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

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

David Quammen
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through So Huge A Bignes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Quammen say islands are sometimes formed?
(a) Seismic upthrust.
(b) Volcanic activity.
(c) Rise in sea level.
(d) Earthquakes.

2. Which scientist compared animals on islands with their counterparts on larger landmasses?
(a) Darwin.
(b) Foster.
(c) Wallace.
(d) Quammen.

3. What is the first example Quammen cites of a species that has gone extinct?
(a) The passenger pigeon in North America.
(b) The Manatee in Florida.
(c) The tiger in Bali.
(d) The dodo.

4. What traits did sailors notice in animals on remote islands?
(a) They were unafraid of humans, and thus easy prey.
(b) They adapted more quickly to environmental changes than animals on larger land masses.
(c) They were more varied than species on land.
(d) They were smaller and harder to observe than their counterparts on land.

5. When does Quammen say his field became a field of inquiry?
(a) With Darwin.
(b) With Alfred Wallace.
(c) With MacArthur and Wilson.
(d) With Quammen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the literary term that describes Quammen's addressing the reader directly?

2. What does Quammen say Wallace developed in South America?

3. When did Krakatau erupt?

4. What was the special creation theory?

5. What does Quammen say about the overall pattern on this hypothetical rug?

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