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Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Quammen describe about Bedo?
(a) His research projects.
(b) His tragic death.
(c) His marriage.
(d) His departure from his homeland.

3. How did Wilson and MacArthur test their theory about recolonization?
(a) By returning year after year to a small island off Tasmania.
(b) By studying new volcanic islands in the South Seas.
(c) By fumigating an island in the Florida Keys.
(d) By studying data from the ancient city of Atlantis.

4. Where did Quammen go to study temrecs?
(a) Galapagos.
(b) Sri Lanka.
(c) New Zealand.
(d) Madagascar.

5. What human actions make island biogeography applicable in this new location?
(a) Suburban sprawl.
(b) Division of ecosystems.
(c) Expansion of cities.
(d) Development of reservoirs for water supplies.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many individuals were thought to be necessary to prevent harmful inbreeding?

2. What national disaster destroyed kestrel habitat in Mauritius?

3. When did the Mauritius kestrel population begin to decline?

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

5. How did sailors describe the dodo?

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