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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much Neanderthal DNA did all non-Africans carry according to Paabo?
(a) 2 to 3 percent.
(b) 1 to 4 percent.
(c) 1.5 percent.
(d) 6 percent.

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. Where was Bardsey Island located?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Britain.
(d) Ireland.

4. How long had BR-174 been paved in Chapter 9?
(a) About 20 years ago.
(b) 17 years ago.
(c) 12 years ago.
(d) Around 15 years ago.

5. When were bones discovered in a cave that gave the world the Neanderthal?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1861.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1856.

6. Who was the first scientist to test sensitivity of coral to the saturation state?
(a) James Bryant.
(b) Chris Langdon.
(c) William Wyatt.
(d) Peter Andrews.

7. 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.

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

9. In 1984 when conservationists gathered in Singapore to work out a Sumatran rhino rescue strategy, how many rhinos were caught for a captive breeding program?
(a) 12.
(b) 40.
(c) 17.
(d) 35.

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

11. In the 1960s, where did Ralph Solecki uncovered the remains of several Neanderthals in a cave?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Iran.

12. In Chapter 9, by official count, how many species of birds were there in the Amazon?
(a) 500.
(b) 750.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 250.

13. When did Suci's mother die?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2009.

14. How much did it cost to feed Suci ficus leaves a year?
(a) $75,000.
(b) About $50,000.
(c) $85,000.
(d) Nearly $100,000.

15. If an ocean current flowed about one mile per hours, in six week, how far could a seed be carried?
(a) More than 1,000 miles.
(b) 700 miles.
(c) 300 miles.
(d) About 500 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to American naturalists, Carl and Marian Rettenmeyer, how many species did they discover that lived in association with "Eciton burchellii" army ants?

2. In a cave in Vermont, how many bat corpses piled up on the ground after they were affected by "Geomyces destructans"?

3. When was it believed that the Neanderthal vanished?

4. From a single species of tree, how many species of beetles had entomologist Terry Erwin collected?

5. When Acropora millepora spawned, how many eggs would be in each egg-sperm bundle?

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