Question 1

After deciding upon a likely important effect it would be best to

Accepted Answer

A)  Devise a sampling scheme that measures everything in the local environment to see the importance of the effect 
B)  Propose a null hypothesis, which should never be rejected to prove the lack of importance of the effect 
C)  Propose a null hypothesis, whose rejection would prove the importance of the effect 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Devise a sampling scheme that measures everything in the local environment to see the importance of the effect 
B)  Propose a null hypothesis, which should never be rejected to prove the lack of importance of the effect 
C)  Propose a null hypothesis, whose rejection would prove the importance of the effect 
D)  All of the above C

Question 2

Charles Darwin is well known as a great marine biologist because of

Accepted Answer

A)  His work on coral reefs 
B)  His classification of the barnacles 
C)  His participation in the voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle 
D)  All of the above 
A)  His work on coral reefs 
B)  His classification of the barnacles 
C)  His participation in the voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle 
D)  All of the above D

Question 3

Animals living in association with the sea surface are called

Accepted Answer

A)  Plankton 
B)  Krypton 
C)  Neuston 
D)  Epifaunal 
A)  Plankton 
B)  Krypton 
C)  Neuston 
D)  Epifaunal C

Question 4

Bathybius was believed to be

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A)  The ancestor of the bony fishes 
B)  A slime from which life arose on the seabed 
C)  The founder of marine biology 
D)  A resident of hot-vent environments 
A)  The ancestor of the bony fishes 
B)  A slime from which life arose on the seabed 
C)  The founder of marine biology 
D)  A resident of hot-vent environments

Question 5

The following is a scientific hypothesis:

Accepted Answer

A)  Blue whales cannot be seen diving, but they could dive to 1,000 m 
B)  Mermaids will come to shore in San Francisco on May 1, 2002 
C)  Sea otters have gills, and therefore they can dive to great depths 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Blue whales cannot be seen diving, but they could dive to 1,000 m 
B)  Mermaids will come to shore in San Francisco on May 1, 2002 
C)  Sea otters have gills, and therefore they can dive to great depths 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is the best way to test a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perform an experiment that manipulates one environmental factor, holding the others constant 
B)  Sample the environment exhaustively, and look for close correlations among ecological variables 
C)  Collect a lot of information; eventually you will have enough to get the answer to your question 
D)  Make sure to prove the hypothesis to be true 
A)  Perform an experiment that manipulates one environmental factor, holding the others constant 
B)  Sample the environment exhaustively, and look for close correlations among ecological variables 
C)  Collect a lot of information; eventually you will have enough to get the answer to your question 
D)  Make sure to prove the hypothesis to be true

Question 7

Pelagic habitats

Accepted Answer

A)  Are found in estuaries 
B)  Are seaward of the continental shelf 
C)  Are deep-water habitats in shelf canyons 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Are found in estuaries 
B)  Are seaward of the continental shelf 
C)  Are deep-water habitats in shelf canyons 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

The Challenger expedition

Accepted Answer

A)  Circumnavigated the globe 
B)  Helped disprove the Bathybius theory 
C)  Produced many volumes of descriptions of marine life 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Circumnavigated the globe 
B)  Helped disprove the Bathybius theory 
C)  Produced many volumes of descriptions of marine life 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Nekton

Accepted Answer

A)  Move only with the currents 
B)  Include larger fish and sea mammals 
C)  Include protistan and other very small plankton 
D)  Are defined as swimmers who can dive very deeply 
A)  Move only with the currents 
B)  Include larger fish and sea mammals 
C)  Include protistan and other very small plankton 
D)  Are defined as swimmers who can dive very deeply

Question 10

Hadal environments are associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  Trenches 
B)  The intertidal zone 
C)  Mid-oceanic ridges 
D)  Dinosaur habitats 
A)  Trenches 
B)  The intertidal zone 
C)  Mid-oceanic ridges 
D)  Dinosaur habitats

Question 11

Infaunal animals are usually found

Accepted Answer

A)  Within wood 
B)  Buried within the sediment 
C)  Only in the intertidal zone 
D)  Swimming near the surface 
A)  Within wood 
B)  Buried within the sediment 
C)  Only in the intertidal zone 
D)  Swimming near the surface

Question 12

Infaunal animals are found

Accepted Answer

A)  Only in sea caves 
B)  Below the tidal zone 
C)  Within plants 
D)  Below the sediment-water interface 
A)  Only in sea caves 
B)  Below the tidal zone 
C)  Within plants 
D)  Below the sediment-water interface

