Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning taxonomy and scientific naming of organisms?

The first letter of the specific name is always capitalized.

Which of the following statements is TRUE explanation about food web?

The Total Biomass and Number Decreases with Increasing Trophic Level.

A problem facing many beaches along the U.S. east and west coasts is

The Loss of Sand and the Erosion of Beaches

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Question	Answer
A hypothesis consistently supported by observation and experiments is called	Theory
Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning taxonomy and scientific naming of organisms?	The first letter of the specific name is always capitalized.
Estero Bay is a good example of	Bar-Built Estuary
In ecology, the position of an organism occupies in a food chain is called the ____?	Trophic Level
Which estuary is NOT common in the low latitude zone?	Fjord Estuary
In ecology, an organism’s physical location or address is called?	Habitat
Which mangroves are found in the most seaward shore?	Red Mangrove
_______ are the gas-exchange organs of the black mangrove	Pneumatophores
What is the ecological role of prop roots of mangroves?	All of these
I found a leaf of mangrove. The shape of leaf was slender and underside was silver. Which mangrove is a parent tree of this leaf?	Black Mangrove
Which seagrass is found in the deepest zone of the Estero Bay?	Manatee Grass
Seahorses are usually seen in?	Seagrass Beds
Skilletfish are usually seen in?	Oyster Reefs
The, Crown Conch, a common snail in the coast of Southwest Florida, is a predator of?	Oysters
The Osprey’s diet consists almost exclusively of?	Fish
Which organism does NOT have a planktonic stage in its life cycle?	Amphipods
What is NOT a major factor resulting in declining abundance of seagrass beds?	Scuba Diving
Major ecological roles of oyster beds are?	All of These
_________ live in Florida coasts?:	West Indian Manatees
The number of manatee in Florida is?	Increasing
Which of the following statements is TRUE explanation about food web?	The Total Biomass and Number Decreases with Increasing Trophic Level.
In ecology, population is a group of organisms of _______ species in a given area	The Same
An environmental factor NOT affecting marine life on rocky shores is?	Pressure
Too much or too little of a single abiotic factor can negatively affect the function and distribution of an organism. This is called:	Limiting Factor
Manatees have a unique tooth replacement system. When one tooth wears out, a new one comes in. The similar tooth replacement system is also seen in sharks. This is a good example of	Convergent Evolution
Which one is the highest rank in taxonomy?	Kingdom
Which Fish can take a breath of air?	Tarpon
A feature of an erosional coast is	Sea Stack
In bar built estuaries, the islands are separated from the mainland by shallow bodies of water called	Lagoon
The origin of sea cliffs, sea caves, blowholes, and arches is related to	Human Activities
A problem facing many beaches along the U.S. east and west coasts is	The Loss of Sand and the Erosion of Beaches
Human Activities that have contributed to shoreline erosion include	All of These
Organisms such as diatoms or copepods that spend their entire life cycle in the plankton are called	Holoplankton
The rocky shores of Maine are	Erosional Coasts
The origin of our manatees are likely in	The Central America
The Dugong is a _________ in the food web?	Primary Consumer
Chesapeake Bay is a good example of	Drowned River Estuary
The Tea-Colored water of Estero Bay is caused by	Tannic Acid
Estero Bay estuary formed approximately ______ years ago	5,000
How many centimeters are in one kilometer?	100,000 CM
In Estero Bay, salinity is generally low in	Rainy Season
Twenty miles are approximately	32 KM
The most commonly occurring experimental value is called	Mode
“Accuracy” means how close the measured values are to each other TRUE or FALSE	False
Estuaries are quite important because they maintain great biodiversities TRUE or FALSE	False
The Stella’s sea cow was the largest species in the order Sirenia	True
Manatee’s tooth is renewed by new tooth when the old one wears out TRUE or FALSE	True
Dolphins can use a sonar to find fish hiding in the sand TRUE or FALSE	True
Overwashed mangrove forests form a zonation with mangroves and other terrestrial plants TRUE or FALSE	False
