The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions Test | Final Test - Medium

David Quammen
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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions Test | Final Test - Medium

David Quammen
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did William Newmark determine in his findings?
(a) That species count and reserve area are not always correlated.
(b) That the number of species is less valuable than the number of predators in indicating the health of an ecosystem.
(c) That species proliferate differently in different kinds of ecosystems.
(d) That species count and reserve area correlated.

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

3. What was Lovejoy trying to determine with his plan?
(a) An ideal number of reserves for a landscape.
(b) An ideal number of species per acre.
(c) An ideal size for a nature reserve.
(d) A critical number of ecosystems for a conservation strategy.

4. Who had performed research in Aru?
(a) Gould.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Darwin.
(d) Wallace.

5. What was the conclusion Soule and Gilpin came to regarding the Texas question?
(a) The species' population would thrive.
(b) The species' population would not escape inbreeding, but would likely survive.
(c) The species' population would be diminished and separated, but remain viable.
(d) The species' population would likely collapse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What environment is NOT analogous to an island, according to Quammen?

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

3. What did Wilson and MacArthur postulate according to Quammen?

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

5. What does Quammen say was found to play a role in the minimum viable population?

Short Essay Questions

1. What experiment took place in the Florida Keys?

2. What does Quammen say about applying the case of the Mauritius kestrel to other species?

3. How does Quammen describe Bedo's death?

4. How did Quammen get to Aru?

5. Who was Thomas Lovejoy, and what was his reaction to the debate Simberloff and Abele began?

6. Why did Quammen choose Aru as the destination for his final chapter?

7. What is the definition of 'viable' in Quammen's account?

8. How does Quammen describe the indri?

9. What data did Simberloff and Abele deploy in challenging this theory?

10. What did people argue over in the wake of Simberloff and Abele's 1976 article?

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