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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. How many species of primates could be found in the area of the BDFFP project?

2. When the author visited Reserve 1202, where was the graduate student from who was studying bats?

3. What was the second-largest coral reef located?

4. How many prey could a colony of army ants on the march consume per day?

5. Who was credited with having put the term "biological diversity" into general circulation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the hobbits?

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

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

4. What was interesting about the Alzatea verticillata tree?

5. What was Cohn-Haft's job when he first worked at Reserve 1202?

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

7. What was the white powder found on bats and that seemed to be killing them?

8. Where and when were the first Neanderthal bones discovered?

9. Why did Suci get an ultrasound in Chapter 11?

10. How did tree diversity vary around the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the 18th century some scientists believed in transformation of species. What was transformation of species and why didn't Cuvier believe transformation was possible?

Essay Topic 2

Lyell disagree with the theory that catastrophes were responsible for geological changes. What did Lyell believe was responsible for geological changes and what evidence did he believe he had to prove that theory?

Essay Topic 3

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

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