Why is there more potential for marine research now than ever before?

Technology provides new, practical, and cost effective tools

Benthic organisms provide tremendous potential for new drugs because?

They rely on chemical defenses and have strong immune system

Why is paleoclimatology important?

It allows scientists to predict changes in the climate

What did the Truman Proclamation and UNCLOS do to avoid Tragedy of Commons?

They restored national responsibility for parts of Ocean

What is "The Tragedy of Commons"?

An Article written about Common ownership of Property

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What is Paleoclimatology?
The study of Dinosaurs
The study of Old Climates
The study of Mountain Climbing
The study of Clouds
2
"Tragedy of Commons" suggests that International management of marine biological resources...
Must change
Is very effective
3
What is the only underwater research habitat for scientists?
The Underwater Frontier
The Aquarius
4
How many people have ever been to the bottom of the Mariana Trench?
2
5
13
1
5
Why is there more potential for marine research now than ever before?
The seas are common property
Technology provides new, practical, and cost effective tools
Because of Global Warming
Because there are more people on Earth than ever before
6
Benthic organisms provide tremendous potential for new drugs because?
They are so rare and hard to find
They rely on chemical defenses and have strong immune system
They're easier to catch than pelagic organisms
They get sick and make good subjects to study drug effects
7
How many people have walked on the surface of the moon?
12
20
1
50
8
Why is paleoclimatology important?
It helps us to predict hurricanes better
It helps us understand dinosaurs
It allows scientists to predict changes in the climate
It allows scientists to see changes in species
9
We know more about our Oceans than our Moon?
False
True
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What did the Truman Proclamation and UNCLOS do to avoid Tragedy of Commons?
They made Oceans everyone's international property
They set up parts of Oceans as national park zones
They restored national responsibility for parts of Ocean
They made it easier to map Ocean floors
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What is "The Tragedy of Commons"?
An Article written about Common Relationships
A Book written by a Tragedy Expert
An Article written about Common ownership of Property
A Play by Shakespeare

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