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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What cyclone added a ridge on One Tree Island in March 2009?
(a) Jose.
(b) Arlene.
(c) Hamish.
(d) Rina.

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

3. In Chapter 11, what did Suci weigh?
(a) 1,507 pounds.
(b) 1,318 pounds.
(c) 1,108 pounds.
(d) 1,709 pounds.

4. What was the second-largest coral reef located?
(a) Red Sea.
(b) Caribbean.
(c) Indian ocean.
(d) Off the coast of Belize.

5. When was the last known Javan rhino in Vietnam killed?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2007.
(d) 2010.

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

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

8. When an Australian researcher broke apart a volleyball-sized chunk of coral, how many polychaete worms did he find?
(a) More than 1,400.
(b) About 1,000.
(c) 103.
(d) 580.

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

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

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

12. Where did Suci, the Sumatran rhino, live?
(a) Cincinnati Zoo.
(b) Denver Zoo.
(c) Kansas City Zoo.
(d) Detroit Zoo.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Suci's mother die?

2. How many people lived in Biosphere 2 for two years?

3. 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?

4. How many species new to science had Silman and his students found?

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

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