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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why, according to Quammen, is the theory of equilibrium important to science?
2. What did Wilson and MacArthur say about the immigration of new species in an island ecosystem?
3. How did the data from Krakatau match Wilson and MacArthur's predictions?
4. What does Quammen say is distinctive about the indri?
5. When was the concept of the minimum viable population introduced?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Quammen describe Bedo's death?
2. How is the case of the muriqui different from the case of the Mauritius kestrel?
3. How did Quammen get to Aru?
4. How does Quammen's argument circle back to its origins in chapter nine, "World in Pieces"?
5. What experiment took place in the Florida Keys?
6. What was the effect of 'An Equilibrium Theory of Insular Zoogeography', according to Quammen?
7. What data did Simberloff and Abele deploy in challenging this theory?
8. What factors affected the populations on an island, according to 'An Equilibrium Theory of Insular Zoogeography'?
9. What note does Quammen end 'The Song of the Dodo' on?
10. What was the practical example of species management Quammen cited from Texas?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Debate the proposition that it is more important to protect an endangered monkey than it might be to protect an endangered snake.
Essay Topic 2
Evaluate your own reading of 'The Song of the Dodo'--did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.
Essay Topic 3
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the scientific methods used to measure and assess island biogeography. What do we gain by way of insight and understanding? What patterns or trends does the data fail to account for?
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