,Marine Biology, 11e (Castro)
Chapter 1 The Science of Marine Biology
1) The Challenger expedition made collections of marine organisms:
A) Around the world.
B) In the Pacific Ocean only.
C) In the Atlantic Ocean only.
D) In the Mediterranean Sea only.
E) In the North Sea only.
Answer: A
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
2) The first marine laboratory in the world was established in:
A) Russia.
B) England.
C) France.
D) Italy.
E) Japan.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
3) The first marine laboratory established in the United States was:
A) Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory in Washington.
B) Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.
C) Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
D) Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
E) Hopkins Marine Station in California.
Answer: C
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
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,4) Charles Darwin, who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection, was also a marine
biologist who had a particular interest in:
A) Whales.
B) Fishes.
C) Marine birds.
D) Barnacles.
E) Oysters.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
5) A technological development that was a direct development of World War II is:
A) Scuba.
B) Research vessels.
C) Nets.
D) Marine laboratories.
E) Sonar.
Answer: E
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
6) The scientific method can be best described as:
A) Undertaking of experiments in laboratories.
B) Use of induction and deduction.
C) Collecting data in the field.
D) Procedures used to learn about our world.
E) Steps used to obtain observations.
Answer: D
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Observation: The Currency of Science
Bloom's: 02. Understand
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, 7) The factors that might affect observations and can be manipulated are called:
A) Controls.
B) Variables.
C) Experiments.
D) Hypotheses.
E) Inductive observations.
Answer: B
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Testing Ideas
Bloom's: 01. Remember
8) A control can be best defined as:
A) A variable that is kept constant in an experiment.
B) An experiment where the final results are known ahead of time.
C) A hypothesis that regulates the results of an experiment.
D) An experiment that is undertaken both in the field and in the laboratory.
E) A variable that changes during the course of an experiment.
Answer: A
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Testing Ideas
Bloom's: 01. Remember
9) A marine biologist observes that mako sharks, sardines, and salmon leap out of the water. An
example of induction from these observations is:
A) Only some fishes can leap out of the water.
B) All fishes leap out of the water.
C) Fishes leap out of the water to escape from predators.
D) Flatfishes can leap out of the water since they live on the bottom.
E) Leaping out of the water is often used in feeding.
Answer: B
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Two Ways of Thinking
Bloom's: 03. Apply
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Chapter 1 The Science of Marine Biology
1) The Challenger expedition made collections of marine organisms:
A) Around the world.
B) In the Pacific Ocean only.
C) In the Atlantic Ocean only.
D) In the Mediterranean Sea only.
E) In the North Sea only.
Answer: A
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
2) The first marine laboratory in the world was established in:
A) Russia.
B) England.
C) France.
D) Italy.
E) Japan.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
3) The first marine laboratory established in the United States was:
A) Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory in Washington.
B) Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.
C) Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
D) Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
E) Hopkins Marine Station in California.
Answer: C
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
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,4) Charles Darwin, who proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection, was also a marine
biologist who had a particular interest in:
A) Whales.
B) Fishes.
C) Marine birds.
D) Barnacles.
E) Oysters.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
5) A technological development that was a direct development of World War II is:
A) Scuba.
B) Research vessels.
C) Nets.
D) Marine laboratories.
E) Sonar.
Answer: E
Section: 01.01 The Science of Marine Biology
Topic: The History of Marine Biology
Bloom's: 01. Remember
6) The scientific method can be best described as:
A) Undertaking of experiments in laboratories.
B) Use of induction and deduction.
C) Collecting data in the field.
D) Procedures used to learn about our world.
E) Steps used to obtain observations.
Answer: D
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Observation: The Currency of Science
Bloom's: 02. Understand
2
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written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, 7) The factors that might affect observations and can be manipulated are called:
A) Controls.
B) Variables.
C) Experiments.
D) Hypotheses.
E) Inductive observations.
Answer: B
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Testing Ideas
Bloom's: 01. Remember
8) A control can be best defined as:
A) A variable that is kept constant in an experiment.
B) An experiment where the final results are known ahead of time.
C) A hypothesis that regulates the results of an experiment.
D) An experiment that is undertaken both in the field and in the laboratory.
E) A variable that changes during the course of an experiment.
Answer: A
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Testing Ideas
Bloom's: 01. Remember
9) A marine biologist observes that mako sharks, sardines, and salmon leap out of the water. An
example of induction from these observations is:
A) Only some fishes can leap out of the water.
B) All fishes leap out of the water.
C) Fishes leap out of the water to escape from predators.
D) Flatfishes can leap out of the water since they live on the bottom.
E) Leaping out of the water is often used in feeding.
Answer: B
Section: 01.02 The Scientific Method
Topic: Two Ways of Thinking
Bloom's: 03. Apply
3
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