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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preston's Bell.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?
(a) Relaxation to equilibrium.
(b) Faunal collapse.
(c) Catastrophic deterioration.
(d) Ecosystem decay.

2. What did Frank Preston say made up the majority of species in any ecosystem?
(a) A large number of small animals that served as food for a number of larger animals.
(b) A few very rare species.
(c) A large number of fairly common species.
(d) A few very common species.

3. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?
(a) It is just being populated now.
(b) It is a controlled experiment.
(c) It is an exception to most rules of population dispersal.
(d) It is so isolated.

4. What is the term that encompasses David Quammen's overall idea?
(a) Survival of the fittest.
(b) Ecosystem collapse.
(c) Island biogeography.
(d) Functional adaptation.

5. When does Quammen say his field became a field of inquiry?
(a) With MacArthur and Wilson.
(b) With Darwin.
(c) With Quammen.
(d) With Alfred Wallace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship Quammen develops between the imaginary rug and ecosystems?

2. How did humans hurt the dodo population indirectly?

3. How would you describe Quammen's vocabulary?

4. What kinds of animals did Philip Darlington look at?

5. What were the first plants to arrive after the eruption of Krakatau?

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