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ByGeorgeKarleskintChapter1-20

,ContentsOverview.Preface.
PARTbnI:bnTHEbnOCEANbnENVIRONMENT.
1. SciencebnandbnMarinebnBiology.
2. FundamentalsbnofbnEcology.
3. GeologybnofbnthebnOcean.
4. 4.bnWater,bnWaves,bnandbnTid
es.bnPARTbnII:bnMARINEbnORGAN
ISMS.
5. BiologicalbnConcepts.
6. MarinebnMicrobes.
7. MulticellularbnPrimarybnProducers.
8. LowerbnInvertebrates.
9. HigherbnInvertebrates.
10. MarinebnFishes.
11. MarinebnReptilesbnandbnBirds.
12. MarinebnMammals.
PARTbnIII:bnMARINEbnECOSYSTEMS.
13. IntertidalbnCommunities.
14. Estuaries.
15. CoralbnReefbnCommunities.
16. ContinentalbnShelvesbnandbnNeriticbnZone.
17. ThebnOpenbnSea.
18. LifebninbnthebnOcean'sbnDepths
.bnPARTbnIV:bnHUMANSbnANDbnTHEb
SEA.
n


19. HarvestingbnthebnOcean'sbnResources.
20. OceansbninbnJeopardy.

,Chapterbn1—SciencebnandbnMarinebnBiology


MULTIPLEbnCHOICE

1. Whatbnpercentagebnofbnthebnsurfacebnofbnthebnearthbnisbncoveredbnbybnseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:b n D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF:b n b n 1

2. Oceansbnarebnimportantbninbnallbnbutbnthebnfollowingbnways:
a. solar-poweredbnenginesbnthatbndrivebnweatherbnpatterns.
b. providebnabnsubstantialbnamountbnofbnthebnworld'sbnfoodbnsupply.
c. marinebnorganismsbnarebnimportantbnforbnscientificbnresearch.
d. abndirectbnsourcebnofbnfreshbnwaterbnforbnaridbnlands.
e. abnsourcebnofbnindustrialbnandbnmedicinalbnmaterials.

ANS:b n D PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:b n b n 1-2

3. Oceanographybnisbnthebnstudybnof:
a. thebnlivingbnorganismsbnthatbninhabitbnthebnsea.
b. thebnoceansbnandbntheirbnphenomena.
c. thebnoceansbnandbnlivingbnorganisms.
d. thebnchemicalbnmakeupbn ofbnthebnoceans.
e. thebninteractionsbnofbnmarinebnorganismsbnwithbntheirbnenvironm

ent.bnANS:b n B PTS: 1 DIF: Recall
REF:b n 2

4. Marinebnbiologybnisbnthebnstudybnof:
a. thebnlivingbnorganismsbnthatbninhabitbnthebnsea.
b. thebnoceansbnandbntheirbnphenomena.
c. thebnoceansbnandbnlivingbnorganisms.
d. thebnchemicalbnmakeupbn ofbnthebnoceans.
e. biogeochemicalbnprocesses.
ANS:b n A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF:b n b n 2

5. Thebnmostbncompletebnscientificbnpicturebnofbnthebnoceansbncomesbnfrom:
a. thoroughbnoceanographicbnstudies.
b. thoroughbnmarinebnbiologybnstudies.
c. combiningbnoceanographybnandbnmarinebnbiologybninformation.
d. havingbnoceanbnusagebnpolicies.
e. thebnpopularbn media.

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

, 6. Knowledgebnofbnthebnoceanbncanbncomebnfrombnallbnexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanbnlaw.
c. deepbnsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAbnstudies.
e. computersbnandbnnewbntechnologies.

ANS:b n B PTS: 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:b n b n 3

7. Thebnearliestbnrecordedbndirectbnstudiesbnofbnmarinebnbiologybnarebnattributedbnto:
a. thebnGreeks.
b. thebnCatholicbnChurch.
c. Arabianbnphilosophers.
d. Micronesianbnmariners.
e. thebnChinese.
ANS:b n A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF:b n b n 3

8. ThebnfollowingbnmarinebnbiologistbnwasbnaboardbnthebnHMSbnBeaglebninbn1831:
a. EdwardbnForbes.
b. CharlesbnWyvillebnThomson.
c. AlexanderbnAgassiz.
d. CharlesbnDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptistebn Lamarck.

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

9. CharlesbnDarwin'sbnobservationsbnwhilebnaboardbnthebnHMSbnBeaglebnledbneventuallybntobnthe:
a. ideabnthatbnlifebnstartedbnonbnland.
b. theorybnthatbnlife'sbnoriginbnwasbninbnfreshbnwater.
c. theorybnforbnthebnprocessbnthatbncausesbnevolution.
d. re-birthbnofbnmarinebnbiology.
e. ideabnthatbnlifebncouldbnnotbnsurvivebninbnthebndeepbnsea.

ANS:b n C PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF:b n b n 4

10. CharlesbnDarwinbnproposedbnthebntheorybnofbnevolutionbnbasedbnonbndatabnhebncollectedbnduring:
a. thebnBeaglebnexpedition.
b. thebnChallengerbnexpedition.
c. thebnobservationsbnofbnAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sbndives.
e. hisbntimebnspentbnonbnthebnrockybncoastlinebnofbnEngland.
ANS:b n A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF:b n b n 4

11. Darwinbnproducedbnabnwellbnrespectedbnmonographbnon:
a. mussels.
b. seabnlizards.
c. Galapagosbnturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinebnfossils.

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

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