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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VII-VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Paul Crutzen, how much of the earth had been transformed by human activity?
(a) Between 1/3 and 1/2.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 1/2.
(d) About 1/4 to 1/3.

2. How long were auk eggs?
(a) About 5 inches.
(b) 6 inches.
(c) About 3 inches.
(d) 4 inches.

3. How big was each of Silman's tree plots?
(a) 3 acres.
(b) 2 1/2 acres.
(c) 3 1/2 acres.
(d) 1 acre.

4. How long a line did Armannsson use when he fished for cod?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 1,000 feet.
(c) 10,000 feet.
(d) 6 miles.

5. How many different species might be involved in building a coral reef?
(a) 500.
(b) 50.
(c) 35.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what university were psychologist who recruited undergraduate students for an experiment about perception?

2. How many species found in the vent-free zone near Castello Aragonese, disappeared in the pH 7.8 zone?

3. When did Crutzen publish "Geology of Mankind"?

4. How many illustrations of species were in "Graptolites in British Stratigraphy"?

5. From what country were Norway rats from?

(see the answer key)

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