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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a second set of mastodon bones were found, where we they sent?
(a) Berne.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

2. In Chapter 8, how many species of trees did Miles Silman say were in his plots?`
(a) 1,200.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 750.

3. How tall were adult auks?
(a) 1 1/2 feet tall.
(b) 4 feet tall.
(c) About 3 feet tall.
(d) More than 2 1/2 feet tall.

4. At the time the author wrote Chapter 5, what was the current theory for the end-Ordovician extinction?
(a) Volcanic explosions.
(b) Flood.
(c) Asteroid impact.
(d) Glaciation.

5. In 1984, where were grains of shocked quartz found in a layer of clay?
(a) Eastern Montana.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Western Utah.
(d) Colorado.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many species of native trees were found in Vermont?

2. How many different species might be involved in building a coral reef?

3. In the 1970s, how many species of birds were discovered to live on One Tree?

4. What did the call of the horned marsupial frog sound like?

5. What size was a skeleton discovered west of Buenos Aires?

(see the answer key)

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