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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. In Up in the Air: Chapter 1, Kolbert decides to support what type of service?
(a) One that scrubs carbon emissions from the air.
(b) One that sends diamonds into the stratosphere.
(c) One that sends SAILs into the stratosphere.
(d) One that runs greenhouses on carbon dioxide emissions.

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

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 got lost during a sand storm.
(c) Manly and the argonauts arrived too late in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.
(d) Manly and the argonauts arrived too early in the season to take the simplest and most direct route.

4. What is the main genetic modification plan for the cane toads in the lab?
(a) To make them smaller.
(b) To make them non-toxic.
(c) To make them glow in the dark.
(d) To make them more particular about what they eat.

5. 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 outlaw genes.
(b) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of outliar genes.
(c) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of dominant genes.
(d) CRISPR used in conjunction with the power of rogue genes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a suppression drive?

3. For how long might you be blind if cane toad poison gets in your eyes?

4. Why were low-lying parts of New Orleans not abandoned to the water?

5. What is CRISPR?

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