1 Chapterl1—Scienceland lMarinelBiology
,Chapter l1—Science landlMarinelBiology
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whatlpercentage lof lthelsurface lof lthelearth lislcovered lby lseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 1
2. Oceanslarelimportantlin lalllbutlthelfollowinglways:
a. solar-powered lengineslthatldrivelweatherlpatterns.
b. providelalsubstantiallamountlof lthelworld'slfood lsupply.
c. marinelorganismslarelimportantlforlscientific lresearch.
d. aldirectlsource lof lfresh lwaterlforlarid llands.
e. alsourcelof lindustrialland lmedicinallmaterials.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:l l 1-2
3. Oceanography lislthelstudy lof:
a. thellivinglorganismslthatlinhabitlthelsea.
b. theloceansland ltheirlphenomena.
c. theloceansland llivinglorganisms.
d. thelchemicallmakeup lof ltheloceans.
e. thelinteractionslof lmarinelorganismslwith ltheirlenvironment.
ANS:l B PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 2
4. Marinelbiology lislthelstudy lof:
a. thellivinglorganismslthatlinhabitlthelsea.
b. theloceansland ltheirlphenomena.
c. theloceansland llivinglorganisms.
d. thelchemicallmakeup lof ltheloceans.
e. biogeochemicallprocesses.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 2
5. Thelmostlcomplete lscientific lpicture lof ltheloceanslcomeslfrom:
a. thorough loceanographic lstudies.
b. thorough lmarinelbiology lstudies.
c. combiningloceanography land lmarinelbiology linformation.
d. havinglocean lusagelpolicies.
e. thelpopularlmedia.
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:l l 3
2 Chapterl1—Scienceland lMarinelBiology
, 6. Knowledge lof lthelocean lcan lcomelfromlalllexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean llaw.
c. deep lsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAlstudies.
e. computersland lnewltechnologies.
ANS:l B PTS:l l 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:l l 3
7. Thelearliestlrecorded ldirectlstudieslof lmarine lbiology larelattributed lto:
a. thelGreeks.
b. thelCatholiclChurch.
c. Arabian lphilosophers.
d. Micronesian lmariners.
e. thelChinese.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 3
8. Thelfollowinglmarine lbiologistlwaslaboard lthelHMS lBeagle lin l1831:
a. Edward lForbes.
b. CharleslWyvillelThomson.
c. AlexanderlAgassiz.
d. CharleslDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistelLamarck.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 4
9. CharleslDarwin'slobservationslwhilelaboard lthelHMS lBeaglelled leventually lto lthe:
a. idealthatllifelstarted lon lland.
b. theory lthatllife'slorigin lwaslin lfresh lwater.
c. theory lforlthelprocesslthatlcauseslevolution.
d. re-birth lof lmarine lbiology.
e. idealthatllifelcould lnotlsurvivelin ltheldeep lsea.
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 4
10. CharleslDarwin lproposed ltheltheory lof levolution lbased lon ldatalhelcollected lduring:
a. thelBeaglelexpedition.
b. thelChallengerlexpedition.
c. thelobservationslof lAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sldives.
e. hisltimelspentlon lthelrocky lcoastline lof lEngland.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 4
11. Darwin lproduced lalwelllrespected lmonograph lon:
a. mussels.
b. seallizards.
c. Galapagoslturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinelfossils.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
12. To lEdward lForbeslislattributed lthelidealthat:
3 Chapterl1—Scienceland lMarinelBiology
, a. lifelcould lnotlsurvivelin ltheldeep locean.
b. lifeloccurslthroughoutlthelocean ldepths.
c. continentsldriftlupon lthelearth'slmantle.
d. thelmid-Atlanticlriftlridgelislalresultlof lcontinentalldrift.
e. “dead lzones” loccurlin loxygen-depleted lcoastallwaters.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
13. Thatltheldeep lsealcould lnotlsupportllifelwaslproven lwronglwhen:
a. Alvin lwaslablelto lexplore lthelocean ldepths.
b. thelobservationslfromlthelChallengerlexpedition lwerelreported.
c. organismslwereldiscovered lwhilelrepairingltheltransatlantic ltelegraph lcable.
d. theldevelopmentland luselof lroboticlsubmersibleslbegan.
e. livinglorganismslwerelfound lin lthelGulf lof lMexico ldead lzone.
