IntroductiontoMarineBiology4thEdition by
n n n n n n
GeorgeKarleskint Chapter1-20
n n n n n n
,Contents Overview. Preface. J J
PARTI:THEOCEANENVIRONMENT.
n n n n
1. ScienceandMarineBiology. n n n
2. FundamentalsofEcology. n n
3. GeologyoftheOcean. n
4. 4.Water,Waves,andTides.
n n n n
PARTII:MARINEORGANISMS.
n n n
5. BiologicalConcepts. n
6. MarineMicrobes. n
7. MulticellularPrimaryProducers. n n
8. LowerInvertebrates. n
9. HigherInvertebrates. n
10. MarineFishes. n
11. MarineReptilesandBirds. n n n
12. MarineMammals. n
PARTIII:MARINEECOSYSTEMS.
n n n
13. IntertidalCommunities. n
14. Estuaries.
15. CoralReefCommunities. n n
16. ContinentalShelvesandNeriticZone. n n n n
17. TheOpenSea. n n
18. LifeintheOcean'sDepths.
n n n
PARTIV:HUMANSANDTHESEA.
n n n n n n
19. HarvestingtheOcean'sResources. n n n
20. OceansinJeopardy. n n
,Chapter1—ScienceandMarineBiology
MULTIPLEJCHOICE
1. Whatpercentageofthesurfaceoftheearthiscoveredbyseawater?
n n n n n n n n n
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:J D n PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 1
n
2. OceansJareimportantinallbutthefollowingJways: n n n n
a. solar-poweredenginesJthatdriveweatherpatterns. n n n n
b. provideasubstantialamountoftheworld'sJfoodsupply.
n n n n n n
c. marineorganismsareimportantforscientificresearch.
n n n n n n
d. adirectsourceoffreshwaterforaridlands.
n n n n n n n n
e. asourceofindustrialandmedicinalmaterials.
n n n n n n
ANS:J D n PTS: 1 n DIF: Synthesis REF: 1-2
n
3. Oceanographyisthestudyof: n n n
a. thelivingJorganismsthatinhabitthesea. n n n n
b. theoceansandtheirphenomena. n n n
c. theoceansandlivingorganisms. n n n
d. thechemicalmakeupoftheoceans. n n n n
e. theinteractions of marineorganisms withtheir environment. ANS:J n n n n n
n B PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 2 n
4. Marinebiologyisthestudyof: n n
a. thelivingJorganismsthatinhabitthesea. n n n n
b. theoceansandtheirphenomena. n n n
c. theoceansandlivingorganisms. n n n
d. thechemicalmakeupoftheoceans. n n n n
e. biogeochemicalprocesses.
ANS:J A n PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 2
n
5. ThemostcompletescientificJpictureoftheoceansJcomesfrom:
n n n n n n
a. thoroughoceanographicJstudies. n
b. thoroughmarineJbiologystudies. n n
c. combiningoceanographyandmarinebiologyinformation. n n
d. havingJoceanusagepolicies. n
e. thepopular media. n
ANS:J C n PTS: 1 n DIF: Synthesis REF: 3
n
, 6. Knowledgeoftheoceancancomefromallexcept: n n n n n n n n
a. robotics.
b. oceanlaw. n
c. deepsubmersibles. n
d. SCUBAJstudies.
e. computersJandnewtechnologies. n
ANS:J Bn PTS: 1 n DIF: Synthesis REF: 3 n
7. TheearliestJrecordeddirectstudiesJofmarinebiologyareattributedto:
n n n n n n
a. theGreeks. n
b. theCatholicChurch.
n n
c. Arabianphilosophers. n
d. Micronesianmariners. n
e. theChinese. n
ANS:J An PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 3 n
8. ThefollowingJmarinebiologistwasaboardtheHMSBeaglein1831: n n n n n n n
a. EdwardForbes. n
b. CharlesWyvilleThomson. n n
c. AlexanderAgassiz. n
d. CharlesDarwin. n
e. Jean-BaptisteLamarck. n
ANS:J Dn PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 4 n
9. CharlesDarwin'sobservationswhileaboardtheHMSBeagleledeventuallytoJthe:
n n n n n n n n
a. ideathatlifestartedonland.n n n n n
b. theorythatlife'sJoriginwasinfreshwater. n n n n n
c. theoryfortheprocessthatcausesevolution. n n n n n
d. re-birthofmarineJbiology. n n
e. ideathatlifecouldnotsurviveinthedeepsea.
n n n n n n n n
ANS:J Cn PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 4 n
10. CharlesDarwinproposedthetheoryofevolutionbasedondatahecollectedduring:
n n n n n n n n
a. theBeagleexpedition. n n
b. theChallengerexpedition.n n
c. theobservationsofAgassiz. n n
d. Alvin'sdives. n
e. histimespentontherockycoastlineofEngland.
n n n n n n n
ANS:J An PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 4 n
11. Darwinproducedawellrespectedmonographon: n n n n
a. mussels.
b. sealizards. n
c. Galapagosturtles. n
d. barnacles.
e. marinefossils. n
ANS:J Dn PTS: 1 n DIF: Recall REF: 5 n