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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Into the Wild: Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Darwin realized correctly that at the center of every atoll was what?
(a) An extinct volcano.
(b) A deep cavern.
(c) A fault line.
(d) A continental Slope.

2. Kolbert moves onto a visit to the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure located how many miles upriver of Baton Rouge?
(a) 800 miles.
(b) 80 miles.
(c) 8 miles.
(d) 18 miles.

3. When did William Lewis Manly take a difficult journey west?
(a) 1849.
(b) 1749.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1819.

4. How did Ruth Gates fall in love with the ocean?
(a) Classes at the zoo as a kid.
(b) Watching TV as a kid.
(c) Summers spent by the sea.
(d) Growing up near the ocean.

5. To what island does Kolbert compare desert ecosystems?
(a) The Amazon.
(b) The Arctic.
(c) Galápagos.
(d) The Great Plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does bleaching do to coral?

2. What is Kolbert expecting to see in the SeaSim in Townsville, Australia?

3. What mammals were first experimented on with CRISPR and the gene drive?

4. What problem is the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong, Australia trying to correct?

5. Which Dr. Suess book does Kolbert compare biological interventions?

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