Marine Biology B Final

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

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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