Marine Science Comprehensive Questions and
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Chapter One - ANSWER-Review
The food and material resources gained from the oceans drove - ANSWER-human discoveries about
conditions in the oceans and of the biology of marine organisms.
Reasons to study marine science - ANSWER--Life on earth probably originated from the sea
-Many medical advances have been underpinned by research on marine organisms (animal immune
system, fertilization of sea urchins, how barnacles adhere)
The oceans represent a vast source of human wealth - ANSWER--It provides food, medicines, raw
material
-Offers recreation to millions
-Supports tourism all over the world
Marine systems help determine the very nature of our planet - ANSWER--Oceans play a large role in
DETERMINING CLIMATE
-Marine organisms PRODUCE AROUND HALF of the oxygen we breathe
-Help REGULATE climate
-Our shorelines are shaped by marine life and some can even help create new land
-In economic terms, ocean is worth more than $20 trillion a year
The study of marine science can be broken up into subcategories like marine biology and oceanography
- ANSWER--Marine biologists study basic chem of living things, how organisms behave, where they live
and why, look at ways the entire oceans function as systems
-Oceanographers study oceans and can be chemical, geological, biological and physical
, Compare how the ocean (ocean resources) was used historically (Pre-1400s) and today. Use examples
from the textbook to support your observations. (see pg. 7-17) - ANSWER-
Describe the contributions made by James Cook and Charles Darwin, to the field of marine science. (pg.
8) - ANSWER--James Cook, an English sea captain, was one of the first to make scientific observations
along the way and to include a full time naturalist among his crew. First European to see Antarctic ice,
land in Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti. First to use chronometer. Brought back specimens of plants and
animals
-Charles Darwin, Englishman, naturalist, sailed around the world in the HMS Beagle for five years, theory
of evolution, formation of rings of coral reefs, barnacles and plankton
Describe the purpose of the HMS Challenger. What were the results (products) of her three and a half
year voyage (What did they discover?) - ANSWER-sailed around the world gathering info and collecting
water, sediment, and biological samples, brought back thousands of previously unknown species
first marine laboratory - ANSWER-Stazione Zoologica in Naples, Italy in 1872
first major American lab - ANSWER-Marine Biological Lab at Woods Hole, Mass.
Much of the practical success of science results from the way it is done. Scientists do not see the world
as a place where things just happen, for no reason. They assert instead that the universe can be
explained by physical laws. They don't go about discovering these laws haphazardly; they proceed
according to time-tested procedures - ANSWER-called the scientific method
What is "observation" and why is it so important to the scientific method? (see pg. 19) - ANSWER-
scientific knowledge is fundamentally derived from the observation of nature. Observations can be
verified by others
What is the difference between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning (know how to tell the
difference)? - ANSWER-inductive- one uses observations to arrive at general principle
deductive- reasoning from general principles to specific conclusions
Answers Latest upload 2024/2025 with 100% verified
Solutions
Chapter One - ANSWER-Review
The food and material resources gained from the oceans drove - ANSWER-human discoveries about
conditions in the oceans and of the biology of marine organisms.
Reasons to study marine science - ANSWER--Life on earth probably originated from the sea
-Many medical advances have been underpinned by research on marine organisms (animal immune
system, fertilization of sea urchins, how barnacles adhere)
The oceans represent a vast source of human wealth - ANSWER--It provides food, medicines, raw
material
-Offers recreation to millions
-Supports tourism all over the world
Marine systems help determine the very nature of our planet - ANSWER--Oceans play a large role in
DETERMINING CLIMATE
-Marine organisms PRODUCE AROUND HALF of the oxygen we breathe
-Help REGULATE climate
-Our shorelines are shaped by marine life and some can even help create new land
-In economic terms, ocean is worth more than $20 trillion a year
The study of marine science can be broken up into subcategories like marine biology and oceanography
- ANSWER--Marine biologists study basic chem of living things, how organisms behave, where they live
and why, look at ways the entire oceans function as systems
-Oceanographers study oceans and can be chemical, geological, biological and physical
, Compare how the ocean (ocean resources) was used historically (Pre-1400s) and today. Use examples
from the textbook to support your observations. (see pg. 7-17) - ANSWER-
Describe the contributions made by James Cook and Charles Darwin, to the field of marine science. (pg.
8) - ANSWER--James Cook, an English sea captain, was one of the first to make scientific observations
along the way and to include a full time naturalist among his crew. First European to see Antarctic ice,
land in Hawaii, New Zealand, Tahiti. First to use chronometer. Brought back specimens of plants and
animals
-Charles Darwin, Englishman, naturalist, sailed around the world in the HMS Beagle for five years, theory
of evolution, formation of rings of coral reefs, barnacles and plankton
Describe the purpose of the HMS Challenger. What were the results (products) of her three and a half
year voyage (What did they discover?) - ANSWER-sailed around the world gathering info and collecting
water, sediment, and biological samples, brought back thousands of previously unknown species
first marine laboratory - ANSWER-Stazione Zoologica in Naples, Italy in 1872
first major American lab - ANSWER-Marine Biological Lab at Woods Hole, Mass.
Much of the practical success of science results from the way it is done. Scientists do not see the world
as a place where things just happen, for no reason. They assert instead that the universe can be
explained by physical laws. They don't go about discovering these laws haphazardly; they proceed
according to time-tested procedures - ANSWER-called the scientific method
What is "observation" and why is it so important to the scientific method? (see pg. 19) - ANSWER-
scientific knowledge is fundamentally derived from the observation of nature. Observations can be
verified by others
What is the difference between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning (know how to tell the
difference)? - ANSWER-inductive- one uses observations to arrive at general principle
deductive- reasoning from general principles to specific conclusions