Question 13

In the 19th century, Prince Albert I of Monaco was famous for

Accepted Answer

A)  Funding marine biology from his casino in Atlantic City 
B)  Leading the Challenger expedition 
C)  Outfitting oceanographic vessels and founding a lab 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Funding marine biology from his casino in Atlantic City 
B)  Leading the Challenger expedition 
C)  Outfitting oceanographic vessels and founding a lab 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Which of the following pairs are the same habitats?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oceanic and pelagic 
B)  Hadal and planktonic 
C)  Intertidal and epipelagic 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Oceanic and pelagic 
B)  Hadal and planktonic 
C)  Intertidal and epipelagic 
D)  None of the above

Question 15

Darwin's theory of coral reef formation required that

Accepted Answer

A)  Coral reefs cease growing when sea level lowered 
B)  Corals evolved very recently 
C)  The rock beneath a coral reef was steadily sinking 
D)  Volcanic islands were steadily rising under the reefs 
A)  Coral reefs cease growing when sea level lowered 
B)  Corals evolved very recently 
C)  The rock beneath a coral reef was steadily sinking 
D)  Volcanic islands were steadily rising under the reefs

Question 16

Edward Forbes's "Azoic Theory" stated that

Accepted Answer

A)  Life could not arise from inanimate objects 
B)  No life can be found within the sediment 
C)  There's no marine life deeper than 300 fathoms 
D)  There's no marine life shallower than 300 fathoms 
A)  Life could not arise from inanimate objects 
B)  No life can be found within the sediment 
C)  There's no marine life deeper than 300 fathoms 
D)  There's no marine life shallower than 300 fathoms

Question 17

The mesopelagic zone ranges to depths of

Accepted Answer

A)  150 m 
B)  bottom of tidal zone 
C)  1,000 m 
D)  4,000 m 
A)  150 m 
B)  bottom of tidal zone 
C)  1,000 m 
D)  4,000 m

After deciding upon a likely important effect it would be best to

Charles Darwin is well known as a great marine biologist because of

Animals living in association with the sea surface are called

Bathybius was believed to be

The following is a scientific hypothesis:

Which of the following is the best way to test a hypothesis?

Pelagic habitats

The Challenger expedition

Nekton

Hadal environments are associated with

Infaunal animals are usually found

Infaunal animals are found

In the 19th century, Prince Albert I of Monaco was famous for

Which of the following pairs are the same habitats?

Darwin's theory of coral reef formation required that

Edward Forbes's "Azoic Theory" stated that

The mesopelagic zone ranges to depths of

The Oceanic Environment

Climate Oscillations and Climate Change

Ecological and Evolutionary Principles of Marine Biology

The Chemical and Physical Environment

Life in a Fluid Medium

Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration

Plankton

Marine Vertebrates and Other Nekton

The Open Sea: Distributions and Adaptations

Processes in the Water Column

Productivity, Food Webs, and Global Climate Change

Benthic Microorganisms, Seaweeds, and Sea Grasses

The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates

Benthic Life Habits

The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, Estuaries, and Oyster Reefs

The Shallow Coastal Subtidal: Sea Grass Beds, Rocky Reefs, Kelp Forests, and Coral Reefs

Benthos From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea

Polar Marine Biology

Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean

Fisheries and Food From the Sea

Environmental Impacts of Industrial Activities and Human Populations

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After deciding upon a likely important effect it would be best to

Charles Darwin is well known as a great marine biologist because of

Animals living in association with the sea surface are called

Bathybius was believed to be

The following is a scientific hypothesis:

Which of the following is the best way to test a hypothesis?

Pelagic habitats

The Challenger expedition

Nekton

Hadal environments are associated with

Infaunal animals are usually found

Infaunal animals are found

In the 19th century, Prince Albert I of Monaco was famous for

Which of the following pairs are the same habitats?

Darwin's theory of coral reef formation required that

Edward Forbes's "Azoic Theory" stated that

The mesopelagic zone ranges to depths of

The Oceanic Environment

Climate Oscillations and Climate Change

Ecological and Evolutionary Principles of Marine Biology

The Chemical and Physical Environment

Life in a Fluid Medium

Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration

Plankton

Marine Vertebrates and Other Nekton

The Open Sea: Distributions and Adaptations

Processes in the Water Column

Productivity, Food Webs, and Global Climate Change

Benthic Microorganisms, Seaweeds, and Sea Grasses

The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates

Benthic Life Habits

The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, Estuaries, and Oyster Reefs

The Shallow Coastal Subtidal: Sea Grass Beds, Rocky Reefs, Kelp Forests, and Coral Reefs

Benthos From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea

Polar Marine Biology

Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean

Fisheries and Food From the Sea

Environmental Impacts of Industrial Activities and Human Populations

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