Longshore current is an ocean current that flows perpendicular to the shore (beach)	False
Zonation of coral reefs is mainly controlled by	Wave Energy Level
Up to 90% of the nutritional needs of stony corals is supplied by the symbiotic ______?	Zooxanthellae
Fire corals are found mainly in	Reef Crest
Which coral reefs have lagoons?	Fringing Reefs
Coral bleaching is caused by	All of Them
Gulf Stream is a	Western Boundary Current
During an El Nino year, the ____ weaken on the Pacific Ocean	Trade Winds
What is the most important role of geostrophic currents?	Carry Heat
The densest seawater in the Atlantic Ocean is the	Antarctic Bottom Water
Which substance has the highest heat capacity?	Water
When ice melts, it ________ large quantities of heat (80 cal per g)	Absorbs
Which of the following water currents is NOT flows in the Atlantic Ocean?	Peru Current
The average depth of the world ocean is about _____?	3,800M
Currents tend to move in large ____ patterns in the northern hemisphere	Clockwise
The largest of the western boundary currents is the?	Gulf Stream
A system of four currents completing a flow circuit around the periphery of an ocean basic is collectively called	A Gyre
The main force driving thermohaline circulation is	Gravity (density)
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding sound in the ocean?	The sound velocity in the ocean is influenced by pressure
The theoretical direction of Ekman transport is ____ to the right of the wind direction in the Northern Hemisphere	90 Degrees
What is a NOT important factor for the formation of geostrophic currents?	Tide
A water molecule is electrically bonded to nearby water molecule by	Hydrogen Bonds
The property of water that accounts for the ability of liquid water to absorb heat and change only very little in temperature is called	High Heat Capacity
Which of the following statements is FALSE explanation about world ocean	The average water temperature of ocean is 14C
Oxygen enters seawater	As a by product of photosynthesis and diffusion from the surface
Dead zones are mainly formed in	Summer
The wavelength(s) of light that penetrate deepest into the nearshore water are	Green and Yellow
The principle of constant proportions states	That the ration of major salts in samples of seawater from various places is a constant
The ocean’s deep sound channel (sofar layer) is characterized as a zone in which	All of These
How many percent of fish are marine fish	60%
Fish may use the lateral line system when: A. They hide from predators	All of Them
The red drum has a _______ caudal fin	Truncated
Skates and rays have greatly enlarged _______ fins	Pectoral
The deep-bodied fish keep	High Maneuverability
Catfish are	Bottom-Dwelling Fish
The movement of water across a cell membrane from an area of high concentration to low concentration is called	Osmosis
The shape of sharks caudal fin is characterized as	Heterocercal
Which of the following statements is TRUE about sharks?	All of Them
Butterfly fish are	Deep-Bodied Fish
Which of the following statements if FALSE explanation about jawless fishes?	They climb trees
Which of the following information can be delivered from otoliths?	Age of Fish
Which of the following statement is FALSE explanation about the evolution of fish?	1,000 species of fishes had been described by 2010
In osmoregulation, marine fish need to drink seawater because they are in _____ environments	Hypertonic
Karenia Brevis, a phytoplankton species known to produce brevitoxin is a	Dinoflagellate
Sharks and rays are	Cartilaginous Fishes
Animals that generate and regulate metabolic heat and maintain an internal body temperature generally higher than that of their surroundings are called	Endotherms
Organisms such as diatoms or copepods that spend their entire life cycle in the plankton are called	Holoplankton
The countercurrent arrangement of fish gill allows efficient gas exchange between the blood and the water to occur along the entire length of the blood vessel TRUE or FALSE	True
Corals eat zooplankton at night TRUE or FALSE	True
Fish ears are internal structures that evolved from the lateral line system TRUE or FALSE	True
The surface water temperature monitoring in the central Atlantic is important for the prediction of El Nino TRUE or FALSE	False
Rogue waves are best described as	Freak waves occur due to interference and result in a wave crest higher than the theoretical maximum
