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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 F1—Science Fand FMarine FBiology
MULTIPLE FCHOICE
1. What Fpercentage Fof Fthe Fsurface Fof Fthe Fearth Fis Fcovered Fby Fseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 1
2. Oceans Fare Fimportant Fin Fall Fbut Fthe Ffollowing F ways:
a. solar-powered Fengines Fthat Fdrive Fweather Fpatterns.
b. provide Fa Fsubstantial Famount F of Fthe Fworld's Ffood Fsupply.
c. marine Forganisms Fare Fimportant Ffor Fscientific Fresearch.
d. a Fdirect Fsource Fof Ffresh Fwater Ffor Farid Flands.
e. a Fsource Fof Findustrial Fand Fmedicinal Fmaterials.
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: F F 1-2
3. Oceanography Fis Fthe Fstudy Fof:
a. the Fliving Forganisms Fthat Finhabit Fthe Fsea.
b. the Foceans Fand Ftheir Fphenomena.
c. the Foceans Fand Fliving Forganisms.
d. the Fchemical Fmakeup F of Fthe Foceans.
e. the Finteractions F of Fmarine Forganisms F with Ftheir F environment.
ANS: F F B PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 2
4. Marine Fbiology Fis Fthe Fstudy Fof:
a. the Fliving Forganisms Fthat Finhabit Fthe Fsea.
b. the Foceans Fand Ftheir Fphenomena.
c. the Foceans Fand Fliving Forganisms.
d. the Fchemical Fmakeup F of Fthe Foceans.
e. biogeochemical Fprocesses.
ANS: F F A PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 2
5. The Fmost Fcomplete Fscientific Fpicture Fof Fthe Foceans Fcomes Ffrom:
a. thorough Foceanographic Fstudies.
b. thorough Fmarine Fbiology Fstudies.
c. combining Foceanography Fand Fmarine Fbiology Finformation.
d. having Focean Fusage Fpolicies.
e. the Fpopular Fmedia.
ANS: F F C PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: F F 3
, 6. Knowledge Fof Fthe Focean Fcan Fcome Ffrom Fall Fexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean Flaw.
c. deep Fsubmersibles.
d. SCUBA Fstudies.
e. computers Fand Fnew Ftechnologies.
ANS: F F B PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: F F 3
7. The Fearliest Frecorded Fdirect Fstudies F of Fmarine Fbiology Fare Fattributed Fto:
a. the FGreeks.
b. the FCatholic FChurch.
c. Arabian Fphilosophers.
d. Micronesian Fmariners.
e. the FChinese.
ANS: F F A PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 3
8. The Ffollowing Fmarine Fbiologist Fwas Faboard Fthe FHMS FBeagle Fin F1831:
a. Edward FForbes.
b. Charles FWyville FThomson.
c. Alexander FAgassiz.
d. Charles FDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste FLamarck.
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 4
9. Charles FDarwin's Fobservations F while Faboard Fthe FHMS FBeagle Fled Feventually Fto Fthe:
a. idea Fthat Flife Fstarted Fon Fland.
b. theory Fthat Flife's Forigin Fwas Fin Ffresh Fwater.
c. theory Ffor Fthe Fprocess Fthat Fcauses Fevolution.
d. re-birth Fof Fmarine Fbiology.
e. idea Fthat Flife Fcould Fnot Fsurvive Fin Fthe Fdeep Fsea.
ANS: F F C PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 4
10. Charles FDarwin Fproposed Fthe Ftheory Fof Fevolution Fbased Fon Fdata Fhe Fcollected Fduring:
a. the FBeagle Fexpedition.
b. the FChallenger Fexpedition.
c. the Fobservations Fof FAgassiz.
d. Alvin's Fdives.
e. his Ftime Fspent Fon Fthe Frocky Fcoastline Fof FEngland.
ANS: F F A PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 4
11. Darwin Fproduced Fa Fwell Frespected Fmonograph Fon:
a. mussels.
b. sea Flizards.
c. Galapagos Fturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine Ffossils.
