(01.01 MC) A professor researching seaweed at a laboratory in the United States has been offered a position at a Chinese university. She needs to decide whether to move her experiments to China or whether to start the experiments over. Would it be appropriate scientific methodology to transport her experiments to China and continue them there? (3 points)

(01.04 MC) Sascha notices that steam appears from water only when the water is very hot. What property of water explains this observation? (3 points)

(01.03 MC) Shrimp are primary consumers that feed on photosynthetic organisms. Why would these organisms likely be found only in shallow ocean zones? (3 points)

(03.06 LC) Which characteristic of coastal dynamics limits the abundance of aquatic organisms? (3 points)

(01.03 LC) What causes tides to occur in the ocean? (3 points)

(01.03 MC) During upwelling, nutrient-rich water rises to the surface. How would this most likely affect the biotic components of the ecosystems where the upwelling is taking place? (3 points)

(01.01 MC) Cetology is an area of study that examines the physical characteristics and behaviors of some types of marine mammals by using experimentation. How would Cetology best be characterized? (3 points)

(01.01 MC) The intervention of extraterrestrials has been used to explain the Bermuda Triangle, a region of the Atlantic Ocean where ships and planes are frequently lost, leaving no evidence behind. How would this explanation best be characterized? (3 points)

(01.02 HC) A physicist is studying light absorbance in the ocean. He graphs his data as shown below. © 2015 http://science.kennesaw.edu What color of light would most likely be present at 200 meters below sea level, and why? Justify your answer by using the provided data. (3 points)

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