Reminders

• Review session overview– Format of exam– Short review of topics– Review game

• Website

• Don’t forget practice questions

• Exam on Thursday!

EXAM FORMAT

• Definitions – Define the term– Why it’s important in aquatic science

• Short answer and multiple choice• Short essay

• Expect to interpret some graphs!• Question points allocated pretty evenly according to lecture time;

some integrative questions

EXAM STUDYING RESOURCES

• Links on website (http://www.esf.edu/efb/schulz/MarineEcology/MarEcol.html)

– Gives all note outlines

– All powerpoint files can be viewed (from on-campus)

– Practice question answers (from anywhere)

• Extra office hours:– Me – Wednesday 10:30-11:30 AM; Thurs. 8:30-9:30 AM

• Email: kschulz@syr.edu or contact the TA’s• Textbook

Overview of Topics

• Introduction; brief history of marine science• Abiotic Environment

– Physical factors – e.g., temperature– Currents, Waves, Tides– Plate tectonics– El Niño– Chemistry of the oceans – salinity, nutrients– Light

Overview of Topics

• General Marine Ecology– Differences between land and aquatic environments

• Larval Strategies• Pelagic Realm

– Phytoplankton– Zooplankton– Plankton Ecology– Pelagic Ecosystems

• Classic view• Modern view

Overview of Topics

• Pelagic Realm– Nekton

• General characteristics

• Sharks

• Fisheries

• Marine Mammals

The Review Game• If you want to play,

pick up one A,B,C, and D (these are not grades!)

• Stand up• Multiple choice

questions – hold up your answer choice; sit down if you are incorrect

• Last 3 left standing will win bonus points!

If a container had all of the following layers of water, which

would be at the bottom?

A. Cold, low salinity water

B. Cold, high salinity water

C. Warm, low salinity water

D. Warm, high salinity water

If a container had all of the following layers of water, which

would be at the bottom?

A. Cold, low salinity water

B. Cold, high salinity water

C. Warm, low salinity water

D. Warm, high salinity water

The water circulation pattern that causes wind rows is called:

A. Coriolus effect

B. Convection circulation

C. Langmuir circulation

D. Neap tides

The water circulation pattern that causes wind rows is called:

A. Coriolus effect

B. Convection circulation

C. Langmuir circulation

D. Neap tides

Light penetration is lowest in the:

A. Epipelagic zone

B. Littoral zone

C. Abyssalpelagic zone

D. Mesopelagic zone

Light penetration is lowest in the:

A. Epipelagic zone

B. Littoral zone

C. Abyssalpelagic zone

D. Mesopelagic zone

Which of the following terms refers to the total amount of

living material in a trophic level at any instant in time?

• A.       productivity

• B.      trophic structure

• C.       heterotroph

• D.      standing crop

Which of the following terms refers to the total amount of

living material in a trophic level at any instant in time?

• A.       productivity

• B.      trophic structure

• C.       heterotroph

• D.      standing crop

Which of the following organisms would be most likely to be growth limited by a lack of

silica?A. Dinoflagellates

B. Cyanobacteria

C. Diatoms

D. Haptophytes

Which of the following organisms would be most likely to be growth limited by a lack of

silica?A. Dinoflagellates

B. Cyanobacteria

C. Diatoms

D. Haptophytes

The rete mirabile is a small network of blood vessels that:

A. replaces sodium ions with lighter ammonium ions in the body cavity of squids.

B. regulates blood flow to the melon of cetaceans.

C. secretes gas into a physoclist swim bladder of some fish.

D. reduces turbulent flow over the skin of pteropods.

The rete mirabile is a small network of blood vessels that:

A. replaces sodium ions with lighter ammonium ions in the body cavity of squids.

B. regulates blood flow to the melon of cetaceans.

C. secretes gas into a physoclist swim bladder of some fish.

D. reduces turbulent flow over the skin of pteropods.

Bycatch is largest relative to landed catch in which fishery?

A. cods

B. shrimps

C. squids

D. tunas

Bycatch is largest relative to landed catch in which fishery?

A. cods

B. shrimps

C. squids

D. tunas

El Niño Southern Oscillation events are characterized by:

A. Cessation of upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and a decline in ocean productivity in this area.

B. Cessation of upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and an increase in ocean productivity in this area.

C. Increased upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and a decline in ocean productivity in this area

D. Increased upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and an increase in ocean productivity in this area.

El Niño Southern Oscillation events are characterized by:

A. Cessation of upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and a decline in ocean productivity in this area.

B. Cessation of upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and an increase in ocean productivity in this area.

