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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the statary phase when ants stay mostly in one place to raise a new generation, how long might the ants stay put?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.

2. When was the best time to take a bat census?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

3. On the Great Barrier Reef, how large were the sea cucumbers?
(a) Size of cucumbers.
(b) Size of bolster cushions.
(c) Size of a children's table.
(d) Size of a swim tube.

4. In the BDFFP's study plots, how many species of trees have been identified?
(a) 1,400.
(b) 1,600.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 1,200.

5. How many species of birds were estimated to live in the entire world?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 8,000.
(d) 10,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?

2. At the time the author wrote Chapter 5, what was the current theory for the end-Ordovician extinction?

3. In Chapter I, where was a volcanic crater located that is mentioned by the author?

4. What color eyes does Kolbert's guide have who shows her around Dob's Linn?

5. Where did golden frogs lay their eggs?

(see the answer key)

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