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

2. What does Kolbert find at LSU’s Center for River Studies?
(a) A model of the delta.
(b) Plans for reducing flooding in the delta.
(c) A school of Asian carp.
(d) Photographs of the delta.

3. What is Brodifacoum?
(a) An anticoagulant used to kill mice.
(b) A trap used to catch cane toads.
(c) A powerful cleaning and disinfecting product.
(d) An antibiotic used to heal sick animals.

4. What problem does Joe Harvey mention to Kolbert?
(a) The flood problem.
(b) The carp problem.
(c) The sewage problem.
(d) The sinking problem.

5. What act led to the introduction of Asian carp?
(a) Nature Preservation Act.
(b) Save the Fish Act.
(c) Clean Water Act.
(d) Return to Nature Act.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lin Schwarzkopf help to invent?

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

3. What could be used if a gene drive goes rogue?

4. Why was the Old River Control Auxiliary Structure created?

5. What does Kevin Irons, the assistant chief of fisheries at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, feel is the best way to control the carp population?

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