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
14. Modern loceanography land lmarinelbiology lwerelattributed lto:
a. thelvoyage lof lthelBeagle.
b. theldiscoverieslof lAlvin.
c. thellayinglof ltheltransatlantic ltelegraph lcable.
d. expeditionslof lAlexanderlAgassiz.
e. thelChallengerlexpedition.
ANS:l E PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
15. Thelchief lscientistlon lthelHMS lChallengerlexpedition lwas:
a. CharleslDarwin.
b. VictorlHensen.
c. AlexanderlAggasiz.
d. CharleslWyvillelThomas.
e. Edward lForbes.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 6
16. ThelpreeminentlAmerican lnaturalistlof lthellatel1800slwas
a. CharleslDarwin.
b. CharleslWyvillelThomson.
c. VictorlHensen.
d. AlexanderlAgassiz.
e. Edward lForbes.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 6
17. To lAlexanderlAgassiz larelattributed lthelfollowingltheorieslexcept:
a. colorsloflorganismslwerelrelatedltolthelabsorptionlofldifferentlwavelengthslofllightlatldiff
erentldepths.
b. thatlthelCaribbean land lPacificlOceanslwereloncelconnected.
c. thatlatollslformlatop lsinkinglmountains.
d. nonelof lthelabove
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 6–7
18. Thelphrasel"Study lnature,lnotlbooks"lislattributed lto:
a. LouislAgassiz.
4 Chapterl1—Scienceland lMarinelBiology
,Chapter l1—Science landlMarinelBiology
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Whatlpercentage lof lthelsurface lof lthelearth lislcovered lby lseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 1
2. Oceanslarelimportantlin lalllbutlthelfollowinglways:
a. solar-powered lengineslthatldrivelweatherlpatterns.
b. providelalsubstantiallamountlof lthelworld'slfood lsupply.
c. marinelorganismslarelimportantlforlscientific lresearch.
d. aldirectlsource lof lfresh lwaterlforlarid llands.
e. alsourcelof lindustrialland lmedicinallmaterials.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:l l 1-2
3. Oceanography lislthelstudy lof:
a. thellivinglorganismslthatlinhabitlthelsea.
b. theloceansland ltheirlphenomena.
c. theloceansland llivinglorganisms.
d. thelchemicallmakeup lof ltheloceans.
e. thelinteractionslof lmarinelorganismslwith ltheirlenvironment.
ANS:l B PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 2
4. Marinelbiology lislthelstudy lof:
a. thellivinglorganismslthatlinhabitlthelsea.
b. theloceansland ltheirlphenomena.
c. theloceansland llivinglorganisms.
d. thelchemicallmakeup lof ltheloceans.
e. biogeochemicallprocesses.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 2
5. Thelmostlcomplete lscientific lpicture lof ltheloceanslcomeslfrom:
a. thorough loceanographic lstudies.
b. thorough lmarinelbiology lstudies.
c. combiningloceanography land lmarinelbiology linformation.
d. havinglocean lusagelpolicies.
e. thelpopularlmedia.
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:l l 3
2 Chapterl1—Scienceland lMarinelBiology
, 6. Knowledge lof lthelocean lcan lcomelfromlalllexcept:
a. robotics.
b. ocean llaw.
c. deep lsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAlstudies.
e. computersland lnewltechnologies.
