TEST BANK Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20

TEST BANK
Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition
by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20

,Contents Overview. Preface.
PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
1. Science and Marine Biology.
2. Fundamentals of Ecology.
3. Geology of the Ocean.
4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tides.
PART II: MARINE ORGANISMS.
5. Biological Concepts.
6. Marine Microbes.
7. Multicellular Primary Producers.
8. Lower Invertebrates.
9. Higher Invertebrates.
10. Marine Fishes.
11. Marine Reptiles and Birds.
12. Marine Mammals.
PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
13. Intertidal Communities.
14. Estuaries.
15. Coral Reef Communities.
16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone.
17. The Open Sea.
18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SEA.
19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources.
20. Oceans in Jeopardy.

,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What percentage of the surface of the earth is covered by seawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 1

2. Oceans are important in all but the following ways:
a. solar-powered engines that drive weather patterns.
b. provide a substantial amount of the world's food supply.
c. marine organisms are important for scientific research.
d. a direct source of fresh water for arid lands.
e. a source of industrial and medicinal materials.

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

3. Oceanography is the study of:
a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. the interactions of marine organisms with their environment.

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2

4. Marine biology is the study of:
a. the living organisms that inhabit the sea.
b. the oceans and their phenomena.
c. the oceans and living organisms.
d. the chemical makeup of the oceans.
e. biogeochemical processes.

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Recall REF: 2

5. The dmost dcomplete dscientific dpicture dof dthe doceans dcomes dfrom:
a. thorough doceanographic dstudies.
b. thorough dmarine dbiology dstudies.
c. combining doceanography dand dmarine dbiology dinformation.
d. having docean dusage dpolicies.
e. the dpopular dmedia.

ANS: d d C PTS: d d d 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: d d 3

, 6. Knowledge dof dthe docean dcan dcome dfrom dall dexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean dlaw.
c. deep dsubmersibles.
d. SCUBA dstudies.
e. computers dand dnew dtechnologies.

ANS: d d B PTS: d d d 1 DIF: Synthesis REF: d d 3

7. The dearliest drecorded ddirect dstudies d of dmarine dbiology dare dattributed dto:
a. the dGreeks.
b. the dCatholic dChurch.
c. Arabian dphilosophers.
d. Micronesian dmariners.
e. the dChinese.

ANS: d d A PTS: d d d 1 DIF: Recall REF: d d 3

8. The dfollowing dmarine dbiologist dwas daboard dthe dHMS dBeagle din d1831:
a. Edward dForbes.
b. Charles dWyville dThomson.
c. Alexander dAgassiz.
d. Charles dDarwin.
e. Jean-Baptiste dLamarck.

ANS: d d D PTS: d d d 1 DIF: Recall REF: d d 4

9. Charles dDarwin's dobservations d while daboard dthe dHMS dBeagle dled deventually dto dthe:
a. idea dthat dlife dstarted don dland.
b. theory dthat dlife's dorigin dwas din dfresh dwater.
c. theory dfor dthe dprocess dthat dcauses devolution.
d. re-birth dof dmarine dbiology.
e. idea dthat dlife dcould dnot dsurvive din dthe ddeep dsea.

ANS: d d C PTS: d d d 1 DIF: Recall REF: d d 4

10. Charles dDarwin dproposed dthe dtheory dof devolution dbased don ddata dhe dcollected dduring:
a. the dBeagle dexpedition.
b. the dChallenger dexpedition.
c. the dobservations dof dAgassiz.
d. Alvin's ddives.
e. his dtime dspent don dthe drocky dcoastline dof dEngland.

ANS: d d A PTS: d d d 1 DIF: Recall REF: d d 4

11. Darwin dproduced da dwell drespected dmonograph don:
a. mussels.
b. sea dlizards.
c. Galapagos dturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marine dfossils.

ANS: d d D PTS: d d d 1 DIF: Recall REF: d d 5