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Marine Biology Chapter 1 Questions and Answers Graded A scientific study of life in the sea Marine Biology a.Marine Biology provides what type of sources? b.Marine organisms harms people how? a. food, medicines, raw material b. causes disease or attacking people, injuring or killing other marine organisms that humans value for food Marine organism produce around ____ of the oxygen we breath and help regulate the Earth's _______ half; climate in a year oceans living systems are worth more tha...

TEST EXAM FOR OCS EXAM 1 2023- 2024 James Cameron - CORRECT ANSWER-1st man to reach the Mariana Trench solo Most of earths land is located in the - CORRECT ANSWER-Northern hemisphere, land only covers 29.2% of earths surface Highest spot on land - CORRECT ANSWER-Mount everest Heat capacity of water - CORRECT ANSWER-Much larger than heat capacity of land and air Hurricanes only form over - CORRECT ANSWER-Warm water What drives the climate system - CORRECT ANSWER-Solar radiation Ocean ...

How can we know climate of the past? Correct Answer ice cores and sedimentary rocks Louis Agazzis Correct Answer created glaciation hypothesis after studying glacial erratics and striations Glacial erratics Correct Answer enormous boulders transported and deposited by glaciers Glaciation hypothesis Correct Answer over time climate can change and during cold periods glaciers move down and during warm periods they retreat HMS challenger Correct Answer a ship that took a voyage to study...

Unit 1- History of Oceanography and Ocean Exploration Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass AUV - Answer- Submersible that is not tethered to a boat and can be programed to carry out a mission on its own Robert Ballard - Answer- Deep ocean scientist who discovered hydrothermal vents; also found several shipwrecks like the Titanic and the Bismark; pioneered the JASON project to bring ocean exploration to children in classrooms Cartographer - Answer- A person who makes maps and charts Chall...

What percent of the planet is covered by the ocean - 71% of the planet is covered by the ocean What percent of the oxygen from photosynthesis is produced in the ocean - 70-80% HMS Challenger - First comprehensive survey of the world's oceans (except the Arctic)-> The first major oceanographic expedition What are the four Major Ocean Basins - Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic The differences between the two hemispheres - Northern Hemisphere: most land masses Southern Hemisphere: "Sou...

The world ocean covers ________ of Earth's surface. - 71 Which of the following aspects of the terrestrial environment are not directly affected by the ocean? - Species composition in a rainforest The study of living marine organisms and their interactions is referred to as ________. - Marine Biology Which of the following statements about marine organisms is false? - We know enough about the biology of marine organisms to protect them. This Greek philosopher was an accomplished naturali...

Unit 1- History of Oceanography and Ocean Exploration Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass AUV - Answer- Submersible that is not tethered to a boat and can be programed to carry out a mission on its own Robert Ballard - Answer- Deep ocean scientist who discovered hydrothermal vents; also found several shipwrecks like the Titanic and the Bismark; pioneered the JASON project to bring ocean exploration to children in classrooms Cartographer - Answer- A person who makes maps and charts Chall...

Unit 1- History of Oceanography and Ocean Exploration Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass AUV - Answer- Submersible that is not tethered to a boat and can be programed to carry out a mission on its own Robert Ballard - Answer- Deep ocean scientist who discovered hydrothermal vents; also found several shipwrecks like the Titanic and the Bismark; pioneered the JASON project to bring ocean exploration to children in classrooms Cartographer - Answer- A person who makes maps and charts Chall...

Marine biology chapter 1-4 Already Graded A Ocean productivity Production of organic matter by photosynthetic and chemosynthetic marine organisms Oceanography The study of the oceans and their phenomena such as waves,currents , and tides Marine biology The study of living organisms that inhabit the seas and their interactions with each other Dead zone Area of ocean water that is oxygen depleted Plankton All the different organisms that float or drift in the seas currents What percentage of ...

Aristotle - Considered by many to be the first marine biologist Recognized that gills are the breathing apparatus of fish Captain James Cook - One of the first to make scientific observations while sailing and include full time naturalist Series of 3 voyages, beginning 1768, he explored ALL the oceans. First to see Antarctic ice fields, land in Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti, and several other Pacific Islands First to use a chronometer to determine longitude and make reliable charts ...