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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Tasmania's environmental history, according to Quammen?
(a) It was separated from Australia by water.
(b) It experienced a catastrophic eruption that killed off everything on the island, before life returned slowly.
(c) It was isolated by a growing mountain range in India.
(d) It was formed by a volcano in the sea.

2. 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 a national park that wanted to be a microcosm of wild species would need a large buffer zone to encourage diversity.
(c) That the earth itself is a single ecosystem, and it cannot be broken down into constituent parts without losing sight of the whole.
(d) That a national park 'microcosm' would not be representative of wild species.

3. What does Michael Soule study?
(a) Birds in Guam.
(b) Lizards in the Gulf of California.
(c) Dodos.
(d) Tasmanian tigers.

4. How many species did Wilson and MacArthur predict would establish an equilibrium in Krakatau?
(a) 500.
(b) 250.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

5. What was the special creation theory?
(a) The idea that God made each species for its environment.
(b) The theory that man was specifically created out of the best traits of the other animals.
(c) The theory that the universe was created especially for man's comfort.
(d) The theory that species developed only the most aesthetic traits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which scientist compared animals on islands with their counterparts on larger landmasses?

2. What does Lawrence Abele study?

3. How was the case of the muriqui different from the case of the Mauritius kestrel?

4. What is Lovejoy's term for the ecological crisis?

5. How many Mauritius kestrels were still in existence at the species' lowest point?

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