A wave will break when the height has increased to greater than ____ of the wavelength	1/7
Which of the following statements if FALSE concerning Bay of Fundy	True amphidromic systems do not develop because of the shape of bay
Tropical latitudes gain more heat than they lose. High latitudes lose more heat to space than they gain. Only at ____ degrees N and S latitudes, the amount of sun energy received and lost is balanced	38
Tropical cyclones in the Northern hemisphere spin	Counter Clockwise
What factors affect wind wave development?	All of these
There are ______ main wind bands in each hemisphere of the Earth	3
Extratropical cyclones typically form	At high latitudes, at the junction between the polar cells and the Ferrel cells
Wave ________ is propagation of a wave around an obstacle	Diffraction
__________ become gravity waves (wind waves) as their wavelength exceeds 1.74 centimeters	Capillary Waves
Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning tropical cyclones?	A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a large high-pressure center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds (must have more than 40 MPH) and heavy rain
The first waves to form on the ocean surface when the wind starts to blow are	Capillary Waves
The tidal pattern characteristic of Fort Myers is	Mixed Tides
We can find palm trees in Southwest England because	Gulf Stream and North Atlantic current carry the heat to SW England
The major winds in Hadley cells are called	Trade Winds
When air masses meet or come together	One air mass may ride up and over the other and form a front
Where is the windiest and waviest ocean?	The Southern Ocean (West wind drift surrounding Antarctica)
If the first part of a tsunami to reach land is a trough called a _______ , the water along the shoreline recedes dramatically, exposing normally submerged areas	Drawback
The greatest expanse of beach is exposed at low tide (i.e., lowest low) during which of the following tides	Spring Tides
Hurricanes are not formed on the Equator because the _________ is not enough there	Coriolis Force
Water particles in waves move	In circular orbits
In the open sea (offshore), a tsunami can reach an average wave height of about	1 Meter
_________ occurs when waves ‘bounce back’ from an obstacle they encounter	Wave Reflection
About what general latitude is Fort Myers?	26 Degrees North
Major winds in Ferrel cells are called	Westerlies
Tsunami generated by the vertical movement of Earth along faults are seismic waves. What cannot generate a tsunami?	Hurricanes
Wind blows from	High pressure systems to low pressure systems
What is NOT necessary for tropical cyclone formation?	High Tide
Sea breezes occur after	Sunrise
A wave of water moving up a river, initiated by tidal action and normal resonance within a river estuary, is called a	Tidal Bore
New Orleans received huge damage from hurricane Katrina because of all of the following reasons EXCEPT	Katrina landed on Florida before it headed for New Orleans
Which is a FALSE explanation about tides?	Tides are called free waves
Surfers enjoy	Plunging waves
When waves approach the shore, wave length	Decrease
Fort Myers is a	Microtidal Zone
When waves approach the shore, a series of changes takes place. One change is that the	Wave breaks when the ratio of the wave height to water depth is about 3:4
What is important to reduce the damage of a Tsunami in the future?	All of Them
The distance between two adjacent crests is called	The Wavelength
Which is a FALSE explanation about the moon and tide?	A lundar day is 22 H and 50 min
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding solar heating of the Earth?	High latitude zones receive more solar energy than the low latitude zone
Air condition of high pressure is	Chilly and Dry
Warm air is ______ han cold air	Lighter
A place no tide point in the ocean around which the tide crest rotates through one tidal cycle is called	An Amphidromic Point
North America’s most violent extratropical cycylones that come in winter are called	Nor’ Easters
When the sun and moon are in a line with the Earth, the	Highest high and lowest low tides will occur (spring tide)
Gravitational and Centrifugal forces make tidal bulges TRUE or FALSE	True
At the first and third quarter moons, the sun, Earth and moon form a right angle, creating spring tides TRUE or FALSE	False
Flood current is the flow of water away from the land with the approaching low tide TRUE or FALSE	False
