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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preston's Bell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a thylacine?
(a) A kestrel.
(b) A Tasmanian tiger.
(c) A kangaroo.
(d) A crab.

2. When did Krakatau erupt?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1721.
(d) 1852.

3. What is a sample?
(a) The data that comes from studying an area, large or small.
(b) The list of species in an area.
(c) A defined area of a large system.
(d) The set of interrelationships that govern a particular climate and ecosystem.

4. What surprising dispersal ability does Quammen say elephants have?
(a) Ability to go without water for weeks.
(b) Ability to be carried on wind currents.
(c) Ability to be carried in other animals' fur.
(d) Ability to swim long distances.

5. What kinds of animals did Philip Darlington look at?
(a) Mammals.
(b) Reptiles.
(c) Birds.
(d) Insects.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does David Quammen invoke as he describes cutting the rug?

2. Who is Owen Griffiths?

3. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?

4. What is the relationship Quammen develops between the imaginary rug and ecosystems?

5. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?

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