Test Bank for Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition Karleskint – Chapter 1-20 Questions & Answers

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Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition
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by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20
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,Contents Overview. Preface. j j




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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MULTIPLEjCHOICE

1. Whatjpercentagejofjthejsurfacejofjthejearthjisjcoveredjbyjseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
ANS:jj D PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Recall REF:jj 1

2. Oceansjarejimportantjinjalljbutjthejfollowingj ways:
a. solar-poweredjenginesjthatjdrivejweatherjpatterns.
b. providejajsubstantialjamountj ofjthejworld'sjfoodjsupply.
c. marinejorganismsjarejimportantjforjscientificjresearch.
d. ajdirectjsourcejofjfreshjwaterjforjaridjlands.
e. ajsourcejofjindustrialjandjmedicinaljmaterials.

ANS:jj D PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:jj 1-2

3. Oceanographyjisjthejstudyjof:
a. thejlivingjorganismsjthatjinhabitjthejsea.
b. thejoceansjandjtheirjphenomena.
c. thejoceansjandjlivingjorganisms.
d. thejchemicaljmakeupj ofjthejoceans.
e. thejinteractionsj ofjmarinejorganismsj withjtheirj environment.

ANS:jj B PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Recall REF:jj 2

4. Marinejbiologyjisjthejstudyjof:
a. thejlivingjorganismsjthatjinhabitjthejsea.
b. thejoceansjandjtheirjphenomena.
c. thejoceansjandjlivingjorganisms.
d. thejchemicaljmakeupj ofjthejoceans.
e. biogeochemicaljprocesses.

ANS:jj A PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Recall REF:jj 2

5. Thejmostjcompletejscientificjpicturejofjthejoceansjcomesjfrom:
a. thoroughjoceanographicjstudies.
b. thoroughjmarinejbiologyjstudies.
c. combiningjoceanographyjandjmarinejbiologyjinformation.
d. havingjoceanjusagejpolicies.
e. thejpopularjmedia.

ANS:jj C PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:jj 3

, 6. Knowledgejofjthejoceanjcanjcomejfromjalljexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanjlaw.
c. deepjsubmersibles.
d. SCUBAjstudies.
e. computersjandjnewjtechnologies.

ANS:jj B PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Synthesis REF:jj 3

7. Thejearliestjrecordedjdirectjstudiesjofjmarinejbiologyjarejattributedjto:
a. thejGreeks.
b. thejCatholicjChurch.
c. Arabianjphilosophers.
d. Micronesianjmariners.
e. thejChinese.

ANS:jj A PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Recall REF:jj 3

8. ThejfollowingjmarinejbiologistjwasjaboardjthejHMSjBeaglejinj1831:
a. EdwardjForbes.
b. CharlesjWyvillejThomson.
c. AlexanderjAgassiz.
d. CharlesjDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistejLamarck.

ANS:jj D PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Recall REF:jj 4

9. CharlesjDarwin'sjobservationsj whilejaboardjthejHMSjBeaglejledjeventuallyjtojthe:
a. ideajthatjlifejstartedjonjland.
b. theoryjthatjlife'sjoriginjwasjinjfreshjwater.
c. theoryjforjthejprocessjthatjcausesjevolution.
d. re-birthjofjmarinejbiology.
e. ideajthatjlifejcouldjnotjsurvivejinjthejdeepjsea.

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10. CharlesjDarwinjproposedjthejtheoryjofjevolutionjbasedjonjdatajhejcollectedjduring:
a. thejBeaglejexpedition.
b. thejChallengerjexpedition.
c. thejobservationsjofjAgassiz.
d. Alvin'sjdives.
e. hisjtimejspentjonjthejrockyjcoastlinejofjEngland.

ANS:jj A PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Recall REF:jj 4

11. Darwinjproducedjajwelljrespectedjmonographjon:
a. mussels.
b. seajlizards.
c. Galapagosjturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinejfossils.

ANS:jj D PTS:jjj 1 DIF: Recall REF:jj 5