Aquatic Science Overview

Multiple Choice

Aquatic Science is the study of

• Kevin Costner's movie Water World.

• aquatic systems, encompassing both freshwater and marine systems.

• lakes, ponds, and rivers.

• oceans, seas, and all other salt water bodies.

Multiple Select

Please select all of the answers that can be a major field of study within aquatic science.

• Hydrology

• Freshwater Ecology

• Marine Biology

• Swim Instructor

• Oceanography

Open Ended

Why did you choose to study Aquatic Science?

Does your reason align with any of the reasons on the previous slide?

Fill in the Blank

The study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental water shed sustainability is known as _____.

Multiple Choice

Freshwater Ecology is a broad subject that can include topics of water quality and quantity; inland fisheries; amphibians and other vertebrates associated with freshwater habitats; aquatic invertebrates and aquatic vegetation.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blank

____ is the study of Oceans.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between an oceanographer and a marine biologists?

• oceanographer focuses on organisms in the deep

  while

  marine biologists tend to study organisms close to shore

• oceanographer focuses on organisms close to shore

  while

  marine biologists tend to study organisms in the deep

Multiple Choice

Which branch of oceanography is the study of the physics within the marine environment?

• Biological Oceanography

• Chemical Oceanography

• Geological Oceanography

• Physical Oceanography

Multiple Choice

Which branch of oceanography is (also called marine biology) studies the animals in the ocean and the ocean’s role as their habitat?

• Biological Oceanography

• Chemical Oceanography

• Geological Oceanography

• Physical Oceanography

Multiple Choice

Which branch of oceanography concerns itself with the geology of the ocean?

• Biological Oceanography

• Chemical Oceanography

• Geological Oceanography

• Physical Oceanography

Multiple Choice

Which branch of oceanography studies the chemistry of seawater?

• Biological Oceanography

• Chemical Oceanography

• Geological Oceanography

• Physical Oceanography

Fill in the Blank

Biological oceanography is more commonly known as _____ biology, which is the study of organisms of the seas & their habitats.