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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. When was a nearly complete Neanderthal skeleton found in a cave in southern France?

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

3. How big was each of Silman's tree plots?

4. According to American naturalists, Carl and Marian Rettenmeyer, how many species did they discover that lived in association with "Eciton burchellii" army ants?

5. What was the gestation period for a Sumatran rhino?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the Frozen Zoo?

4. What are some theories for why the alala became extinct in the wild?

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

6. Where did coral reefs grow?

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

8. What did Suci eat at the zoo?

9. What did the One Tree Island Research Station consist of?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Biosphere 2 was built to show how life could survive in a closed environment. What factors lead to the failure of Biosphere 2 and why couldn't the humans who lived there survive inside?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

It was proposed that a sixth extinction was occurring on our planet. What was the sixth extinction and why do some believe it is another mass extinction?

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