Marine Biology, Bio 475/G
Dr. Ouida Meier
Study Guide:
Material to be covered on Test 3:
Part One
Lecture on Animial Migrations
Lecture on Coral Reef Ecosystems
Lecture on Open Ocean Habitats
Lecture on Deep Sea Habitats
[Note: PowerPoints that served as outlines for the lecture and discussion on these topics are available online from the course website. The lecture on Coral Reef Ecosystems was given from research slides, but a listing of the main topics discussed has been provided online.]
Part Two
Chapters from Sumich and Morrisey on reserve in the library and in the biology dept. office:
9. Tropical and Subtropical Shallow Seas
10. The Open Sea
11. The Deep-Sea Floor
Part Three
Questions taken from research papers presented by students in class.
Abbreviated titles:
Infanticide in Bottlenose Dolphins
Terrestrial Locomotion in Penguins…
Human Disturbance… on a Rocky Intertidal Community
Electric Organ Discharge… in Skates
Low Genetic Variability in the Hawaiian Monk Seal
Jellyfish Blooms… [and] Changing Ocean Conditions
Emerging Marine Diseases…
…Blue-Sensitive Rod Visual Pigment in the Conger Eel…
Predation on Marine Snakes…
Threshold Foraging Behavior of Basking Sharks…
Good luck, and study hard.
If you gained some traction with extra credit opportunities, don’t squander it!
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