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The amount of food produced by marine organisms
Ocean Productivity
The study of living organisms that inhabit the seas and their interactions with each other and their environment
Marine Biology
A process of reasoning whereby a general explanation is derived from a series of observations
Inductive Reasoning
Different organisms that float or drift in the sea's currents; they are at the bottom of the ocean's complex food webs.
Plankton
The orderly pattern of gathering and analyzing information in science
Scientific Method
An explanation for observed events that can be experimentally tested
Hypothesis
The study of the oceans and their phenomena, such as waves, currents, and tides
Oceanography
The factor in an experiment that is altered
Experimental Variable
The process of reasoning in which observations suggest a general principle from which a specific statement can be derived
Deductive Reasoning
A Body of Observations and their experimental supports that have stood the test of time
Theory
One of the first Naturalist to systemically study marine organisms
Aristotle
Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" sparked an interest in this subject
Animal and Plant Adaptations
The modern science of marine biology can trace its beginning back to this time
The founding of the first marine laboratory at Woods Hole
These type of environments are interrelated, interactive and interdependent
Marine and Terrestrial
This expedition gave birth to the modern sciences of marine biology and oceanography
The Challenger Expedition
The ocean is an important source of _____ and _____ for humans
Food and Resources
The history of this is one of changing perspectives that have shaped the modern science and its application
Marine Biology
Scientist use an organized approach called the scientific method to investigate ______
Natural Phenomena
He is much more known for his research in theories of evolution than his marine biology studies
Darwin
The cartilage that makes up the skeletons of sharks is an important source of this
Antiangiogenesis Factor
The set in an experiment that contains the experimental variable vs. the set that does not
Experimental Set vs. Control Set
Agricultural Nutrients draining into the Gulf of Mexico have contributed to the depletion of oxygen in an area off Louisiana referred to as the "dead zone" or this....
Hypoxic Zone
The science that deals with the oceans and includes the delimitation of their extent and depth, the physics and chemistry of their waters, marine biology, and the exploitation of their resources.
What is oceanography?
The act or process of sticking together tightly.
What is cohesion?
The study of the various bodies of water that make up our planet including oceanic and freshwater environments.
What is Aquatic Science?