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

2. How many species are thought to live in reefs around the world?
(a) 10 - 90,000
(b) 15,000.
(c) 1 - 9 million.
(d) 10 - 20 million.

3. What is Kolbert expecting to see in the SeaSim in Townsville, Australia?
(a) Small fish that live among the coral.
(b) Coral spawning.
(c) The changing of colors of coral.
(d) Coral being put under strain.

4. To what is the land in the southern region of Louisiana compared?
(a) Play-doh.
(b) Warm Jell-O.
(c) A river of mud.
(d) Slime.

5. What is wrong with the Wood Screw Pumps in the twenty-four pumping stations that pump water out of the city?
(a) They are not effective at keeping out water.
(b) They are speeding up the sinking of the city.
(c) Many are broken and need to be fixed.
(d) They are difficult to replace.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to an engineer in China who used CRISPR on a set of twins?

2. How are rodents often currently killed?

3. What is the scientific name for the Devil’s Hole pupfish?

4. How did Ruth Gates fall in love with the ocean?

5. Why is the Kaneohe Bay a prime location for studying and creating super coral?

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