Test Bank For Marine
Biology 12 Edi�on By
th
Peter Castro, Michael
Huber (All Chapters
100% Original Verified
A+ Grade)
,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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.
2) The first marine laboratory in the world was established in:
A) Russia.
B) England.
C) France.
D) Italy.
E) Japan.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
7) The factors that might affect observations and can be manipulated are called:
A) Controls.
B) Variables.
C) Experiments.
D) Hypotheses.
E) Inductive observations.
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.
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.
10) From the general statement "All fishes lay eggs," which of the following results from
deduction?
A) Since tuna are fish, tuna lay eggs.
B) Since tuna are fish, tuna swim.
C) Egg laying is beneficial to fishes.
D) Tuna must lay their eggs in deep water.
E) Since fishes are marine, tuna lay eggs.
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11) Which of these is an example of a hypothesis that is not a valid scientific hypothesis because
it cannot be proven false?
A) The Earth is flat.
B) The sun revolves around the Earth.
C) Organisms similar to deep-water marine worms live in the center of the earth.
D) The deepest spot on the ocean is off the coast of a volcanic island.
E) Whales listen to sound.
12) An experiment can be best described as:
A) A set of observations that become a hypothesis.
B) Obtaining data from the field.
C) An artificially created situation to test a hypothesis.
D) Controlling a particular factor in the field.
E) Making observations from naturally occurring events.
13) A limiting factor of science is that it cannot:
A) Predict the future.
B) Make judgments about ethics, values, and morality.
C) Arrive at fundamental truths.
D) Provide information that can be applied to real life.
E) Provide exceptions for negative evidence.
14) One of the following is outside the realm of science:
A) Observations made using extrasensory perception (ESP).
B) Data collected from an experiment.
C) Data collected from the field.
D) Anything that can be obtained by our senses.
E) Observations made by satellites.
15) Scientific knowledge is ultimately traced to:
A) Hypotheses.
B) Inductions.
C) Deductions.
D) Theories.
E) Observations.
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Biology 12 Edi�on By
th
Peter Castro, Michael
Huber (All Chapters
100% Original Verified
A+ Grade)
,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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.
2) The first marine laboratory in the world was established in:
A) Russia.
B) England.
C) France.
D) Italy.
E) Japan.
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.
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.
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.
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,Chapter 1
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.
7) The factors that might affect observations and can be manipulated are called:
A) Controls.
B) Variables.
C) Experiments.
D) Hypotheses.
E) Inductive observations.
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.
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.
10) From the general statement "All fishes lay eggs," which of the following results from
deduction?
A) Since tuna are fish, tuna lay eggs.
B) Since tuna are fish, tuna swim.
C) Egg laying is beneficial to fishes.
D) Tuna must lay their eggs in deep water.
E) Since fishes are marine, tuna lay eggs.
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, Chapter 1
11) Which of these is an example of a hypothesis that is not a valid scientific hypothesis because
it cannot be proven false?
A) The Earth is flat.
B) The sun revolves around the Earth.
C) Organisms similar to deep-water marine worms live in the center of the earth.
D) The deepest spot on the ocean is off the coast of a volcanic island.
E) Whales listen to sound.
12) An experiment can be best described as:
A) A set of observations that become a hypothesis.
B) Obtaining data from the field.
C) An artificially created situation to test a hypothesis.
D) Controlling a particular factor in the field.
E) Making observations from naturally occurring events.
13) A limiting factor of science is that it cannot:
A) Predict the future.
B) Make judgments about ethics, values, and morality.
C) Arrive at fundamental truths.
D) Provide information that can be applied to real life.
E) Provide exceptions for negative evidence.
14) One of the following is outside the realm of science:
A) Observations made using extrasensory perception (ESP).
B) Data collected from an experiment.
C) Data collected from the field.
D) Anything that can be obtained by our senses.
E) Observations made by satellites.
15) Scientific knowledge is ultimately traced to:
A) Hypotheses.
B) Inductions.
C) Deductions.
D) Theories.
E) Observations.
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