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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hedgehog of the Amazon.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Quammen say an island is?
(a) A fundamentally unique environment.
(b) A sample.
(c) An isolate.
(d) A replica of other ecosystems.

2. How does Quammen say lizards probably arrived at Krakatau?
(a) Flew.
(b) Swam.
(c) They developed independently from amphibians there.
(d) Came with humans.

3. What did Wilson and MacArthur postulate according to Quammen?
(a) That extinction only began when began to travel to new islands.
(b) That extinctions followed a predictable timeline following colonization.
(c) That extinction was a regular event on islands.
(d) That once an island developed a full range of species, extinction was rare.

4. What was Lovejoy's strategy in his plan?
(a) To exterminate all animals in an area and study how the area was repopulated.
(b) To import animals into nature reserves.
(c) To diminish the size of nature reserves and track the number of species over time.
(d) Count the number of species in rainforest islands.

5. Where is Krakatau?
(a) Italy.
(b) Malay Archipelago.
(c) Tunisia.
(d) Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What factors did Simberloff and Abele cite in their challenge to Wilson and MacArthur's hypothesis?

2. What was the state of Lovejoy's plan when Quammen visited the sites with him?

3. What is a thylacine?

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

5. What turnover rate did Wilson and MacArthur predict for Krakatau?

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