Test Bank for Marine Biology 12th Edition by Peter Castro and Michael Huber – Complete Chapter Questions & Answers

,Test Bank for Marine Biology, 12th Edition by Peter Castro and Michael Huber
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1) The1 Challenger1 expedition1 made1 collections1 of1 marine1 organisms:
A) Around1the1world.
B) In1the1Pacific1Ocean1only.
C) In1the1Atlantic1Ocean1only.
D) In1the1Mediterranean1Sea1only.
E) In1the1North1Sea1only.



2) The1first1marine1laboratory1in1the1world1was1established1in:
A) Russia.
B) England.
C) France.
D) Italy.
E) Japan.



3) The1first1marine1laboratory1established1in1the1United1States1was:
A) Friday1 Harbor1 Marine1 Laboratory1 in1 Washington.
B) Scripps1 Institution1 of1 Oceanography1 in1 California.
C) Marine1 Biological1 Laboratory1 at1 Woods1 Hole,1 Massachusetts.
D) Smithsonian1 Institution1 in1 Washington.
E) Hopkins1Marine1Station1in1California.



4) Charles1Darwin,1who1proposed1the1theory1of1evolution1by1natural1selection,1was1also1a1
marine1biologist1who1had1a1particular1interest1in:
A) Whales.
B) Fishes.
C) Marine1birds.
D) Barnacles.
E) Oysters.

,5) A1technological1development1that1was1a1direct1development1of1World1War1II1is:
A) Scuba.
B) Research1vessels.
C) Nets.
D) Marine1 laboratories.
E) Sonar.



6) The1scientific1method1can1be1best1described1as:
A) Undertaking1 of1 experiments1 in1 laboratories.
B) Use1of1induction1and1deduction.
C) Collecting1data1in1the1field.
D) Procedures1used1to1learn1about1our1world.
E) Steps1used1to1obtain1observations.



7) The1factors1that1might1affect1observations1and1can1be1manipulated1are1called:
A) Controls.
B) Variables.
C) Experiments.
D) Hypotheses.
E) Inductive1 observations.



8) A1control1can1be1best1defined1as:
A) A1variable1that1is1kept1constant1in1an1experiment.
B) An1experiment1where1the1final1results1are1known1ahead1of1time.
C) A1hypothesis1that1regulates1the1results1of1an1experiment.
D) An1experiment1that1is1undertaken1both1in1the1field1and1in1the1laboratory.
E) A1variable1that1changes1during1the1course1of1an1experiment.



9) A1marine1biologist1observes1that1mako1sharks,1sardines,1and1salmon1leap1out1of1the1water.1An1e
xample1of1induction1from1these1observations1is:
A) Only1some1fishes1can1leap1out1of1the1water.
B) All1fishes1leap1out1of1the1water.
C) Fishes1leap1out1of1the1water1to1escape1from1predators.
D) Flatfishes1can1leap1out1of1the1water1since1they1live1on1the1bottom.
E) Leaping1out1of1the1water1is1often1used1in1feeding.

, 10) From1the1general1statement1"All1fishes1lay1eggs,"1which1of1the1following1results1from
deduction?
A) Since1tuna1are1fish,1tuna1lay1eggs.
B) Since1tuna1are1fish,1tuna1swim.
C) Egg1laying1is1beneficial1to1fishes.
D) Tuna1must1lay1their1eggs1in1deep1water.
E) Since1fishes1are1marine,1tuna1lay1eggs.



11) Which1of1these1is1an1example1of1a1hypothesis1that1is1not1a1valid1scientific1hypothesis1because1i
t1cannot1be1proven1false?
A) The1Earth1is1flat.
B) The1 sun1 revolves1 around1 the1 Earth.
C) Organisms1similar1to1deep-water1marine1worms1live1in1the1center1of1the1earth.
D) The1deepest1spot1on1the1ocean1is1off1the1coast1of1a1volcanic1island.
E) Whales1listen1to1sound.



12) An1experiment1can1be1best1described1as:
A) A1set1of1observations1that1become1a1hypothesis.
B) Obtaining1data1from1the1field.
C) An1artificially1created1situation1to1test1a1hypothesis.
D) Controlling1a1particular1factor1in1the1field.
E) Making1 observations1 from1 naturally1 occurring1 events.



13) A1limiting1factor1of1science1is1that1it1cannot:
A) Predict1the1future.
B) Make1judgments1about1ethics,1values,1and1morality.
C) Arrive1at1fundamental 1truths.
D) Provide1information1that1can1be1applied1to1real1life.
E) Provide1exceptions1for1negative1evidence.