(06.03 MC) Seaweeds such as kelp are a potentially renewable source of biofuels for both electric power generation and as a replacement for petroleum-based products. Which of the following is a potential issue that could change this potentially renewable resource into a nonrenewable one? (3 points)

(04.01 LC) What type of variation is necessary for natural selection to occur? (3 points)

(06.03 LC) Which of the following has the greatest effect on endangered species populations? (3 points)

(06.03 MC) Study the photo of a proposed ship and deep-sea mineral mining apparatus. What would be the most likely environmental impact that the company faces regarding the seafloor? (3 points) © 2016 Keith Jackson & Friends

(04.03 MC) A simple marine food chain is depicted below. Given what you have learned about the biomagnification of some pollutants (e.g., cadmium), in what organism would you expect to find the greatest concentration of cadmium? (3 points)

(04.04 LC) According to the graph, which age recreational snapper makes up the highest percentage of catch? (3 points) © 2015, Queensland Government

(06.03 HC) The illustration shows one of the ways resources are removed from the deep sea. Describe what type of resources these are, including if they are renewable or non-renewable. Predict two consequences to the seafloor life if this process is not regulated. (5 points) © 2016 Indywatch.org

(06.04 HC) Describe at least two costs and two benefits of using a desalinization plant to obtain more freshwater. (5 points)

(04.05 LC) What is artificial selection? (3 points)

(04.05 MC) In the Galapagos islands, the weather causes a variation in algae growth year to year. Marine iguanas eat the algae, and during the years with more algae growth, the marine iguanas lay more eggs. What is the benefit of this overproduction of eggs? (3 points)