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,ContentsOverview.Preface.
PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology.
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2. Fundamentals of Ecology. m m




3. Geology of the Ocean. m m m




4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tides.
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PART II: MARINE
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ORGANISMS.
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5. Biological Concepts. m




6. Marine Microbes. m




7. Multicellular Primary Producers. m m




8. Lower Invertebrates.
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9. Higher Invertebrates.m




10. Marine Fishes. m




11. Marine Reptiles and Birds. m m m




12. Marine Mammals. m




PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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13. Intertidal Communities. m




14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities.
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16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone. m m m m




17. The Open Sea.
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18. Life in the Ocean's
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Depths. PART IV: HUMANS
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AND THE SEA.
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19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources. m m m




20. Oceans in Jeopardy. m m

,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m




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. m m m m m


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: m m m m


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
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menvironment. ANS: m B PTS: 1 DIF:
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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. m




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

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


b. thorough marine biology studies. m m m


c. combining oceanography and marine biology information.
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d. having ocean usage policies.
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e. the popular media.
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ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: 3

, 6. Knowledge of the ocean can come from all except:
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a. robotics.
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c. deep submersibles.
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d. SCUBA studies. m


e. computers and new technologies. m m m




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7. The earliest recorded direct studies of marine biology are attributed to:
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a. the Greeks.
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b. the Catholic Church.
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c. Arabian philosophers. m


d. Micronesian mariners. m


e. the Chinese.
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ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 3

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


b. Charles Wyville Thomson. m m


c. Alexander Agassiz. m


d. Charles Darwin. m


e. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. m




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

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. m m m


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

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. m


e. his time spent on the rocky coastline of England.
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ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 4

11. Darwin produced a well respected monograph on:
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a. mussels.
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c. Galapagos turtles. m


d. barnacles.
e. marine fossils. m




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