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

2. When did Lyell visit Big Bone Lick and purchase teeth of a baby mastodon?

3. In 1984 when conservationists gathered in Singapore to work out a Sumatran rhino rescue strategy, how many rhinos were caught for a captive breeding program?

4. When was the last known Javan rhino in Vietnam killed?

5. In Chapter 11, how many Javan rhinos were believed to be left?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the Frozen Zoo?

3. How did the author decide to go to One Tree?

4. How did the author describe the forest as they descended to Silman's tree plots in Chapter 8?

5. What was Biosphere 2?

6. What were the hobbits?

7. As early as the 1840s what explanations had been proposed for the megafauna extinction?

8. In the 1950s, what led William Straus and Alexander Cave to believe that Neanderthals walked upright?

9. How did army ants differ from most other ants?

10. Where had Neanderthal bones been discovered after they were first discovered in Germany?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Alvarezes believed an asteroid caused the end of the Cretaceous period. What led the Alvarezes to believe an asteroid ended the Creataceous period and how did they go about proving their theory?

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

Zalasiewicz and other geologists were interested in studying graptolites. What were graptolites and why were they significant to geologists?

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