21) who wrote the open sea, its natural history?

22) who was the first scientist to study the antarctic whale?

23) what is the scientific method?

24) what is deductive reasoning?

25) what is inductive reasoning?

26) list the steps of the scientific method in order.

27) what does it take for a scientific theory to gain wide acceptance?

28) who was J.h.connel ?

29) who was ivan valiela?

30) what is the hypothesis?

31) what is the control in an experiment?

32) what is the difference between a dependent and independent variable in an experiment?

33) what is a variable?

34) Briefly describe a scientifically based theory?


5) how much of the earth's total water supply is fresh water? how much is contained in marine ecosystems?

6) what is a biotic factor of an ecosystem?How are they effected by a abiotic?

7) how can water temperature inluence aquatic ecpsystems?


8) what are the names of the major oceans?which is the largest and deepest ocean in the world?

9) what is salinity?

10) what are the causes of waves, tides and currents?

11) why are shore lines considered difficult to live?

12)describe some creatures of a coral reef and their adaptations?

13) what are the 3 zones of the open ocean ecosystem? what kinds of creatures live in each zone?

14) when is life more abundant, warm tropical water or cold water?

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