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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From a single species of tree, how many species of beetles had entomologist Terry Erwin collected?
(a) 950.
(b) 814.
(c) 1,045.
(d) 789.

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

5. In Chapter 11, how many species of Rhino did the author say still existed?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1970s, how many species of birds were discovered to live on One Tree?

2. How long was the debate about Darwin's theory in his 1842 book "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" debated?

3. How many trees did the author believe were growing on One Tree?

4. When was the best time to hear birds in the Amazon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the first European to encounter the Great Barrier Reef, and how did he come across it?

2. Why did the Sumatran rhino species nearly become extinct?

3. In Chapter 10, what introduced species could the author see on her lawn?

4. How did the author describe One Tree Island?

5. What was the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project?

6. What was the Frozen Zoo?

7. Why did Cohn-Haft believe that there were more species of birds in the Amazon than thirteen hundred?

8. What was interesting about the Alzatea verticillata tree?

9. What did Suci eat at the zoo?

10. How had the road BR-174 changed over the years?

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