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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Song of the Indri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What assertion did Frank Preston make based on his data?
(a) That a national park could contain a microcosm of the wild species.
(b) That the earth itself is a single ecosystem, and it cannot be broken down into constituent parts without losing sight of the whole.
(c) That a national park 'microcosm' would not be representative of wild species.
(d) That a national park that wanted to be a microcosm of wild species would need a large buffer zone to encourage diversity.

2. What rule governs the relationship between the size of an island and the number of species it can support?
(a) The large the island, the greater the number of species.
(b) The taller the highest point on the island, the greater the number of species.
(c) The greater the fertility of the soil, the greater the number of species.
(d) The longer the coastline the greater the number of species.

3. What surprising dispersal ability does Quammen say elephants have?
(a) Ability to be carried in other animals' fur.
(b) Ability to be carried on wind currents.
(c) Ability to swim long distances.
(d) Ability to go without water for weeks.

4. What does Quammen say is distinctive about the indri?
(a) Its cry.
(b) Its diet.
(c) Its method of reproducing.
(d) Its fur.

5. Who is Bedo?
(a) Someone Quammen met in the hotel.
(b) An indri researcher.
(c) Quammen's guide.
(d) A local hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an indri?

2. How does Quammen describe the komodo dragon's territory?

3. What did Frank Preston say made up the majority of species in any ecosystem?

4. What does Quammen use as an example of an island?

5. When was the concept of the minimum viable population introduced?

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