Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition
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by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20
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,Contents Overview. Preface. A A
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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MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. WhatApercentageAofAtheAsurfaceAofAtheAearthAisAcoveredAbyAseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:AA D PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 1
2. OceansAareAimportantAinAallAbutAtheAfollowingAways:
a. solar-poweredAenginesAthatAdriveAweatherApatterns.
b. provideAaAsubstantialAamountAofAtheAworld'sAfoodAsupply.
c. marineAorganismsAareAimportantAforAscientificAresearch.
d. aAdirectAsourceAofAfreshAwaterAforAaridAlands.
e. aAsourceAofAindustrialAandAmedicinalAmaterials.
ANS:AA D PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:AA 1-2
3. OceanographyAisAtheAstudyAof:
a. theAlivingAorganismsAthatAinhabitAtheAsea.
b. theAoceansAandAtheirAphenomena.
c. theAoceansAandAlivingAorganisms.
d. theAchemicalAmakeupAofAtheAoceans.
e. theAinteractionsAofAmarineAorganismsAwithAtheirA environment.
ANS:AA B PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 2
4. MarineAbiologyAisAtheAstudyAof:
a. theAlivingAorganismsAthatAinhabitAtheAsea.
b. theAoceansAandAtheirAphenomena.
c. theAoceansAandAlivingAorganisms.
d. theAchemicalAmakeupAofAtheAoceans.
e. biogeochemicalAprocesses.
ANS:AA A PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 2
5. TheAmostAcompleteAscientificApictureAofAtheAoceansAcomesAfrom:
a. thoroughAoceanographicAstudies.
b. thoroughAmarineAbiologyAstudies.
c. combiningAoceanographyAandAmarineAbiologyAinformation.
d. havingAoceanAusageApolicies.
e. theApopularAmedia.
ANS:AA C PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:AA 3
, 6. KnowledgeAofAtheAoceanAcanAcomeAfromAallAexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanAlaw.
c. deepAsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAAstudies.
e. computersAandAnewAtechnologies.
ANS:AA B PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:AA 3
7. TheAearliestArecordedAdirectAstudiesAofAmarineAbiologyAareAattributedAto:
a. theAGreeks.
b. theACatholicAChurch.
c. ArabianAphilosophers.
d. MicronesianAmariners.
e. theAChinese.
ANS:AA A PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 3
8. TheAfollowingAmarineAbiologistAwasAaboardAtheAHMSABeagleAinA1831:
a. EdwardAForbes.
b. CharlesAWyvilleAThomson.
c. AlexanderAAgassiz.
d. CharlesADarwin.
e. Jean-BaptisteALamarck.
ANS:AA D PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 4
9. CharlesADarwin'sAobservationsAwhileAaboardAtheAHMSABeagleAledAeventuallyAtoAthe:
a. ideaAthatAlifeAstartedAonAland.
b. theoryAthatAlife'sAoriginAwasAinAfreshAwater.
c. theoryAforAtheAprocessAthatAcausesAevolution.
d. re-birthAofAmarineAbiology.
e. ideaAthatAlifeAcouldAnotAsurviveAinAtheAdeepAsea.
ANS:AA C PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 4
10. CharlesADarwinAproposedAtheAtheoryAofAevolutionAbasedAonAdataAheAcollectedAduring:
a. theABeagleAexpedition.
b. theAChallengerAexpedition.
c. theAobservationsAofAAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sAdives.
e. hisAtimeAspentAonAtheArockyAcoastlineAofAEngland.
ANS:AA A PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 4
11. DarwinAproducedAaAwellArespectedAmonographAon:
a. mussels.
b. seaAlizards.
c. GalapagosAturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marineAfossils.
ANS:AA D PTS:AAA 1 DIF: Recall REF:AA 5