C f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
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14. Modern oceanography and marine biology were attributed to:
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a. the voyage of the Beagle.
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b. the discoveries of Alvin.
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c. the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable.
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d. expeditions of Alexander Agassiz. f f f


e. the Challenger expedition.
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ANS: E f PTS: f f 1 DIF: Recall REF: 5
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15. The chief scientist on the HMS Challenger expedition was:
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a. Charles Darwin. f


b. Victor Hensen. f




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