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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Song of the Indri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?
(a) It is an exception to most rules of population dispersal.
(b) It is just being populated now.
(c) It is a controlled experiment.
(d) It is so isolated.

2. Where do the indri live?
(a) Madagascar.
(b) Sri Lanka.
(c) Tasmania.
(d) Hawaii.

3. How many species of the animal Philip Darlington studied did an island of four square miles possess?
(a) 88.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 217.

4. Where does Quammen say isolates can occur?
(a) In the bottoms of lakes.
(b) Only in areas separated by steep mountains or deserts.
(c) On islands and on land.
(d) Only on islands.

5. What does Quammen say increases as individuals breed with genetically similar individuals?
(a) Birth defects.
(b) Anxiety and reproductive complications.
(c) Congenital flaws.
(d) Hostility in breeding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a sample?

2. What was Bedo's reputation?

3. What does Quammen say the indri's future looks like?

4. What is a minimum viable population?

5. How many individuals were thought to be required for long-term genetic adaptability?

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