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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters IX-X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How big was each of Silman's tree plots?
(a) 2 1/2 acres.
(b) 3 acres.
(c) 3 1/2 acres.
(d) 1 acre.

2. When Europeans first landed on an island in Newfoundland, how many auk was it estimated were there?
(a) About 50,000 pairs.
(b) 75,000 pairs.
(c) 10,000 pairs.
(d) As many as 100,000 pairs.

3. How long was the debate about Darwin's theory in his 1842 book "The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs" debated?
(a) Until the 1950s.
(b) Until the mid-1800s.
(c) Until the 1930s.
(d) Until the 1940s.

4. In the northeastern United States, which bats were the first to go into hibernation?
(a) Canyon.
(b) Gray.
(c) Evening.
(d) Little browns.

5. How many species found in the vent-free zone near Castello Aragonese, disappeared in the pH 7.8 zone?
(a) 1/3.
(b) 1/2.
(c) 3/8.
(d) 1/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Geological Society of America, how much land had people directly transformed?

2. When an Australian researcher broke apart a volleyball-sized chunk of coral, how many polychaete worms did he find?

3. What was on the ground at One Tree Island?

4. What was Zalasiewicz's speciality?

5. On the Great Barrier Reef, how large were the sea cucumbers?

(see the answer key)

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