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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was the first scientist to test sensitivity of coral to the saturation state?
2. During the statary phase when ants stay mostly in one place to raise a new generation, how long might the ants stay put?
3. How many trees did the author believe were growing on One Tree?
4. Where did Silman teach?
5. According to American naturalists, Carl and Marian Rettenmeyer, how many species did they discover that lived in association with "Eciton burchellii" army ants?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was interesting about the Alzatea verticillata tree?
2. Why did Cohn-Haft believe that there were more species of birds in the Amazon than thirteen hundred?
3. In Chapter 10, what introduced species could the author see on her lawn?
4. In the 1950s, what led William Straus and Alexander Cave to believe that Neanderthals walked upright?
5. How did army ants differ from most other ants?
6. How did the author decide to go to One Tree?
7. Where and when were the first Neanderthal bones discovered?
8. What did the One Tree Island Research Station consist of?
9. Who was the first European to encounter the Great Barrier Reef, and how did he come across it?
10. How did the author describe One Tree Island?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It was theorized that the world was once one continent. Why did the concept of species migrating and the difficulty of their doing so without assistance lead to the idea that the world once was one continent? What evidence was discovered that seemed to support the theory?
Essay Topic 2
Zalasiewicz and other geologists were interested in studying graptolites. What were graptolites and why were they significant to geologists?
Essay Topic 3
Isolation seems to threaten the diversity of a species. What are some causes of isolation that seem to threaten species? Why don't species just adapt in smaller numbers when isolated?
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