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 5
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 F1—Science Fand FMarine FBiology
MULTIPLE FCHOICE
1. What Fpercentage Fof Fthe Fsurface Fof Fthe Fearth Fis Fcovered Fby Fseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 1
2. Oceans Fare Fimportant Fin Fall Fbut Fthe Ffollowing F ways:
a. solar-powered Fengines Fthat Fdrive Fweather Fpatterns.
b. provide Fa Fsubstantial Famount F of Fthe Fworld's Ffood Fsupply.
c. marine Forganisms Fare Fimportant Ffor Fscientific Fresearch.
d. a Fdirect Fsource Fof Ffresh Fwater Ffor Farid Flands.
e. a Fsource Fof Findustrial Fand Fmedicinal Fmaterials.
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: F F 1-2
3. Oceanography Fis Fthe Fstudy Fof:
a. the Fliving Forganisms Fthat Finhabit Fthe Fsea.
b. the Foceans Fand Ftheir Fphenomena.
c. the Foceans Fand Fliving Forganisms.
d. the Fchemical Fmakeup F of Fthe Foceans.
e. the Finteractions F of Fmarine Forganisms F with Ftheir F environment.
ANS: F F B PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 2
4. Marine Fbiology Fis Fthe Fstudy Fof:
a. the Fliving Forganisms Fthat Finhabit Fthe Fsea.
b. the Foceans Fand Ftheir Fphenomena.
c. the Foceans Fand Fliving Forganisms.
d. the Fchemical Fmakeup F of Fthe Foceans.
e. biogeochemical Fprocesses.
ANS: F F A PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 2
5. The Fmost Fcomplete Fscientific Fpicture Fof Fthe Foceans Fcomes Ffrom:
a. thorough Foceanographic Fstudies.
b. thorough Fmarine Fbiology Fstudies.
c. combining Foceanography Fand Fmarine Fbiology Finformation.
d. having Focean Fusage Fpolicies.
e. the Fpopular Fmedia.
ANS: F F C PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: F F 3
, 6. Knowledge Fof Fthe Focean Fcan Fcome Ffrom Fall Fexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean Flaw.
c. deep Fsubmersibles.
d. SCUBA Fstudies.
e. computers Fand Fnew Ftechnologies.
ANS: F F B PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: F F 3
7. The Fearliest Frecorded Fdirect Fstudies F of Fmarine Fbiology Fare Fattributed Fto:
a. the FGreeks.
b. the FCatholic FChurch.
c. Arabian Fphilosophers.
d. Micronesian Fmariners.
e. the FChinese.
ANS: F F A PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 3
8. The Ffollowing Fmarine Fbiologist Fwas Faboard Fthe FHMS FBeagle Fin F1831:
a. Edward FForbes.
b. Charles FWyville FThomson.
c. Alexander FAgassiz.
d. Charles FDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste FLamarck.
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 4
9. Charles FDarwin's Fobservations F while Faboard Fthe FHMS FBeagle Fled Feventually Fto Fthe:
a. idea Fthat Flife Fstarted Fon Fland.
b. theory Fthat Flife's Forigin Fwas Fin Ffresh Fwater.
c. theory Ffor Fthe Fprocess Fthat Fcauses Fevolution.
d. re-birth Fof Fmarine Fbiology.
e. idea Fthat Flife Fcould Fnot Fsurvive Fin Fthe Fdeep Fsea.
ANS: F F C PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 4
10. Charles FDarwin Fproposed Fthe Ftheory Fof Fevolution Fbased Fon Fdata Fhe Fcollected Fduring:
a. the FBeagle Fexpedition.
b. the FChallenger Fexpedition.
c. the Fobservations Fof FAgassiz.
d. Alvin's Fdives.
e. his Ftime Fspent Fon Fthe Frocky Fcoastline Fof FEngland.
ANS: F F A PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 4
11. Darwin Fproduced Fa Fwell Frespected Fmonograph Fon:
a. mussels.
b. sea Flizards.
c. Galapagos Fturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine Ffossils.
ANS: F F D PTS: F F F 1 DIF: Recall REF: F F 5
