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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 does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?
(a) It only exists in nostalgia.
(b) It is ruined.
(c) It can still be reassembled.
(d) It is theoretical, now.

2. What did Philip Darlington propose?
(a) A mathematical ratio between island area and number of species.
(b) A set of formula that measure biodiversity.
(c) A correction that makes this rule broadly applicable.
(d) A set of exceptions to this rule.

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

4. Which scientist compared animals on islands with their counterparts on larger landmasses?
(a) Quammen.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Foster.
(d) Darwin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did sailors describe the dodo?

2. Where did the dodo nest?

3. What does Quammen say Wallace developed in South America?

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

5. What did Frank Preston study?

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