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: Hydrothermal-vent communities are the only type of deep-sea community known to rely on chemosynthetic bacteria for production.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

2: Cold-water brine seeps that host a fascinating assemblage of deep-sea creatures have been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

3: Alvin, the work-horse submersible from Woods Hole, can reach depths of 6,000 meters.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

4: ROV stands for Relative Ocean Volume, and refers to satellite-based estimates of the sea's depths.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

5: The trophosome is the specialized, bacteria-containing organ of deep-sea tube worms.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

6: Bacteria that "enjoy" the super-heated water around deep-sea hot vents are called temperophilic.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

7: "Black smokers" form when hot, metal-sulfide-rich, vent water mixes with cold ambient seawater.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

8: Manganese nodules contain valuable minerals (and may soon be harvested).
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

9: Which of the following gear is not used to sample deep-sea organisms?
	A: drift nets
	B: dredges
	C: trawls
	D: sampling scoops

10: The flux of "marine snow" falling to the deep sea is correlated with seasonal pulses of production in the photic zone.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

11: Which of the following phyla is not well represented in the deep sea of the coast of New England?
	A: Annelida
	B: Chordata
	C: Arthropoda
	D: Mollusca

12: Biodiversity in the deep sea rivals that of coral reefs.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Animals that conduct digestive processes outside of their bodies are known as:
	A: absorptive feeders
	B: carnivores
	C: detritivores
	D: procaryotic

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