Question 1

The first heterotrophs obtained their energy from

Accepted Answer

A)  autotrophs. 
B)  chemosynthetic organisms. 
C)  organic material in the ocean. 
D)  photosynthetic organisms. 
A)  autotrophs. 
B)  chemosynthetic organisms. 
C)  organic material in the ocean. 
D)  photosynthetic organisms.

Question 2

Continental crust is composed mostly of iron and magnesium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Radiolarian ooze is produced by multi-cellular organisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

MATCHING
Match the water body term with its most closely associated description.
-Sea

Accepted Answer

A) small ocean body more or less landlocked 
B) all the oceans 
C) small body of water cut off by land formations 
A) small ocean body more or less landlocked 
B) all the oceans 
C) small body of water cut off by land formations

Question 5

Match the layer with its most closely associated description.
-Lithosphere

Accepted Answer

A) liquid mantle 
B) upper mantle and crust 
C) floats on the mantle 
A) liquid mantle 
B) upper mantle and crust 
C) floats on the mantle

Question 6

It has been proposed that the first living organisms were:

Accepted Answer

A)  heterotrophs. 
B)  autotrophs. 
C)  chemosynthetic. 
D)  photosynthetic. 
E)  multicellular. 
A)  heterotrophs. 
B)  autotrophs. 
C)  chemosynthetic. 
D)  photosynthetic. 
E)  multicellular.

Question 7

Describe the processes that account for the drifting of continents away from one another or toward one another.

Accepted Answer

Continents are like large floating islan

Question 8

Latitude lines are referred to as parallels because they parallel one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mud is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A)  dirt and water. 
B)  iron and diatoms. 
C)  clay and silt. 
D)  calcareous and siliceous ooze. 
E)  sand and clay. 
A)  dirt and water. 
B)  iron and diatoms. 
C)  clay and silt. 
D)  calcareous and siliceous ooze. 
E)  sand and clay.

Question 10

Match the description with its most closely associated term.
-Latitude

Accepted Answer

A) these are lines that extend from the North Pole to the South Pole 
B) these form progressively smaller circles from the equator to the poles 
C) also known as Greenwich 
A) these are lines that extend from the North Pole to the South Pole 
B) these form progressively smaller circles from the equator to the poles 
C) also known as Greenwich

The first heterotrophs obtained their energy from

Continental crust is composed mostly of iron and magnesium.

Radiolarian ooze is produced by multi-cellular organisms.

MATCHING Match the water body term with its most closely associated description. -Sea

Match the layer with its most closely associated description. -Lithosphere

It has been proposed that the first living organisms were:

Describe the processes that account for the drifting of continents away from one another or toward one another.

Latitude lines are referred to as parallels because they parallel one another.

Mud is composed of:

Match the description with its most closely associated term. -Latitude

Science and Marine Biology

Fundamentals of Ecology

Water, Waves, and Tides

Biological Concepts

Marine Microbes

Multicellular Primary Producers

Lower Invertebrates

Higher Invertebrates

Marine Fishes

Reptiles and Birds

Marine Mammals

Intertidal Communities

Estuaries

Coral Reef Communities

Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone

The Open Sea

Life in the Oceans Depths

Harvesting the Oceans Resources

Oceans in Jeopardy

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Exam 3: Geology of the Ocean

The first heterotrophs obtained their energy from

Continental crust is composed mostly of iron and magnesium.

Radiolarian ooze is produced by multi-cellular organisms.

MATCHING Match the water body term with its most closely associated description. -Sea

Match the layer with its most closely associated description. -Lithosphere

It has been proposed that the first living organisms were:

Describe the processes that account for the drifting of continents away from one another or toward one another.

Latitude lines are referred to as parallels because they parallel one another.

Mud is composed of:

Match the description with its most closely associated term. -Latitude

Science and Marine Biology

Fundamentals of Ecology

Water, Waves, and Tides

Biological Concepts

Marine Microbes

Multicellular Primary Producers

Lower Invertebrates

Higher Invertebrates

Marine Fishes

Reptiles and Birds

Marine Mammals

Intertidal Communities

Estuaries

Coral Reef Communities

Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone

The Open Sea

Life in the Oceans Depths

Harvesting the Oceans Resources

Oceans in Jeopardy

Filters