What Do You Know About Marine Biology?
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What do you know about this discipline? How broad is your knowledge? Have you taken a course? Take this quiz to test how deep your knowledge runs. Have fun.
Questions and Answers
- 1.It is the scientific study of
- A.
Marine life
- B.
Cycle
- C.
Energy
- D.
Flow
- 2.It studies organisms in the
- A.
Pressure
- B.
Soil
- C.
Sea
- D.
Air
- 3.Marine biology classifies species based on
- A.
Environment
- B.
Life
- C.
Shape
- D.
Size
- 4.A person who studies the ocean including marine life and ecosystems is called
- A.
Writer
- B.
Swimmer
- C.
Oceanographer
- D.
Scholar
- 5.The study of ocean circulation, plate tectonics and the geology of the seafloor, and the chemical and physical properties of the ocean is called
- A.
Waterlife
- B.
Underwater
- C.
Oceanography
- D.
Sea life
- 6.Who is the founder of the science of marine biology?
- A.
Edward Forbes
- B.
Charles Newton
- C.
Carl Lineaus
- D.
Einstein
- 7.Snakes and turtles can be classified as
- A.
Biters
- B.
Creepers
- C.
Reptiles
- D.
Crawlers
- 8.Birds adapted to living in the marine environment are often called
- A.
Tweeties
- B.
Birds
- C.
Seabirds
- D.
Fliers
- 9.The areas that are close to the shore and constantly being exposed and covered by the ocean's tides are
- A.
Beach
- B.
Tides
- C.
Tidal
- D.
Intertidal zones
- 10.A partially enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open sea is
- A.
Ocean
- B.
Lake
- C.
Estuary
- D.
Sea
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