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,Contents Overview. Preface. A A
PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology.ws ws ws
2. Fundamentals of Ecology. ws ws
3. Geology of the Ocean. ws ws ws
4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tide
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5. Biological Concepts. ws
6. Marine Microbes. ws
7. Multicellular Primary Producers. ws ws
8. Lower Invertebrates. ws
9. Higher Invertebrates. ws
10. Marine Fishes. ws
11. Marine Reptiles and Birds. ws ws ws
12. Marine Mammals. ws
PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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13. Intertidal Communities. ws
14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities.
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16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone. ws ws ws ws
17. The Open Sea. ws ws
18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
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PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SE
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19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources. ws ws ws
20. Oceans in Jeopardy. ws ws
,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
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MULTIPLEwsCHOICE
1. Whatwspercentagewsofwsthewssurfacewsofwsthewsearthwsiswscoveredwsbywsseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 1
2. Oceanswsarewsimportantwsinwsallwsbutwsthewsfollowingwsways:
a. solar-poweredwsengineswsthatwsdrivewsweatherwspatterns.
b. providewsawssubstantialwsamountwsofwsthewsworld'swsfoodwssupply.
c. marinewsorganismswsarewsimportantwsforwsscientificwsresearch.
d. awsdirectwssourcewsofwsfreshwswaterwsforwsaridwslands.
e. awssourcewsofwsindustrialwsandwsmedicinalwsmaterials.
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:w s w s 1-2
3. Oceanographywsiswsthewsstudywsof:
a. thewslivingwsorganismswsthatwsinhabitwsthewssea.
b. thewsoceanswsandwstheirwsphenomena.
c. thewsoceanswsandwslivingwsorganisms.
d. thewschemicalwsmakeupwsofwsthewsoceans.
e. thewsinteractionswsofwsmarinewsorganismswswithwstheirwsenvironmen
t.wsANS:w s B PTS:w s 1 DIF: Recall
REF:w s 2
4. Marinewsbiologywsiswsthewsstudywsof:
a. thewslivingwsorganismswsthatwsinhabitwsthewssea.
b. thewsoceanswsandwstheirwsphenomena.
c. thewsoceanswsandwslivingwsorganisms.
d. thewschemicalwsmakeupwsofwsthewsoceans.
e. biogeochemicalw s processes.
ANS:w s A PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 2
5. Thewsmostwscompletewsscientificwspicturewsofwsthewsoceanswscomeswsfrom:
a. thoroughwsoceanographicwsstudies.
b. thoroughwsmarinewsbiologywsstudies.
c. combiningwsoceanographywsandwsmarinewsbiologywsinformation.
d. havingwsoceanwsusagewspolicies.
e. thewspopularwsmedia.
ANS:w s C PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:w s w s 3
, 6. Knowledgewsofwsthewsoceanwscanwscomewsfromwsallwsexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanwslaw.
c. deepwssubmersibles.
d. SCUBAwsstudies.
e. computerswsandwsnewwstechnologies.
ANS:w s B PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:w s w s 3
7. Thewsearliestwsrecordedwsdirectwsstudieswsofwsmarinewsbiologywsarewsattributedwsto:
a. thewsGreeks.
b. thewsCatholicwsChurch.
c. Arabianwsphilosophers.
d. Micronesianwsmariners.
e. thewsChinese.
ANS:w s A PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 3
8. ThewsfollowingwsmarinewsbiologistwswaswsaboardwsthewsHMSwsBeaglewsinws1831:
a. EdwardwsForbes.
b. CharleswsWyvillewsThomson.
c. AlexanderwsAgassiz.
d. CharleswsDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistewsLamarck.
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 4
9. CharleswsDarwin'swsobservationswswhilewsaboardwsthewsHMSwsBeaglewsledwseventuallywstowsthe:
a. ideawsthatwslifewsstartedwsonwsland.
b. theorywsthatwslife'swsoriginwswaswsinwsfreshwswater.
c. theorywsforwsthewsprocesswsthatwscauseswsevolution.
d. re-birthwsofwsmarinewsbiology.
e. ideawsthatwslifewscouldwsnotwssurvivewsinwsthewsdeepwssea.
ANS:w s C PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 4
10. CharleswsDarwinwsproposedwsthewstheorywsofwsevolutionwsbasedwsonwsdatawshewscollectedwsduring:
a. thewsBeaglewsexpedition.
b. thewsChallengerwsexpedition.
c. thewsobservationswsofwsAgassiz.
d. Alvin'swsdives.
e. hiswstimewsspentwsonwsthewsrockywscoastlinewsofwsEngland.
ANS:w s A PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 4
11. Darwinwsproducedwsawswellwsrespectedwsmonographwson:
a. mussels.
b. seawslizards.
c. Galapagoswsturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinewsfossils.
