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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do marine biologists study?
only the ocean floor
just marine mammals
ALL of the organisms in the ocean environment
only seaweeds and plankton
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why is the field of Marine Biology important?
The ocean supplies a lot of food
Lots of medicines come from the ocean
Marine organisms can help predict the affect of human activities
All answers are correct
- 3. Multiple Choice
How do marine organisms affect the Earth as a whole?
They help regulate the climate (remove carbon dioxide from atmosphere)
They produce more than half of the oxygen in our atmosphere
They can show us how human activities affect the ocean
All answers are correct
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is zoology?
the study of the chemistry of living things (biochemistry)
the study of plants
the study of animals
the study of all organisms
- 5. Multiple Choice
If you were researching an anti-venom for sea snakes, what discipline of marine biology would you focus on?
the chemistry of living things (biochemistry)
marine botany
geology
ecology
- 6. Multiple Choice
Ecology is the study of:
plants
animals
environments
ecosystems (all the plants and animals and the environment)
- 7. Multiple Choice
Oceanography is the study of:
geological properties of the ocean (sea floor, volcanoes, trenches)
chemical properties of the ocean (density, temperature, pressure)
Both answers are correct
- 8. Multiple Choice
What people explored much of the North Atlantic and parts of North America?
Phoenicians
Greeks
Vikings
Polynesians
- 9. Multiple Choice
Where did the Arab traders voyage?
Eastern Africa
Southeast Asia
India
All answers are correct
- 10. Multiple Choice
What was one of the most significant scientific trips in the history of marine biology?
Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigating the globe for the first time (or least some of his crew)
Captain James Cook voyaging multiple times around the Earth (until he met his end in Hawaii)
The HMS Challenger's three and half years expedition
- 11. Multiple Choice
Sonar is the use of _____________ to "see" in the ocean.
light
sound
cameras
lasers
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is a crittercam?
A camera left on the sea-floor
A camera attached to an animal
A camera on a submarine
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the first step in the scientific method?
Observation
Asking a question
Hypothesis
Experiments or Further Observations
- 14. Multiple Choice
Using separate observations to make a general statement is ___________________.
Induction
Deduction
- 15. Multiple Choice
When a hypothesis is well supported with experimental data and/or further observations it becomes a
Law
Conclusion
Theory
Belief
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