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(03.03 MC) A marine biologist is studying dolphin calls and notices that sometimes the calls sound louder based on the background noise in the water. She concludes that the sound waves are adding together. What type of wave interference does this describe? (3 points)

(03.01 MC) The humpback whale migrates across areas of the Pacific Ocean, from Hawaii and California in the winter to Alaska in the summer. Why would humpback whales migrate north in the summer? (3 points)

(03.03 MC) Most filter-feeding whales have calls between 15 to 25 hertz, but one type of filter-feeding whale has a much higher frequency, at 52 hertz. What likely differs between the two whale calls? (3 points)

(02.03 MC) As global temperatures increase, sea levels rise. Which of the following is a way that rising sea levels negatively impact marine biodiversity? (3 points)

(02.02 MC) What would most likely prevent the inside-out model from becoming an accepted scientific theory? (3 points)

(02.01 MC) The Aleutian Trench is an area where the oceanic Pacific Plate is converging with the continental North American Plate. What can you conclude is happening in this area? (3 points)

(03.02 LC) An isolated system is best characterized as a system in which: (3 points)

(03.02 HC) Phytoplankton use sunlight to gain energy through photosynthesis. As a result of the Law of Conservation of Energy, phytoplankton cannot gain more energy than it consumes. A closed system consisting of an aquarium, phytoplankton, and sunlight is set up. Which of the following methods would best demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Energy? (3 points)

(02.05 HC) A study was conducted to examine the impact of temperature changes on the number of “non-native species” in an area of the mid-Atlantic ocean. The results of the study are shown in the table below.   Temperature (°C) Number of species Sample 1 15 12 Sample 2 22 10 Sample 3 32 23 Sample 4 27 19   What is the relationship between temperature and non-native species? (3 points)

(03.02 HC) A dolphin is living in a closed system consisting of a large aquarium, the dolphin, and its food. Which method could be used to demonstrate the Law of Conservation of Energy? (3 points)