The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions Quiz | One Week Quiz A

David Quammen
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Song of the Indri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many species would an island of 4,000 square miles have, according to Quammen?
(a) 88.
(b) 400.
(c) 40.
(d) 271.

2. When does a species' dispersal ability become important, according to Quammen?
(a) When a species is threatened by new predators.
(b) When an island loses all its life after a catastrophic event.
(c) When a species is forced to find new food sources.
(d) When the species is isolated by mountain ranges or lakes.

3. What does Quammen say increases as individuals breed with genetically similar individuals?
(a) Hostility in breeding.
(b) Anxiety and reproductive complications.
(c) Congenital flaws.
(d) Birth defects.

4. What does Quammen say the indri's future looks like?
(a) Probable recovery.
(b) Likely extinction.
(c) Quammen says it is uncertain.
(d) Expansion of territory and population.

5. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?
(a) It is just being populated now.
(b) It is so isolated.
(c) It is a controlled experiment.
(d) It is an exception to most rules of population dispersal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a minimum viable population?

2. How many individuals were thought to be required for long-term genetic adaptability?

3. What does Quammen say makes animals smaller on islands?

4. What traits did sailors notice in animals on remote islands?

5. When did Krakatau erupt?

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