78) The introduction of which of the following non-native species altered the ecology of fresh-
water lakes and blocked the water-carrying pipes of power plants?
A) Atlantic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi
B) Seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia
C) European green crab Carcinus maenas
D) Atlantic cordgrass Spartina alterniflora
E) European zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.5 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Biological Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.5 Specify the environmental problems associated with biological pollution
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
79) The introduction of which of the following non-native species has done has done extensive
damage to the Black Seas’s fishing and tourist industries?
A) Atlantic comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi
B) Seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia
C) European green crab Carcinus maenas
D) Atlantic cordgrass Spartina alterniflora
E) European zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.5 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Biological Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.5 Specify the environmental problems associated with biological pollution
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
80) In the United States alone, more than 7 ________ introduced species (not counting
microorganisms) have been documented, of which about 15% cause ecological and economic
damage
A) hundred
B) thousand
C) million
D) billion
E) trillion
Answer: B
Diff: 2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.5 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Biological Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.5 Specify the environmental problems associated with biological pollution
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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11.3 Essay Questions
1) Describe what happened to the oil that polluted the Gulf of Mexico after the explosion of the
Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling platform in 2010?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.2 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Petroleum Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.2 Specify the marine environmental problems
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
2) Why do many marine pollution experts consider oil to be among the least damaging pollutants
introduced into the ocean?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.2 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Petroleum Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.2 Specify the marine environmental problems
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
3) Why are there concerns about the long-term effects of oil spills, such as chronic, delayed, or
indirect impacts?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.2 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Petroleum Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.2 Specify the marine environmental problems
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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4) Explain the difference between a territorial sea and the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.6 What Laws Govern Ocean Ownership?
Essent’l Concept: 11.6 Demonstrate an understanding of the laws that govern ocean ownership.
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
5) List the types of marine pollutants.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.1 What Is Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.1 Explain how pollution is defined
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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6) How and by whom are marine natural resources regulated? Briefly discuss the history of
regulation and include in your answer the role of the United Nations.
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.6 What Laws Govern Ocean Ownership?
Essent’l Concept: 11.6 Demonstrate an understanding of the laws that govern ocean ownership.
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
7) Why is storm-water runoff or drain runoff a significant contributor to non-point source pollution?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.4 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Non- point source
Pollution, Including Trash?
Essent’l Concept: 11.4 Specify the marine environmental problems associated with non-point
source pollution, including trash
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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8) What properties have contributed to plastics being considered a miracle substance? How do those
same properties cause plastics to be unusually persistent and damaging in the marine environment?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.4 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Non- point source
Pollution, Including Trash?
Essent’l Concept: 11.4 Specify the marine environmental problems associated with non-point
source pollution, including trash
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
9) What variables need to be considered in order to estimate how much mercury-rich seafood is safe
to eat?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.3 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Non-Petroleum Chemical
Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.3 Specify the marine environmental problems associated with non-petroleum
chemical pollution
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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10) What are some of the non-native marine species that have caused environmental problems for
the United States?
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remembering/Understanding
Section: 11.5 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Biological Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.5 Specify the environmental problems associated with biological pollution
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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11.4 Visual Questions
1)
The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was approximately ________ times larger than the Exxon
Valdez Oil Spill.
A) 5.6
B) 18
C) 44
D) 530
E) 780
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 11.2 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Petroleum Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.2 Specify the marine environmental problems
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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2)
When compared to the annual global oil input to the ocean from natural oil seeps and regular human
activities such as transportation the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was approximately ________.
A) 2.7 times larger
B) 1.8 times larger
C) about the same volume
D) slightly more than half as big
E) almost half as big
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 11.2 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Petroleum Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.2 Specify the marine environmental problems
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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3)
When compared to the annual oil input to the U. S. ocean waters from natural oil seeps and regular
human activities such as transportation the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was approximately
________.
A) 2.7 times larger
B) 1.8 times larger
C) about the same volume
D) slightly more than half as big
E) almost half as big
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Applying/Analyzing
Section: 11.2 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Petroleum Pollution?
Essent’l Concept: 11.2 Specify the marine environmental problems
OSLP: 6 The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected.
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