Marine Science Lesson Introduction

During this time period ocean exploration slowed in most of Europe, but the Vikings, Arabs, and those in the Far East and Pacific continued oceanic exploration and discovery.

• stone age

• bronze age

• dark age

• renaissance

• modern times

Which of these is not a benefit that marine life provides humans?

• Coastal protection

• Medical advances

• Oxygen

• Pier erosion

• Land creation

Oceanographers generally study organisms:

• From an organismal perspective.

• By incorporating many disciplines in their studies.

• Farther offshore.

• A and B.

• B and C

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Who is the first scientist credited with documenting that sea floor life varies with depth?

• Charles Darwin

• James Cook

• Leif Eriksson

• Edward Forbes

• Charles Wyville Thompson

The Challenger expedition made collections of marine organisms:

• Around the world.

• In the Pacific Ocean only.

• In the Atlantic Ocean only.

• In the Mediterranean Sea only

• In the North Sea only.

The first marine laboratory established in the U.S. was:

• Friday Harbor Marine Laboratory in Washington

• Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.

• Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

• Smithsonian Institution in Washington

• Hopkins Marine Station in California

One tool that scientists have been using to study the ocean’s surface is _______, which can view large areas at a time because they are so far away.

• Scuba

• Research vessels

• Satellite technology

• Remotely operated vehicles

• Subsea observatories

Charles Darwin, who proposed the theory of evolution, was actually a marine biologist who specialized in:

• Whales

• Fishes

• Marine birds

• Barnacles

• oysters

Which of the following statements about Charles Darwin is not true?

• Darwin proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection.

• Darwin was the first to use a chronometer timepiece.

• Darwin served as a naturalist on the HMS Beagle.

• Darwin explained the formation of atolls

• Darwin used nets to capture plankton

What is the estimated annual value of the ocean’s living systems?

• $2 million

• $2 billion

• $20 billion

• $2 trillion

• $20 trillion

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