Introduction to Marine Biology – Test Bank for Karleskint 4th Edition (Chapters 1–20)

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Introduction to Marine Biology 4th Edition
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by George Karleskint Chapter 1 - 20
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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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MULTIPLEsCHOICE

1. Whatspercentagesofsthessurfacesofsthesearthsisscoveredsbysseawater?
a. 46%
b. 55%
c. 64%
d. 71%
e. 83%
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2. Oceanssaresimportantsinsallsbutsthesfollowingsways:
a. solar-poweredsenginessthatsdrivesweatherspatterns.
b. providesassubstantialsamountsofsthesworld'ssfoodssupply.
c. marinesorganismssaresimportantsforsscientificsresearch.
d. asdirectssourcesofsfreshswatersforsaridslands.
e. assourcesofsindustrialsandsmedicinalsmaterials.

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3. Oceanographysissthesstudysof:
a. theslivingsorganismssthatsinhabitsthessea.
b. thesoceanssandstheirsphenomena.
c. thesoceanssandslivingsorganisms.
d. theschemicalsmakeupsofsthesoceans.
e. thesinteractionssofsmarinesorganismsswithstheirs environment.

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4. Marinesbiologysissthesstudysof:
a. theslivingsorganismssthatsinhabitsthessea.
b. thesoceanssandstheirsphenomena.
c. thesoceanssandslivingsorganisms.
d. theschemicalsmakeupsofsthesoceans.
e. biogeochemicalsprocesses.

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5. Thesmostscompletesscientificspicturesofsthesoceansscomessfrom:
a. thoroughsoceanographicsstudies.
b. thoroughsmarinesbiologysstudies.
c. combiningsoceanographysandsmarinesbiologysinformation.
d. havingsoceansusagespolicies.
e. thespopularsmedia.

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, 6. Knowledgesofsthesoceanscanscomesfromsallsexcept:
a. robotics.
b. oceanslaw.
c. deepssubmersibles.
d. SCUBAsstudies.
e. computerssandsnewstechnologies.

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7. Thesearliestsrecordedsdirectsstudiessofsmarinesbiologysaresattributedsto:
a. thesGreeks.
b. thesCatholicsChurch.
c. Arabiansphilosophers.
d. Micronesiansmariners.
e. thesChinese.

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8. ThesfollowingsmarinesbiologistswassaboardsthesHMSsBeaglesins1831:
a. EdwardsForbes.
b. CharlessWyvillesThomson.
c. AlexandersAgassiz.
d. CharlessDarwin.
e. Jean-BaptistesLamarck.

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9. CharlessDarwin'ssobservationsswhilesaboardsthesHMSsBeaglesledseventuallystosthe:
a. ideasthatslifesstartedsonsland.
b. theorysthatslife'ssoriginswassinsfreshswater.
c. theorysforsthesprocesssthatscausessevolution.
d. re-birthsofsmarinesbiology.
e. ideasthatslifescouldsnotssurvivesinsthesdeepssea.

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10. CharlessDarwinsproposedsthestheorysofsevolutionsbasedsonsdatashescollectedsduring:
a. thesBeaglesexpedition.
b. thesChallengersexpedition.
c. thesobservationssofsAgassiz.
d. Alvin'ssdives.
e. hisstimesspentsonsthesrockyscoastlinesofsEngland.

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11. Darwinsproducedsaswellsrespectedsmonographson:
a. mussels.
b. seaslizards.
c. Galapagossturtles.
d. barnacles.
e. marinesfossils.

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