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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In an average day, how many pounds of ficus leaves would Suci eat?
(a) About 100.
(b) 15.
(c) 35.
(d) About 50.

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

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

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

5. Where did Silman teach?
(a) Wake Forest University.
(b) University of Michigan.
(c) Clemson University.
(d) Furman University.

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

7. How many species of army ants were found in the tropics?
(a) Dozens.
(b) 50-60.
(c) 45-50.
(d) Hundreds.

8. In 1984, how many Sumatran rhinos were sent to zoos in the U.S.?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

9. How big was One Tree Island?
(a) 600 x 400 feet.
(b) 700 by 300 feet.
(c) 800 x 200 feet.
(d) 750 by 150 feet.

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

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

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

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

14. In the northeastern United States, which bats were the first to go into hibernation?
(a) Gray.
(b) Little browns.
(c) Evening.
(d) Canyon.

15. In Chapter 8, how long had it taken Silman and the author to travel 50 miles?
(a) All day.
(b) About a half a day.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, how many species of trees did Miles Silman say were in his plots?`

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

3. By the time it was learned that Sumatran rhinos could not just eat hay, how many were left in U.S. zoos?

4. What did Ken Caldeira do before becoming an atmospheric scientists?

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

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