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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Rabbs' fringe-limbed tree frogs lay their eggs?

2. What was the modern day name for the island where explorers once found auks?

3. When was it difficult to avoid stepping on frogs in Sierra Nevada?

4. When was the Alvarezes' paper "Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction" published?

5. Where did golden frogs lay their eggs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the frogs like that Darwin discovered in Chile?

2. What deforested Easter Island and how was that conclusion derived?

3. What was the Gola del Botttaccione?

4. In Chapter 5, what rocks did Luis Alvarez study and what did he learn?

5. What were graptolites?

6. How did Luis Alvarez solve the debate over whether there were treasure-filled chambers inside Egypt's second-largest pyramid?

7. Where was the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center located and what does it look like?

8. When and how did it appear that the American mastodon became extinct?

9. How did the creatures collected by Hall-Spencer and Buia reveal the destructive effect of the volcanic vents?

10. How were the frogs protected at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some scientists believe coral reefs may become extinct. What factors are threatening coral reefs and why might they not survive? Can anything be done to improve the chances of coral reefs surviving?

Essay Topic 2

Oceans appeared to be becoming more acidic. What were the consequences of acidity in oceans and what implications did that have for future?

Essay Topic 3

It was theorized that the world was once one continent. Why did the concept of species migrating and the difficulty of their doing so without assistance lead to the idea that the world once was one continent? What evidence was discovered that seemed to support the theory?

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