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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Quammen say the theory of island ecology now applies?
(a) In microclimates.
(b) In mountainous regions.
(c) In the mainlands as well.
(d) In caves.

2. 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 data from the ancient city of Atlantis.
(c) By studying new volcanic islands in the South Seas.
(d) By fumigating an island in the Florida Keys.

3. Who confirmed to Quammen that this site in fact existed?
(a) His graduate assistant.
(b) Researchers on the island.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Natives.

4. What did Wilson and MacArthur say about the immigration of new species in an island ecosystem?
(a) That it depended on the defenses of the species already there. That it depended on external events and compatibility of food sources.
(b) That it was a regular occurrence.
(c) That it depended on external events and compatibility of food sources.
(d) That it typically only followed natural disasters like volcanoes erupting.

5. What was the species Quammen sought called by locals?
(a) Ranuren.
(b) Majib.
(c) Mistoquot.
(d) Cenderwasih.

6. What turnover rate did Wilson and MacArthur predict for Krakatau?
(a) One species a year.
(b) Ten species a year.
(c) Three species a year.
(d) Five species a year.

7. What was the result of the experiment Wilson and MacArthur undertook to prove their Krakatau hypothesis?
(a) The data showed that repopulation was much slower than predicted.
(b) The data showed that repopulation was much faster than predicted.
(c) The data showed that repopulation brought much more variety than had originally existed.
(d) The data matched their predictions.

8. How was the case of the muriqui different from the case of the Mauritius kestrel?
(a) The muriqui lived in forests that were valuable for their hardwoods.
(b) The muriqui had much smaller batches of offspring.
(c) The muriqui was a mammal, and did not reach sexual maturity until its third year.
(d) The muriqui was not an island species.

9. Why were people cutting down the forests in the place where Lovejoy implemented his plan?
(a) To make rangeland.
(b) To build cities.
(c) To mine resources.
(d) To make wildlife extinct.

10. What habitats did researchers have to examine in the Texas case?
(a) Riffles.
(b) Deep sections in the water.
(c) Wetlands.
(d) Hillsides for burrows.

11. How long did Wilson and MacArthur predict it would take for species to reach equilibrium on Krakatau?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 75 years.
(d) 100 years.

12. What was the consequence of the Simberloff and Abele article?
(a) A shift to a new theory about speciation.
(b) A raging debate about theory.
(c) A chaos as scientists didn't know which theory to believe.
(d) A return to the old paradigm of large reserves holding more species.

13. What national disaster destroyed kestrel habitat in Mauritius?
(a) A tsunami.
(b) An earthquake.
(c) A cyclone.
(d) A tornado.

14. What was going to happen to the species' habitat as the Texas plan was implemented?
(a) Habitat was going to be paved over.
(b) Habitat was going to be conserved at the edge of a development.
(c) Habitat was going to be divided.
(d) Habitat was going to be conserved but with development on three sides.

15. What does Quammen believe happened to Bedo?
(a) He made enemies among the hunters.
(b) He made people uncomfortable being around white people a lot of the time.
(c) He made people angry by raising consciousness as he talked with people from many different walks of life.
(d) He made people jealous with the money he was making as a guide.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Quammen told to find, in order to observe this species?

2. What was Lovejoy's response to the questions Simberloff and Abele raised?

3. What does Quammen say is distinctive about the indri?

4. What does Lawrence Abele study?

5. How many species did Wilson and MacArthur predict would establish an equilibrium in Krakatau?

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