Marine Biology 12th Edition Test Bank (Peter Castro & Michael Huber) – Complete Chapter Questions & Answers

,TestV BankV forVMarineV Biology,V 12thV EditionV byV PeterV CastroV andV MichaelV Hu
ber


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ChapterV01V12e AnswersV Included
1) TheV ChallengerV expeditionV madeV collectionsV ofV marineV organisms:
A) AroundVtheVworld.
B) InVtheVPacificVOceanVonly.
C) InVtheVAtlanticVOceanVonly.
D) InVtheVMediterraneanVSeaVonly.
E) InVtheVNorthVSeaVonly.



2) TheVfirstVmarineVlaboratoryVinVtheVworldVwasVestablishedVin:
A) Russia.
B) England.
C) France.
D) Italy.
E) Japan.



3) TheVfirstVmarineVlaboratoryVestablishedVinVtheVUnitedVStatesVwas
:
A) FridayV HarborV MarineV LaboratoryV inV Washington.
B) ScrippsV InstitutionV ofV OceanographyV inV California.
C) MarineV BiologicalV LaboratoryV atV WoodsV Hole,V Massachuse
tts.
D) SmithsonianV InstitutionV inV Washington.
E) HopkinsVMarineVStationVinVCalifornia.



4) CharlesVDarwin,VwhoVproposedVtheVtheoryVofVevolutionVbyVnaturalVselection,Vwa
sValsoVaVmarineVbiologistVwhoVhadVaVparticularVinterestVin:
A) Whales.
B) Fishes.
C) MarineVbirds.
D) Barnacles.
E) Oysters.

,5) AVtechnological VdevelopmentVthatVwasVaVdirectVdevelopmentVofVWorldVWarVIIVis:
A) Scuba.
B) ResearchVvessels.
C) Nets.
D) MarineV laboratories.
E) Sonar.



6) TheVscientificVmethodVcanVbeVbestVdescribedVas:
A) UndertakingV ofV experimentsV inV laboratories.
B) UseVofVinductionVandVdeduction.
C) CollectingVdataVinVtheVfield.
D) ProceduresVusedVtoVlearnVaboutVourVworld.
E) StepsVusedVtoVobtainVobservations.



7) TheVfactorsVthatVmightVaffectVobservationsVandVcanVbeVmanipulatedVareVcalled:
A) Controls.
B) Variables.
C) Experiments.
D) Hypotheses.
E) InductiveV observations.



8) AVcontrolVcanVbeVbestVdefinedVas:
A) AVvariableVthatVisVkeptVconstantVinVanVexperiment.
B) AnVexperimentVwhereVtheVfinalVresultsVareVknownVaheadVofVtime.
C) AVhypothesisVthatVregulatesVtheVresultsVofVanVexperiment.
D) AnVexperimentVthatVisVundertakenVbothVinVtheVfieldVandVinVtheVlaboratory.
E) AVvariableVthatVchangesVduringVtheVcourseVofVanVexperiment.



9) AVmarineVbiologistVobservesVthatVmakoVsharks,Vsardines,VandVsalmonVleapVoutVofVtheV
water.VAnVexampleVofVinductionVfromVtheseVobservationsVis:
A) OnlyVsomeVfishesVcanVleapVoutVofVtheVwater.
B) AllVfishesVleapVoutVofVtheVwater.
C) FishesVleapVoutVofVtheVwaterVtoVescapeVfromVpredators.
D) FlatfishesVcanVleapVoutVofVtheVwaterVsinceVtheyVliveVonVtheVbottom.
E) LeapingVoutVofVtheVwaterVisVoftenVusedVinVfeeding.

, 10) FromVtheVgeneralVstatementV"AllVfishesVlayVeggs,"VwhichVofVtheVfollowingVresultsVfrom
deduction?
A) SinceVtunaVareVfish,VtunaVlayVeggs.
B) SinceVtunaVareVfish,VtunaVswim.
C) EggVlayingVisVbeneficialVtoVfishes.
D) TunaVmustVlayVtheirVeggsVinVdeepVwater.
E) SinceVfishesVareVmarine,VtunaVlayVeggs.



11) WhichVofVtheseVisVanVexampleVofVaVhypothesisVthatVisVnotVaVvalidVscientificVhypothesi
sVbecauseVitVcannotVbeVprovenVfalse?
A) TheVEarthVisVflat.
B) TheV sunV revolvesV aroundV theV Earth.
C) OrganismsVsimilarVtoVdeep-waterVmarineVwormsVliveVinVtheVcenterVofVtheVearth.
D) TheVdeepestVspotVonVtheVoceanVisVoffVtheVcoastVofVaVvolcanicVisland.
E) WhalesVlistenVtoVsound.



12) AnVexperimentVcanVbeVbestVdescribedVas:
A) AVsetVofVobservationsVthatVbecomeVaVhypothesis.
B) ObtainingVdataVfromVtheVfield.
C) AnVartificiallyVcreatedVsituationVtoVtestVaVhypothesis.
D) ControllingVaVparticularVfactorVinVtheVfield.
E) MakingV observationsV fromV naturallyV occurringV events.



13) AVlimitingVfactorVofVscienceVisVthatVitVcannot:
A) PredictVtheVfuture.
B) MakeVjudgmentsVaboutVethics,Vvalues,VandVmorality.
C) ArriveVatVfundamentalVtruths.
D) ProvideVinformationVthatVcanVbeVappliedVtoVrealVlife.
E) ProvideVexceptionsVforVnegativeVevidence.