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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. For how long might you be blind if cane toad poison gets in your eyes?
(a) A few hours.
(b) A few days.
(c) Permanently.
(d) A few week.

2. By the time 2016’s global bleaching event ended in 2017, what percentage of the Great Barrier Reef was affected?
(a) Over 75%.
(b) Over 90%.
(c) Over 50%.
(d) Just under 90%.

3. Why is the Kaneohe Bay a prime location for studying and creating super coral?
(a) It is filled with coral reefs.
(b) It had been a sewage dumping ground but the reef started to revive on its own.
(c) The coral population has only continued to grow.
(d) The coral has never suffered from bleaching.

4. What combination does Kolbert mention that could make cane toads non-lethal and coral heat-resistant?
(a) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of dominant genes.
(b) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of outliar genes.
(c) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of outlaw genes.
(d) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of rogue genes.

5. What is it called to bring a species back from extinction?
(a) Genetic resurrection.
(b) Genetic rescue.
(c) Genetic rebirth.
(d) Frankenstein genetics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was electric shock chosen to deter the fish?

2. What bacteria is included in Kolbert’s genetic modification kit?

3. When the canal in Chicago reversed the flow of the river, into where did it eventually lead?

4. What is CRISPR?

5. What is Brodifacoum?

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