(04.05 LC) During nesting season, each female loggerhead sea turtle will lay several clutches of eggs, each one being around 100 eggs. On average, one out of 1000 eggs will survive to adulthood. This is an example of what biological process? (3 points)

(06.04 LC) You have noted an increase in cancer rates among a local harbor seal population. You also noted an increase in the release of toxic, potentially cancer causing pollutants by industry in the area. You think that the industry is causing the increase in cancer rates. This is a testable idea. What is this sort of testable idea called? (3 points)

(04.03 HC) After the devastating tsunami in Japan in 2011, the Fukushima nuclear power plant failed and released radioactive material into the ocean. Which long-term impacts would radioactive material most likely have on fish populations? (3 points)

(04.04 MC) Juvenile Red Snapper are found close to shore, while adults live in deeper water. An oil rig started seeping oil near the shoreline. What do you predict would be the biggest impact on Red Snapper due to the oil leakage? (3 points)

(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)

(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)

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