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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long was the debate about Darwin's theory in his 1842 book "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" debated?
(a) Until the 1940s.
(b) Until the 1930s.
(c) Until the mid-1800s.
(d) Until the 1950s.

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

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

5. In Chapter 9, what color did the author say that the dirt was in Amazonas?
(a) Bright orange.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Beige.

6. How much could poachers sell rhino horns on the black market?
(a) More than $20,000 a pound.
(b) About $15,000 a pound.
(c) $11,000 a pound.
(d) $31,000 a pound.

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

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

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

10. How many miles separated Galapagos from the coast of South America?
(a) 350.
(b) 500.
(c) 450.
(d) 250.

11. How much Denisovan DNA did contemporary New Guineans carry?
(a) About 4 percent.
(b) 3 percent.
(c) 1 percent.
(d) Up to 6 percent.

12. At the time the author wrote Chapter 9, how much of the earth was ice-free?
(a) 75 million square miles.
(b) 25 million square miles.
(c) 50 million square miles.
(d) 45 million square miles.

13. What was served for dinner on the first night of Hanukkah in Chapter 7?
(a) Beef.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Pig.
(d) Kangaroo meat.

14. On the Great Barrier Reef, how large were the sea cucumbers?
(a) Size of a swim tube.
(b) Size of a children's table.
(c) Size of bolster cushions.
(d) Size of cucumbers.

15. What did Suci weigh at birth?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 85 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) 70 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1960s, where did Ralph Solecki uncovered the remains of several Neanderthals in a cave?

2. How close to Australia was One Tree Island?

3. How many species of army ants were found in the tropics?

4. What was Suci given while she had an ultrasound?

5. If an ocean current flowed about one mile per hours, in six week, how far could a seed be carried?

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