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Ecology
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Marine Biology Function Biodiversity Ecology
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Ecology
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Set 1: Sounding the Deep
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Set 2: The Oceanic Environment
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Set 3: Climate Oscillations and Climate Change
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Set 4: Ecological and Evolutionary Principles of Marine Biology
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Set 5: The Chemical and Physical Environment
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Set 6: Life in a Fluid Medium
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Set 7: Reproduction, Dispersal, and Migration
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Set 8: Plankton
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Set 9: Marine Vertebrates and Other Nekton
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Set 10: The Open Sea: Distributions and Adaptations
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Set 11: Processes in the Water Column
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Set 12: Productivity, Food Webs, and Global Climate Change
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Set 13: Benthic Microorganisms, Seaweeds, and Sea Grasses
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Set 14: The Diversity of Benthic Marine Invertebrates
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Set 15: Benthic Life Habits
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Set 16: The Tidelands: Rocky Shores, Soft-Substratum Shores, Marshes, Mangroves, Estuaries, and Oyster Reefs
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Set 17: The Shallow Coastal Subtidal: Sea Grass Beds, Rocky Reefs, Kelp Forests, and Coral Reefs
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Set 18: Benthos From the Continental Shelf to the Deep Sea
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Set 19: Polar Marine Biology
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Set 20: Biodiversity and Conservation of the Ocean
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Set 21: Fisheries and Food From the Sea
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Set 22: Environmental Impacts of Industrial Activities and Human Populations
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Set 22 Environmental Impacts Of Industrial Activities And
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Set 22 Environmental Impacts Of Industrial Activities And
Question 1
(Multiple Choice)
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An example of a point source is
A) Runoff from a watershed along a coastline
B) Precipitation
C) Flow into an estuary from an industrial wastewater pipe
D) None of the above
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Question 2
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Metals can be especially dangerous in the environment because
A) They are soluble in animal fat
B) They are cumulative toxins
C) They always have effects on the nervous system
D) They cause thinning of bird eggshells
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Question 3
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Gene expression at the genomic level can be studied using
A) PCR
B) Microarrays
C) Enzyme polymorphisms at single genetic loci
D) Phylogeography
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