Question 1

Which is considered a physical factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diffusion 
B)  Dissolved nutrients 
C)  Surface-to-volume ratio 
D)  Active transport 
A)  Diffusion 
B)  Dissolved nutrients 
C)  Surface-to-volume ratio 
D)  Active transport B

Question 2

How deep is the photic layer usually along the coasts?

Accepted Answer

A)  50 meters 
B)  100 meters 
C)  150 meters 
D)  590 meters 
A)  50 meters 
B)  100 meters 
C)  150 meters 
D)  590 meters B

Question 3

What did Darwin suggest the driving force of evolution was?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reproduction 
B)  Small genetic variation 
C)  Isolation 
D)  Large population size 
A)  Reproduction 
B)  Small genetic variation 
C)  Isolation 
D)  Large population size C

Question 4

What is convergent evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organisms that evolve to look similar due to environmental conditions 
B)  The natural selection applied to one population rather than another 
C)  The random alteration in genetic variation 
D)  Evolution due to geographical isolation 
A)  Organisms that evolve to look similar due to environmental conditions 
B)  The natural selection applied to one population rather than another 
C)  The random alteration in genetic variation 
D)  Evolution due to geographical isolation

Question 5

Linnaeus was the first to start classifying organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What biological chemical is important in heredity of traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbohydrates 
B)  Nucleic acids 
C)  Lipids 
D)  Proteins 
A)  Carbohydrates 
B)  Nucleic acids 
C)  Lipids 
D)  Proteins

Question 7

What can increase the variation of genetic traits in a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mutations 
B)  Adaptations 
C)  Natural selection 
D)  All of these choices 
A)  Mutations 
B)  Adaptations 
C)  Natural selection 
D)  All of these choices

Question 8

Although ectotherms can tolerate large ranges in external temperature, they are unable to sustain large fluctuations in their internal temperatures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most marine organisms are ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  metabolic 
B)  endothermic 
C)  ectothermic 
D)  exothermic 
A)  metabolic 
B)  endothermic 
C)  ectothermic 
D)  exothermic

Question 10

Archaea may be more closely related to Eukarya than Bacteria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Once living organisms reach a balance with their environment, they do not undergo any more natural selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the immediate organic material produced from inorganic substances?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbon dioxide 
B)  Proteins 
C)  Amino acids 
D)  Glucose 
A)  Carbon dioxide 
B)  Proteins 
C)  Amino acids 
D)  Glucose

Question 13

What inorganic nutrient is required for primary production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phosphorus 
B)  Carbonate 
C)  Oxygen 
D)  Iodine 
A)  Phosphorus 
B)  Carbonate 
C)  Oxygen 
D)  Iodine

Question 14

Coastal waters often support larger blooms of plankton than open water due to a high nitrate level in runoff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The trace metal iron is required for photosynthesis and nitrogen fixing enzymes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What open water zone is near shore and over the continental shelf?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oceanic zone 
B)  Littoral zone 
C)  Hadal zone 
D)  Neritic zone 
A)  Oceanic zone 
B)  Littoral zone 
C)  Hadal zone 
D)  Neritic zone

Question 17

What is needed for living matter to function?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oxygen 
B)  Proteins 
C)  Energy 
D)  Sugars 
A)  Oxygen 
B)  Proteins 
C)  Energy 
D)  Sugars

Question 18

Freshwater animals exert large amounts of energy to transport water from their tissues back to the outside because they are hypertonic to their surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

There is a much faster nutrient cycling rate on land from producers to consumers than in the ocean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is a more accurate term for the feeding relationship of organisms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food chain 
B)  Food web 
C)  Trophic chains 
D)  Primary consumption 
A)  Food chain 
B)  Food web 
C)  Trophic chains 
D)  Primary consumption

Which is considered a physical factor?

How deep is the photic layer usually along the coasts?

What did Darwin suggest the driving force of evolution was?

What is convergent evolution?

Linnaeus was the first to start classifying organisms.

What biological chemical is important in heredity of traits?

What can increase the variation of genetic traits in a population?

Although ectotherms can tolerate large ranges in external temperature, they are unable to sustain large fluctuations in their internal temperatures.

Most marine organisms are ____.

Archaea may be more closely related to Eukarya than Bacteria.

Once living organisms reach a balance with their environment, they do not undergo any more natural selection.

What is the immediate organic material produced from inorganic substances?

What inorganic nutrient is required for primary production?

Coastal waters often support larger blooms of plankton than open water due to a high nitrate level in runoff.

The trace metal iron is required for photosynthesis and nitrogen fixing enzymes.

What open water zone is near shore and over the continental shelf?

What is needed for living matter to function?

Freshwater animals exert large amounts of energy to transport water from their tissues back to the outside because they are hypertonic to their surroundings.

There is a much faster nutrient cycling rate on land from producers to consumers than in the ocean.

What is a more accurate term for the feeding relationship of organisms?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

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Tides

Coasts

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

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Exam 13: Life in the Ocean

Which is considered a physical factor?

How deep is the photic layer usually along the coasts?

What did Darwin suggest the driving force of evolution was?

What is convergent evolution?

Linnaeus was the first to start classifying organisms.

What biological chemical is important in heredity of traits?

What can increase the variation of genetic traits in a population?

Although ectotherms can tolerate large ranges in external temperature, they are unable to sustain large fluctuations in their internal temperatures.

Most marine organisms are ____.

Archaea may be more closely related to Eukarya than Bacteria.

Once living organisms reach a balance with their environment, they do not undergo any more natural selection.

What is the immediate organic material produced from inorganic substances?

What inorganic nutrient is required for primary production?

Coastal waters often support larger blooms of plankton than open water due to a high nitrate level in runoff.

The trace metal iron is required for photosynthesis and nitrogen fixing enzymes.

What open water zone is near shore and over the continental shelf?

What is needed for living matter to function?

Freshwater animals exert large amounts of energy to transport water from their tissues back to the outside because they are hypertonic to their surroundings.

There is a much faster nutrient cycling rate on land from producers to consumers than in the ocean.

What is a more accurate term for the feeding relationship of organisms?

The Origin of the Ocean

A History of Marine Science

Earth Structure and Plate Tectonics

Ocean Basins

Ocean Sediments

Water and Ocean Structure

Ocean Chemistry

Circulation of the Atmosphere

Circulation of the Ocean

Waves

Tides

Coasts

Plankton, Algae, and Plants

Marine Animals

Marine Communities

Marine Resources

The Ocean and The Environment

Filters