You are part of an exploratory group that travels to a distant planet and discovers new life.It takes a long time to find individuals, because they are very spread out and sparse, and once you begin finding them, you see that every single one is female!A number of the females seem to have growths on them.Your colleagues are convinced that these creatures reproduce through parthenogenesis (a type of asexual reproduction).But because you have taken a course in marine biology, you know that there is another possible explanation.What is it?

MCQs on the field of Marine Biology, from a survey of the origin of oceans and their movements to details of marine food webs, life cycles, and marine zonation. As well as on marine environment and ecology, taxonomy and physiology, and contemporary concerns in the field, including human influences on marine systems.