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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. In a cave in Vermont, how many bat corpses piled up on the ground after they were affected by "Geomyces destructans"?
(a) 450.
(b) 350.
(c) Thousands.
(d) Hundreds.

7. When Acropora millepora spawned, how many sperm were in each egg-sperm bundle?
(a) 150.
(b) 75.
(c) 100s.
(d) 1,000s.

8. At the time the author visited BDFFP, how many scientific papers had been written about the area?
(a) 739.
(b) 612.
(c) More than 500.
(d) About 800.

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

10. When was it believed that the Neanderthal vanished?
(a) 30,000 years ago.
(b) 20,000 years ago.
(c) 15,000 years ago.
(d) 25,000 years ago.

11. 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) About 500 miles.
(c) 700 miles.
(d) 300 miles.

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

13. At BDFFP in Chapter 9, what bird species would cross road clearings?
(a) Scale-backed antbirds.
(b) Yello-tufted woodpecker.
(c) Black-tailed tityra.
(d) White-crowned manakins.

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

15. What was Suci given while she had an ultrasound?
(a) Hay.
(b) Orange slices
(c) Apple slices.
(d) Banana.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When an Australian researcher broke apart a volleyball-sized chunk of coral, how many polychaete worms did he find?

3. In the BDFFP's study plots, how many species of trees have been identified?

4. How much Neanderthal DNA did all non-Africans carry according to Paabo?

5. How many species of primates could be found in the area of the BDFFP project?

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