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(04.01 MC) Albino alligators are examples of organisms born with a genetic condition resulting in a lack of pigment and a unique white color. What do you think would happen to an albino alligator if it was born in the wild and why? (3 points)

(06.03 MC) What is the primary benefit of continuing to use non-renewable oil, as opposed to using renewable sources of energy instead? (3 points)

(06.03 MC) Why is it difficult to know the impacts of deep sea mining? (3 points)

(04.04 LC) Which of the following is defined as the movement of individuals to and from a population? (3 points)

(04.01 MC) Which statement best supports the fact that natural selection occurs in the marine environment? (3 points)

(06.04 HC) You farm kelp and sell the kelp for food and as fertilizer. The wastes from the kelp can be used in an integrated aquaculture system in which kelp farming can be coupled with farming of fish or abalone. Make an argument that you are using a sustainable system of growing a renewable resource, and explain why it is beneficial (and more sustainable) to couple algae farming with fish farming than simply to farm fish independently. (5 points)

(05.03 MC) How does mutualism compare with commensalism? (3 points)

(05.02 MC) What would most likely occur if the penguin population were to dramatically increase in this food web? (3 points) © 1997–2016, Maryland State Department of Education

(04.05 LC) Which of the following is an example of overproduction in the marine environment? (3 points)

(05.03 MC) What is a universal way that predation benefits the predator? (3 points)