Sumich Marine Biology, 8E: Study Quizzes

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Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life, Eighth Edition, James L. Sumich and John F. Morrissey

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Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: The part of the pelagic water column that is too deep to be illuminated by sunlight is termed the:
	A: photic zone
	B: aphotic zone
	C: twilight zone
	D: abyssal zone

2: All genes in all cells are contained in:
	A: the nucleus
	B: chromosomes
	C: ribosomes
	D: cytosol

3: Other than natural selection, which of the following is a major mechanism of evolutionary change?
	A: mutation
	B: aberration
	C: fertilization
	D: gene flow

4: Any behavioral, structural, or ecologic difference that may split a population into two or more subgroups is a(an):
	A: gene flow
	B: natural selection
	C: intrinsic isolating mechanism
	D: vicariant event

5: The various inherited characteristics of an organism (such as genetic makeup, anatomy, physiology, or behavioral traits) are termed:
	A: characters
	B: primitive features
	C: selection factors
	D: homoplasies

6: The common name "dolphin" is used to label:
	A: a marine mammal
	B: a tropical fish
	C: a sea bird
	D: both A and B

7: Seaweed, marsh grass, seagrass, and mangroves are all members of kingdom:
	A: Monera
	B: Plantae
	C: Photosynthae
	D: Anthophyta

8: Organisms that seem to "enjoy" horrible conditions (such as scalding waters, hyper-salty solution, or incredible ambient pressures) are termed:
	A: thermophiles
	B: halophiles
	C: barophiles
	D: extremophiles

9: A symbiotic relationship between a fungus and an alga is termed a:
	A: commensalism
	B: lichen
	C: seaweed
	D: kelp

10: All plants perform both photosynthesis and respiration.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: The only gray whale ever maintained in captivity was a stranded calf named:
	A: JJ
	B: Bubba
	C: Physty
	D: Bruce

12: The lungs of whales (animals capable of performing long breath-hold dives) are:
	A: twice the volume of human lungs
	B: four times larger than human lungs
	D: about the same relative volume as the lungs of other mammals

13: The waste products and dead remains of organisms that litter every portion of the marine environment are collectively termed:
	A: debris
	B: sludge
	C: detritus
	D: mulch

14: One barnacle glued to the belly of a 90-foot-long blue whale may be an example of:
	A: predation
	B: commensalism
	C: mutualism
	D: parasitism

15: In the standard clichÉ of the sea, zooplankton occupy which trophic level?
	A: first
	B: second
	C: third
	D: fourth

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