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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of the world's eight species of bears, how many were categorized as vulnerable to extinction or endangered?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

2. How many species of primates could be found in the area of the BDFFP project?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

4. By the early 1980s, how low was the population of Sumatran rhinos?
(a) Several thousand.
(b) 689.
(c) 432.
(d) A few hundred.

5. When did Captain James Cook encounter the Great Barrier Reef?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1770.
(d) 1753.

6. How many trees did the author believe were growing on One Tree?
(a) 250.
(b) 5.
(c) 500.
(d) 1.

7. When the author visited Reserve 1202, where was the graduate student from who was studying bats?
(a) Chile.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Argentina.
(d) Portugal.

8. How many prey could a colony of army ants on the march consume per day?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 11,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 5,000.

9. In Chapter 7, by what percent did a study by Australian researchers find that the Great Barrier Reef had declined in the last thirty years?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 45.
(d) 35.

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

11. How many species of native trees were found in Vermont?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 25.
(d) 45.

12. What did Paabo's team received as an award for a paper they published in "Science" in May 2010?
(a) $30,000.
(b) $75,000.
(c) $50,000.
(d) $25,000.

13. When did Lyell visit Big Bone Lick and purchase teeth of a baby mastodon?
(a) 1853.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1842.

14. In 2004, how many black-faced honeycreepers probably existed?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the first bats found that appeared to have been dipped in talcum powder?

2. When Cohn-Haft and his colleagues banded birds across the reserve, how many did they band?

3. Who was the first scientist to test sensitivity of coral to the saturation state?

4. How many acres of untouched rainforest were inside Reserve 1202?

5. How many tree plots had Silman established to study climate change in the tropics?

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