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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the 1970s, how many species of birds were discovered to live on One Tree?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 8.
(d) 15.

2. How many miles separated Galapagos from the coast of South America?
(a) 500.
(b) 450.
(c) 350.
(d) 250.

3. When was the tenth edition of Car Linnaeus' "Systema Naturae" published?
(a) 1794.
(b) 1736.
(c) 1764.
(d) 1758.

4. How many people lived in Biosphere 2 for two years?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 6.

5. When were the first bats found that appeared to have been dipped in talcum powder?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tattoo did Edgardo Griffith have?

2. Who was credited with having put the term "biological diversity" into general circulation?

3. In what zoo did herpetologist Paul Crump work?

4. How much did Icelanders pay in 1971 to buy the auk back?

5. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

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