(05.06 MC) The image of a scientist collecting a sediment core was taken at the Wild Harbor salt march on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. What evidence is this person hoping to collect from this research? (3 points) © 2016 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

(05.02 MC) Why are saprotrophs so important to a marine food web? (3 points)

(05.03 MC) What is a universal way that predation benefits the predator? (3 points)

(04.01 MC) Albino alligators are examples of organisms born with a genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigment and a unique white color. What do you think would happen to an albino alligator if it was born in the wild and why? (3 points)

(04.05 LC) Which of the following is one of the four conditions necessary for natural selection to occur in a population? (3 points)

(05.01 MC) Why is predation considered a biotic factor in marine systems? (3 points)

(05.06 LC) Which method is used for an oil spill out at sea to break the oil into small droplets? (3 points)

(05.06 MC) A Response Options Calculator (ROC) can be used when responding to an oil spill to help predict how the oil will change over time and determine which methods can be best used to clean it. What is the benefit of this type of tool? (3 points)

(05.01 LC) Which factor impacting the marine environment is considered biotic? (3 points)

(04.05 LC) Natural selection is a central part of evolutionary theory. Which of the following is a correct characteristic of scientific theory? (3 points)