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Marine Science Module 6 Exam Questions and Answers
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Marine Science Module 6 ExamQuestions and Answers
Which of the following describes schooling? - Answer -fish moving in tightly packed
groups, often at high speeds moving in near unison with extreme agility and never
touching
What are chemical substances produced and released by animals that have effects on
others of the species? - Answer -pheromones
Which of the following is NOT a predator avoidance mechanism of schooling? - Answer
-producing pheromones
What is a similar characteristic of both schooling and shoaling? - Answer -travel
When is a school of fish likely to partake in ram feeding? - Answer -in dense
concentrations of copepods
How much faster does sound travel through water than through air? - Answer -four
times faster
The natural sonar function provided by a dolphin's paralimbic node is comparable to -
Answer -eyes for a primate.
The lowering pH in many oceans caused by the absorption of increasing quantities of
carbon emissions in the atmosphere is called - Answer -acidification.
Harvesting whales for ceremonial purposes or commercial gain is called - Answer -
whaling.
Who disproved the concept that the deep sea is simply a dark and lifeless abyss? -
Answer -Sir John Ross
What is the third step in fieldwork for marine science? - Answer -analysis/presentation
Which branch of study would a person who was interested in marine temperatures,
coral bleaching, and seamounts enter? - Answer -Oceanography
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