Which of the following organic molecules store energy, provide insulation, make up cell membranes, and assist in buoyancy? 

The rule of constant proportions states that within the ocean:

Which of the following is NOT one of the world's major ocean basins:

Phylogenetics is the study of _________.

After World War II, which of the following technological developments opened the doors to new reseach areas in marine science?

Which of the following ocean bottom-types is composed of a large number of shell pieces secreted by life forms?

All of the following are examples of asexual reproduction EXCEPT:

Gyres are:

The modern scientific method is based on the work of:

A ______ maintains a constant body temperature. An organisms that lacks thermoregulation and has a variable body temperature is a _______.

Glucose is an example of a:

The major surface currents of the oceans rotate counterclockwise in the _____ hemisphere and clockwise in the ______ hemisphere.

An earthquake occurred off the island of Java.  Afterwards an ocean buoy detects a wavelength of 42 ft.  Scientists in Hawaii are determining whether this is a sign of an approaching tsunami.  Based on the relationship of wavelength to wave-height, the approaching wave is estimated to be _______ ft and an alarm is ______.

The world's largest and deepest ocean:

There is scientific evidence that the earth and the rest of the solar system formed approximately:

Trenches are formed where:

The east coast of the United States is a passive margin characterized by:

Which of the following are considered to be branches of marine science?

Who were the first marine scientists to travel around the Pacific Ocean using natural phenomena as their navigational tools?

The blood of marine fish is less salty relative to seawater and they _____ salt along their gills; freshwater fish blood is more salty than freshwater and they ____ salt at the gills.

Earth goes through periods of glaciation and alternating interglacial periods. Earth is currently in a _________ period, that began at the end of the __________ ~11,700 years ago.

Seasonality in temperate and polar waters produces a shallow _______ in the surface layer, however, in the tropics this phenomena is absent.

Two ions, ____________ and ____________, comprise about 85% of the solutes in seawater. (Choose two).

In organisms known as ____________, the salt content of their cellular tissues is identical to that of the surrounding seawater; on the other hand, _________ are able to control the salt content of their internal body fluids.

The founder of modern oceanography and marine biology is often credited as British naturalist Charles Darwin.

The largest continuous geological feature on earth is the _____.

When oceanic plates collide with continental plates, which plate is subducted?

The metabolic wastes excreted by herbivores, as well as other dissolved organic particles are known as _____________ and are an energy source for deep sea organisms.

Seawater turbidity and dissolved materials influence light penetration. In temperate waters, ___________ wavelengths (color) of light penetrate the furthest into seawater, whereas in tropical waters ___________ light travels the deepest.

The nutrients __________, __________, and __________ are often scarce in the water column because they are used up quickly by autotrophs during photosynthesis.

The process in which the continental land masses have moved their positions on Earth's surface due to plate tectonics is known as __________.

A _____ uses metabolic energy to heat its body. A _____ loses metabolic heat and must maintain body temperatures using alternative means.