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: [email protected] 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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