Introduction to Marine Biology
4th Edition by George Karleskint
All Chapter 1 - 20
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PART I: THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.
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1. Science and Marine Biology.
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2. Fundamentals of Ecology.
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3. Geology of the Ocean.
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4. 4. Water, Waves, and Tides.
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PART II: MARINE ORGANISMS.
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5. Biological Concepts.
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6. Marine Microbes.
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7. Multicellular Primary Producers.
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8. Lower Invertebrates.
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9. Higher Invertebrates.
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10. Marine Fishes.
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11. Marine Reptiles and Birds.
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12. Marine Mammals.
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PART III: MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.
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13. Intertidal Communities.
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14. Estuaries.
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15. Coral Reef Communities.
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16. Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone.
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17. The Open Sea.
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18. Life in the Ocean's Depths.
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PART IV: HUMANS AND THE SEA.
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19. Harvesting the Ocean's Resources.
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20. Oceans in Jeopardy.
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,Chapter 1—Science and Marine Biology
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whatgpercentagegofgthegsurfacegofgthegearthgisgcoveredgbygseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
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2. Oceansgaregimportantgingallgbutgthegfollowinggways:
a. solar-poweredgenginesgthatgdrivegweathergpatterns.
b. providegag substantialgamountg ofgthegworld'sgfoodgsupply.
c. marinegorganismsgaregimportantgforgscientificgresearch.
d. agdirectgsourcegofgfreshgwaterg forgaridglands.
e. agsourcegofgindustrialgandgmedicinalg materials.
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3. Oceanographygisgthegstudygof:
a. theglivinggorganismsgthatginhabitgthegsea.
b. thegoceansgandgtheirgphenomena.
c. thegoceansgandglivinggorganisms.
d. thegchemicalg makeupgofgthegoceans.
e. theginteractionsgofg marinegorganismsgwithgtheirg environment.
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4. Marinegbiologygisgthegstudygof:
a. theglivinggorganismsgthatginhabitgthegsea.
b. thegoceansgandgtheirgphenomena.
c. thegoceansgandglivinggorganisms.
d. thegchemicalg makeupgofgthegoceans.
e. biogeochemicalgprocesses.
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5. Thegmostgcompletegscientificgpicturegofgthegoceansgcomesgfrom:
a. thoroughgoceanographicgstudies.
b. thoroughgmarinegbiologygstudies.
c. combininggoceanographygandgmarinegbiologyginformation.
d. havinggoceangusagegpolicies.
e. thegpopularg media.
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, 6. Knowledgegofgthegoceangcangcomegfromgallgexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanglaw.
c. deepgsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAgstudies.
e. computersgandgnewgtechnologies.
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7. Thegearliestgrecordedgdirectgstudiesgofg marinegbiologygaregattributedgto:
a. thegGreeks.
b. thegCatholicgChurch.
c. Arabiangphilosophers.
d. Micronesiangmariners.
e. thegChinese.
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8. ThegfollowinggmarinegbiologistgwasgaboardgthegHMSgBeagleging1831:
a. EdwardgForbes.
b. CharlesgWyvillegThomson.
c. AlexandergAgassiz.
d. CharlesgDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistegLamarck.
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9. CharlesgDarwin'sgobservationsgwhilegaboardgthegHMSgBeaglegledgeventuallygtogthe:
a. ideagthatglifegstartedgongland.
b. theorygthatglife'sgorigingwasgingfreshgwater.
c. theorygforgthegprocessgthatgcausesgevolution.
d. re-birthgofg marinegbiology.
e. ideagthatglifegcouldgnotgsurvivegingthegdeepgsea.
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10. CharlesgDarwingproposedgthegtheorygofgevolutiongbasedgongdataghegcollectedgduring:
a. thegBeaglegexpedition.
b. thegChallengerg expedition.
c. thegobservationsgofgAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sgdives.
e. hisgtimegspentgongthegrockygcoastlinegofgEngland.
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11. Darwingproducedgagwellgrespectedgmonographgon:
a. mussels.
b. seag lizards.
c. Galapagosgturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinegfossils.
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