Tsunami is only dangerous when they get close to land and increase in wave height TRUE or FALSE	True
Slack water is a time of no current TRUE or FALSE	True
Gravity, _____ and heat are factor contributed to the formation of Earth’s layers	Density
The ocean was formed	About 4.3 billion years ago
All of the following components are found inside of Earth EXCEPT	Middle Core
The behavior of _________ generated by earthquakes give scientists some of the best evidence about the structure of Earth	Seismic Waves
Earlier than 200 million years ago, the continents were joined into one supercontinent called	Pangaea
The state of gravitational equilibrium between the earth’s lithosphere and asthenosphere is called _____	Isostasy
One cubic meter of which of these would weight the most?	Basaltic Rock
What did Alfred Wegener use to explain his continental drifty theory?	Fossils
The oceanic crust is primarily _____, a heavy, dark-colored rock	Basalt
The magnetic striping of the seafloor is considered evidence of periodic reversals in the polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field and	Seafloor spreading (ocean ridges)
All of the following statements are true concerning subduction zones EXCEPT	They are sites where lithospheric plates are diverging or pulling apart
How can a satellite sense the contours of the ocean bottom from space?	By using radar to sense the height of the sea surface over submerged features
The main island of Japan was formed by	The plate convergence of oceanic crust toward oceanic crust.
The deep-ocean basin includes all of the following feature EXCEPT	Continental Shelf
All of the following components are generally found near the subduction zone EXCEPT	Spreading Zone
The origin of submarine canyons is not well understood, but most likely	Is underwater avalanche of sediments
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding continental shelves of South and North America?	Limited developments of continental shelves are seen in the Atlantic coast
The continental margin does not contain	Deep-Ocean Floor
Which word does NOT relate to the mid Atlantic Ridge?	Plate Convergence
What is the smallest type of particle in sediment characterization?	Clay
Carbonate sediments are rare in very deep-sea environments because	The carbonate shells dissolve in deep water
Which of the following is the most abundant sediment in the ocean?	Biogenous sediments
In the process of lithification, sediments	Are converted into solid rock by heat and pressure
Radiolarians and diatoms are both examples of	Organisms that Form Siliceous Oozes
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding sediments?	Well-sorted sediments are composed of particles of various sizes
Which of the following statements is false regarding air borne dust?	Air borne dusts are classified as cosmogenous sediments
Which is FALSE statement? Dover’s white cliffs are	Siliceous Ooze
__________ accelerate the sedimentation of biogenous materials	Fecal Pellets
Which word does NOT relate to hydrogenous sediments?	Cocoliths
Sources of terrigenous sediments includes all of the following EXCEPT	Asteroids
In hydrothermal vents, symbiotic bacteria oxidize _____ to generate energy	Hydrogen Sulfide
The average ocean carbon productivity is ______ fC/m2/year	120
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding trophic level?:	Approx. 30% of energy is generally transferred to the next trophic level
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding tube worms	They have blue blood containing hemocyanin
Estimation of the potential fish production in the ocean may be achieved by using	Satellite Images
Broad continental shelves are found in the _____ of the US.	East Coast
The total biomass _____ with increasing the trophic level	Decreases
Primary productivities are generally high in the ____ latitude zone	High
What is a technique to determine the age of ancient rocks	Radioactive Dating
In the pelagic province, the water depth between 1,000 and 2,000M is called	Bathypelagic
The Earth’s cores consist mainly of mantle TRUE or FALSE	True
Cosmogenous sediments are often found in hydrothermal vents TRUE or FALSE	False
The average ocean depth is about 6,000 M TRUE or FALSE	False
Red Sea is a good example of spreading zone TRUE or FALSE	True
Hawi’ian islands are moving toward the Northwest TRUE or FALSE	True
The continental shelves have thicker average sediment layers than the continental rises TRUE or FALSE	False
