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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through World in Pieces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kinds of animals did Philip Darlington look at?
(a) Mammals.
(b) Birds.
(c) Reptiles.
(d) Insects.

2. What is the difference between an isolate and a sample?
(a) Samples are only statistically related to larger environments.
(b) A sample is only representative of itself.
(c) An isolate does not have a relation with a larger area.
(d) Trends in an isolate can be applied to larger areas.

3. What was the state of Lovejoy's plan when Quammen visited the sites with him?
(a) No conclusions had been reached.
(b) Lovejoy had determined the ideal number of acres for a nature reserve.
(c) Lovejoy had determined to make nature reserves as large as possible.
(d) Lovejoy had determined to make many small reserves in an area, allowing development.

4. What important book did Robert McArthur and Edward Wilson publish in 1967?
(a) 'The Selfish Gene'.
(b) 'The Origin of Species'.
(c) 'The Mismeasure of Man'.
(d) 'The Theory of Island Biogeography'.

5. What family does Quammen say hippopotamuses and deer belong to?
(a) Anamnia.
(b) Monorhina.
(c) Marsupials.
(d) Ungulates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lawrence Abele study?

2. What was the conclusion Soule and Gilpin came to regarding the Texas question?

3. What is the Guam rail?

4. When did the Mauritius kestrel population begin to decline?

5. What surprising dispersal ability does Quammen say elephants have?

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