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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many trees would have to be planted to remove a significant amount of carbon dioxide?
(a) 900,000 thousand.
(b) A billion.
(c) A trillion.
(d) A million.

2. What mammals were first experimented on with CRISPR and the gene drive?
(a) Toads.
(b) Rats.
(c) Mice.
(d) Birds.

3. Kolbert mentions that effects of the first few months of the coronavirus pandemic and how emissions dropped how much?
(a) 17%.
(b) 7%.
(c) 97%.
(d) 70%.

4. Where do biologists like Tizard hope to get the power to spread genetic modifications throughout a species?
(a) Dominant genes.
(b) Outlaw genes.
(c) Rogue genes.
(d) Outliar genes.

5. Which country produces the most emissions?
(a) Russia.
(b) China.
(c) The U.S.
(d) All African nations combined.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unfortunate about carbon, even if emissions are reduced or stopped?

2. What is CRISPR?

3. What is it called to bring a species back from extinction?

4. Fifteen million tons of carbon dioxide were released by humans in 1776, while today that number is closer to what?

5. Who is Edda Aradóttir?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes cane toads so destructive?

2. How do cane toads become a problem in Australia?

3. What are some of the ways that Kolbert mentions Australians deal with cane toads? What might be the pros and cons?

4. What are a couple of the responses when asked about man’s roll and fixing or protecting the environment in into the wild Chapter 3?

5. How are geothermal plants clean?

6. What is the widely held view regarding man’s influence on the atmosphere?

7. What are three major issues with the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

8. What does Kolbert think about the genetic engineering home kit that she purchases?

9. According to Climeworks, why does it make sense to turn carbon dioxide to stone?

10. What is the issue with chemical weathering regarding carbon dioxide?

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