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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Up in the Air: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Kolbert, why are mice perfect lab animals?
(a) They are cheap and easy to care for.
(b) Their genetics are well known and studied.
(c) They are clean and obedient.
(d) They are small and gentle.

2. How does Tizard hope to teach other animals to avoid the cane toads?
(a) To show other species how scared and hard to find these toads are.
(b) Use glowing toads to scare away other species.
(c) Use small, foul-tasting toads to teach other species that these toads do not taste good.
(d) Use the non-lethal toads to teach other animals that cane toads make you sick, so you should not eat them.

3. Why was Manly’s trip west end up so arduous?
(a) Manly and the argonauts refused to use maps and ended up taking a more difficult path.
(b) Manly and the argonauts arrived too early in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.
(c) Manly and the argonauts got lost during a sand storm.
(d) Manly and the argonauts arrived too late in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.

4. What did the cannibal snails cause in Hawaii?
(a) Mudslides.
(b) An extinction avalanche.
(c) An extinction spree.
(d) A tropical avalanche.

5. How are rodents often currently killed?
(a) Euthanasia.
(b) Poison.
(c) Traps.
(d) Through hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would it take to turn carbon dioxide to stone?

2. Prior to the digging of the canal, Chicago’s waste ran into the Chicago River and into Lake Michigan, which led to what regular outbreaks?

3. What do Tizard and his partner hope to accomplish regarding cane toad eggs?

4. What happens if coral is unable to acquire new symbionts after a heatwave?

5. When are the eggs harvested and brought back to Devils Hole Jr.?

(see the answer key)

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