C. Increased upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and a decline in ocean productivity in this area

D. Increased upwelling off the Pacific coast of South America and an increase in ocean productivity in this area.

Due to the Coriolis effect, a water current moving away from the equator

in the northern hemisphere will appear to as it moves along its course (from the perspective of an observer at the equator looking

north). A. Curve to the right B. Curve to the left C. Continue on a straight path D. Make a figure eight pattern

Due to the Coriolis effect, a water current moving away from the equator

in the northern hemisphere will appear to as it moves along its course (from the perspective of an observer at the equator looking

north). A. Curve to the right B. Curve to the left C. Continue on a straight path D. Make a figure eight pattern

Which of the following colors of light reaches the greatest depth in the open

ocean before being completely absorbed?

A. green B. red C. yellow D. blue

Which of the following colors of light reaches the greatest depth in the open

ocean before being completely absorbed?

A. green B. red C. yellow D. blue

The pycnocline is the depth zone of which of the following?

A. Maximum density change

B. Maximum temperature change

C. Minimum density change

D. Minimum temperature change

The pycnocline is the depth zone of which of the following?

A. Maximum density change

B. Maximum temperature change

C. Minimum density change

D. Minimum temperature change

These plankton catch their prey with sticky cells

A. Chaetognaths

B. Copepods

C. Cnidarians

D. Ctenophores

These plankton catch their prey with sticky cells

A. Chaetognaths

B. Copepods

C. Cnidarians

D. Ctenophores

Which of the following animals is not carnivorous?

A. baleen whale

B. manatee

C. squid

D. tuna

Which of the following animals is not carnivorous?

A. baleen whale

B. manatee

C. squid

D. tuna

Sharks and fish tend to be the top predators in:

A. Tropical oceans

B. Temperate oceans

C. Antarctic oceans

D. Benthic communities world wide

Sharks and fish tend to be the top predators in:

A. Tropical oceans

B. Temperate oceans

C. Antarctic oceans

D. Benthic communities world wide

North Atlantic Deep Water is water that sinks from the north pole to the bottom

of the ocean. This water sinks because:

A. Gyres cause low pressure at the poles, forcing the water down into the abyssal.

B. Ekman spirals cause downwelling at the poles.

C. The freezing of ice at the north pole leaves salty dense water that sinks.

D. The Coriolis Effect bends water downward as it flows from the poles.

North Atlantic Deep Water is water that sinks from the north pole to the bottom

of the ocean. This water sinks because:

A. Gyres cause low pressure at the poles, forcing the water down into the abyssal.

B. Ekman spirals cause downwelling at the poles.

C. The freezing of ice at the north pole leaves salty dense water that sinks.

D. The Coriolis Effect bends water downward as it flows from the poles.

Spring tides

A. Are high tides caused when the sun and moon are directly aligned with the earth (in a line).

B. Are high tides caused when the sun and moon are aligned at right angles relative to the earth.

C. Are low tides caused when the sun and moon are directly aligned with the earth (in a line).

D. Are low tides caused when the sun and moon are aligned at right angles relative to the earth.

Spring tides

A. Are high tides caused when the sun and moon are directly aligned with the earth (in a line).

B. Are high tides caused when the sun and moon are aligned at right angles relative to the earth.

C. Are low tides caused when the sun and moon are directly aligned with the earth (in a line).

D. Are low tides caused when the sun and moon are aligned at right angles relative to the earth.

The modern view of pelagic ecosystems differs from the classic or traditional model

because it includes: A. measurements of productivity

B. differences between Atlantic and Pacific oceans

C. the microbial loop

D. differences between tropical, temperate and polar oceans

The modern view of pelagic ecosystems differs from the classic or traditional model

because it includes: A. measurements of productivity

B. differences between Atlantic and Pacific oceans

C. the microbial loop

D. differences between tropical, temperate and polar oceans

An example of an omnivore would be:

A. A copepod that eats diatoms and haptophytes.

B. A copepod that eats diatoms and foraminifera

C. A copepod that eats diatoms and dinoflagellates

D. A copepod that eats diatoms and cyanophytes

An example of an omnivore would be:

A. A copepod that eats diatoms and haptophytes.

B. A copepod that eats diatoms and foraminifera

C. A copepod that eats diatoms and dinoflagellates

D. A copepod that eats diatoms and cyanophytes

Any more questions?

Good luck!

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