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 5
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A A A A A A
,Contents Overview. Preface. A A
PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology.ws ws ws
2. Fundamentals of Ecology. ws ws
3. Geology of the Ocean. ws ws ws
4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tide
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s. PART II: MARINE ORGANIS
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MS.
5. Biological Concepts. ws
6. Marine Microbes. ws
7. Multicellular Primary Producers. ws ws
8. Lower Invertebrates. ws
9. Higher Invertebrates. ws
10. Marine Fishes. ws
11. Marine Reptiles and Birds. ws ws ws
12. Marine Mammals. ws
PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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13. Intertidal Communities. ws
14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities.
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16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone. ws ws ws ws
17. The Open Sea. ws ws
18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
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PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SE
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A.
19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources. ws ws ws
20. Oceans in Jeopardy. ws ws
,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
ws ws ws ws
MULTIPLEwsCHOICE
1. Whatwspercentagewsofwsthewssurfacewsofwsthewsearthwsiswscoveredwsbywsseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 1
2. Oceanswsarewsimportantwsinwsallwsbutwsthewsfollowingwsways:
a. solar-poweredwsengineswsthatwsdrivewsweatherwspatterns.
b. providewsawssubstantialwsamountwsofwsthewsworld'swsfoodwssupply.
c. marinewsorganismswsarewsimportantwsforwsscientificwsresearch.
d. awsdirectwssourcewsofwsfreshwswaterwsforwsaridwslands.
e. awssourcewsofwsindustrialwsandwsmedicinalwsmaterials.
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:w s w s 1-2
3. Oceanographywsiswsthewsstudywsof:
a. thewslivingwsorganismswsthatwsinhabitwsthewssea.
b. thewsoceanswsandwstheirwsphenomena.
c. thewsoceanswsandwslivingwsorganisms.
d. thewschemicalwsmakeupwsofwsthewsoceans.
e. thewsinteractionswsofwsmarinewsorganismswswithwstheirwsenvironmen
t.wsANS:w s B PTS:w s 1 DIF: Recall
REF:w s 2
4. Marinewsbiologywsiswsthewsstudywsof:
a. thewslivingwsorganismswsthatwsinhabitwsthewssea.
b. thewsoceanswsandwstheirwsphenomena.
c. thewsoceanswsandwslivingwsorganisms.
d. thewschemicalwsmakeupwsofwsthewsoceans.
e. biogeochemicalw s processes.
ANS:w s A PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 2
5. Thewsmostwscompletewsscientificwspicturewsofwsthewsoceanswscomeswsfrom:
a. thoroughwsoceanographicwsstudies.
b. thoroughwsmarinewsbiologywsstudies.
c. combiningwsoceanographywsandwsmarinewsbiologywsinformation.
d. havingwsoceanwsusagewspolicies.
e. thewspopularwsmedia.
ANS:w s C PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:w s w s 3
, 6. Knowledgewsofwsthewsoceanwscanwscomewsfromwsallwsexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanwslaw.
c. deepwssubmersibles.
d. SCUBAwsstudies.
e. computerswsandwsnewwstechnologies.
ANS:w s B PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:w s w s 3
7. Thewsearliestwsrecordedwsdirectwsstudieswsofwsmarinewsbiologywsarewsattributedwsto:
a. thewsGreeks.
b. thewsCatholicwsChurch.
c. Arabianwsphilosophers.
d. Micronesianwsmariners.
e. thewsChinese.
ANS:w s A PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 3
8. ThewsfollowingwsmarinewsbiologistwswaswsaboardwsthewsHMSwsBeaglewsinws1831:
a. EdwardwsForbes.
b. CharleswsWyvillewsThomson.
c. AlexanderwsAgassiz.
d. CharleswsDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistewsLamarck.
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 4
9. CharleswsDarwin'swsobservationswswhilewsaboardwsthewsHMSwsBeaglewsledwseventuallywstowsthe:
a. ideawsthatwslifewsstartedwsonwsland.
b. theorywsthatwslife'swsoriginwswaswsinwsfreshwswater.
c. theorywsforwsthewsprocesswsthatwscauseswsevolution.
d. re-birthwsofwsmarinewsbiology.
e. ideawsthatwslifewscouldwsnotwssurvivewsinwsthewsdeepwssea.
ANS:w s C PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 4
10. CharleswsDarwinwsproposedwsthewstheorywsofwsevolutionwsbasedwsonwsdatawshewscollectedwsduring:
a. thewsBeaglewsexpedition.
b. thewsChallengerwsexpedition.
c. thewsobservationswsofwsAgassiz.
d. Alvin'swsdives.
e. hiswstimewsspentwsonwsthewsrockywscoastlinewsofwsEngland.
ANS:w s A PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 4
11. Darwinwsproducedwsawswellwsrespectedwsmonographwson:
a. mussels.
b. seawslizards.
c. Galapagoswsturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinewsfossils.
ANS:w s D PTS:w s w s 1 DIF: Recall REF:w s w s 5
