Answer to Question 1ANS: A
The USS Stewart was the first vessel to make a continuous profile of the ocean. They had an updated
version of the Iceberg Detector and Echo Depth Sounder, a device invented after the sinking of the
Titanic. Information can be found in the section Ocean Floor Is Mapped by Bathymetry.
Answer to Question 2ANS: C
There is a prevalence of active margins in the Pacific. These are areas associated with converging
plates and are characterized by high earthquake and volcanic activity. Recall the Pacific Ring of Fire
mentioned in Chapter 3. Information can be found in the section Continental Margins May Be Active
or Passive
Coral in the Pacific Ocean
California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) in the man-made rocky shoreline of the Berkeley M
Pap smear. Cells of the cervix (shown in the center) change in appearance as they progress through
The Morris Adjustable Chair, designed by Philip Webb, made by Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
Polar Ocean Productivity
1.6 Organisms are made up of cells, each of which contains an identical set of genes.