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(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)

(05.04 LC) What evidence could be used to convince policy makers to change a shipping lane from going through a whale breeding ground? (3 points)

(05.02 MC) What is the difference between a producer and a consumer in a marine food chain? (3 points)

(04.01 MC) Which is the most likely outcome for a species of fish that lacks the genetic variation necessary to adapt to a changing ocean environment? (3 points)

(04.01 LC) Which of the following is correct regarding hypertension? (2 points)