Annual averaged ocean productivity is larger than that of terrestrial productivity TRUE or FALSE	False
Chemosynthesis is a type of primary production like photosynthesis TRUE or FALSE	True
Manganese nodules found in the deep-sea floor were originally transported by turbidity currents TRUE or FALSE	True
Iceland locates on the Mid Atlantic Ridge	True
Which country is a top country in an annual fish harvest record in the world?	China
Which is the top ranked fish by quantity landed in the US?	Pollock
The world commercial fish catch is _______ now	Slowing Down
The US is the ____ country in an aquaculture harvest record in the world	8th
US aquaculture production is ____ in a decade	Increasing
A Filet-O-Fish in a fast-food restaurant is made from Atlantic cods TRUE or FALSE	False
Orange roughy lives in	Deep Oceans
Orange roughy can live longer than 100 years TRUE or FALSE	True
How can we reduce bycatch?	Development of new gear
Trash fish are	Usually marine fish having little or no market value and used for livestock/fish feed in the different countries
The amount of harvested fish used to feed domestic animals is _____	Increasing
_______ are major food source for the livestock of developed	Anchovies
The numbers of salmon mariculture farms in Alaska are increasing every year with the support of the government? TRUE or FALSE	False
Choose what we do NOT commercially culture	Florida stone crab
One big problem of salmon farms is the Pacific coasts is the escaping of fish from the cages TRUE or FALSE	True
Removing fish from the population faster than they can be replaced is called _____?	Overfishing
What is the most popular aquaculture fish in the US?	Catfish
A mariculture technique uses salmon’s natural homing instinct is called _____?	Ranching
Salmon mariculture and oyster mariculture. Which is more environmentally friendly?	Oyster mariculture
The right whale is included in _____?	Baleen Whales (Mysticeti)
The large scale whale mirgration patterns are more common in	Baleen Whales (Mysticeti)
Sea otters are belonging to the order ____?	Carnivora
Porpoises are belonging to the order ______?	Cetacea
Dugongs are belonging to the order _______?	Sirenia
Blue whales occasionally eat phytoplankton such as diatoms and dinoflagellates? TRUE or FALSE	True
Marine mammals are covered with a thick layer of fat called ___?	Blubber
Animals that generate and regulate metabolic heat and maintain an internal body temperature generally higher than that of their surroundings are called	Endotherms
All marine animals share some common features as listed below EXCEPT for?	Feeding habits
The countercurrent blood flow system in flippers and tails in whales enhance the efficient transfer of ___________.	Heat
Whale fetuses have four limbs during the development? TRUE or FALSE	True
Whales sometimes stick their heads straight up out the water and survey surroundings. This behavior is called	Sky hopping
Porpoises are members of	Toothed whales
Sea lions are members of	Eared seals
What is NOT a reasonable explanation why shark fishing is not sustainable?	The commercial value of shark is decreasing every year.
Which animal can swim deeper?	Northern Elephant Seal
The ______ is a fatty organ believed to associate with echolocation	Melon
The US consumes about ____ of world oil	25%
Oil, ____ and natural gas are three principle energy sources now	Coal
Most of the oil and natural gas resources are found in the _______?	Continental Shelf
What is NOT reusable energy?	Natural Gas
The dominant component of natural gas is	Methane
Natural gas presents as a form of methane hydrate in ocean sediment TRUE or FALSE	True
What is the problem of tidal power station construction in coastal zones?	Destruction of Habitats for Aquatic Life
Tidal power generation can potentially supply 30% of current world needs for energy TRUE or FALSE	False
Pelamis is a world’s first commercial _____ energy generator	Wave
Damages of pollutants to aquatic organisms are determined by a multiplication of toxicity, quantity and _____?	Duration time
What is the largest source of marine pollution?	Runoff and Discharges from Land
Various synthetic organic chemicals run into the ocean are incorporated into marine organisms. This process is called	Biomagnification
The largest environmental problem in the world is likely	The Expansion of Human Population.

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