ANS:l B PTS:l l 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:l l 3
7. Thelearliestlrecorded ldirectlstudieslof lmarine lbiology larelattributed lto:
a. thelGreeks.
b. thelCatholiclChurch.
c. Arabian lphilosophers.
d. Micronesian lmariners.
e. thelChinese.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 3
8. Thelfollowinglmarine lbiologistlwaslaboard lthelHMS lBeagle lin l1831:
a. Edward lForbes.
b. CharleslWyvillelThomson.
c. AlexanderlAgassiz.
d. CharleslDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistelLamarck.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 4
9. CharleslDarwin'slobservationslwhilelaboard lthelHMS lBeaglelled leventually lto lthe:
a. idealthatllifelstarted lon lland.
b. theory lthatllife'slorigin lwaslin lfresh lwater.
c. theory lforlthelprocesslthatlcauseslevolution.
d. re-birth lof lmarine lbiology.
e. idealthatllifelcould lnotlsurvivelin ltheldeep lsea.
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 4
10. CharleslDarwin lproposed ltheltheory lof levolution lbased lon ldatalhelcollected lduring:
a. thelBeaglelexpedition.
b. thelChallengerlexpedition.
c. thelobservationslof lAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sldives.
e. hisltimelspentlon lthelrocky lcoastline lof lEngland.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 4
11. Darwin lproduced lalwelllrespected lmonograph lon:
a. mussels.
b. seallizards.
c. Galapagoslturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinelfossils.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
12. To lEdward lForbeslislattributed lthelidealthat:
3 Chapterl1—Scienceland lMarinelBiology
, a. lifelcould lnotlsurvivelin ltheldeep locean.
b. lifeloccurslthroughoutlthelocean ldepths.
c. continentsldriftlupon lthelearth'slmantle.
d. thelmid-Atlanticlriftlridgelislalresultlof lcontinentalldrift.
e. “dead lzones” loccurlin loxygen-depleted lcoastallwaters.
ANS:l A PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
13. Thatltheldeep lsealcould lnotlsupportllifelwaslproven lwronglwhen:
a. Alvin lwaslablelto lexplore lthelocean ldepths.
b. thelobservationslfromlthelChallengerlexpedition lwerelreported.
c. organismslwereldiscovered lwhilelrepairingltheltransatlantic ltelegraph lcable.
d. theldevelopmentland luselof lroboticlsubmersibleslbegan.
e. livinglorganismslwerelfound lin lthelGulf lof lMexico ldead lzone.
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
14. Modern loceanography land lmarinelbiology lwerelattributed lto:
a. thelvoyage lof lthelBeagle.
b. theldiscoverieslof lAlvin.
c. thellayinglof ltheltransatlantic ltelegraph lcable.
d. expeditionslof lAlexanderlAgassiz.
e. thelChallengerlexpedition.
ANS:l E PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 5
15. Thelchief lscientistlon lthelHMS lChallengerlexpedition lwas:
a. CharleslDarwin.
b. VictorlHensen.
c. AlexanderlAggasiz.
d. CharleslWyvillelThomas.
e. Edward lForbes.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 6
16. ThelpreeminentlAmerican lnaturalistlof lthellatel1800slwas
a. CharleslDarwin.
b. CharleslWyvillelThomson.
c. VictorlHensen.
d. AlexanderlAgassiz.
e. Edward lForbes.
ANS:l D PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 6
17. To lAlexanderlAgassiz larelattributed lthelfollowingltheorieslexcept:
a. colorsloflorganismslwerelrelatedltolthelabsorptionlofldifferentlwavelengthslofllightlatldiff
erentldepths.
b. thatlthelCaribbean land lPacificlOceanslwereloncelconnected.
c. thatlatollslformlatop lsinkinglmountains.
d. nonelof lthelabove
ANS:l C PTS:l l 1 DIF: Recall REF:l l 6–7
18. Thelphrasel"Study lnature,lnotlbooks"lislattributed lto:
a. LouislAgassiz.
4 Chapterl1—Scienceland lMarinelBiology
