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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. Who does Quammen say typically collected insects?
(a) Wealthy Brits.
(b) The most devoted scientists.
(c) Ambitious young Americans.
(d) Hunters in the Amazon.

2. What does Quammen says Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace had in common?
(a) They both studied birds.
(b) They both collected insects and primates.
(c) They both studied island ecosystems.
(d) They both found hostile responses to their work.

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

4. What is the term that encompasses David Quammen's overall idea?
(a) Ecosystem collapse.
(b) Functional adaptation.
(c) Survival of the fittest.
(d) Island biogeography.

5. What does Quammen interject into his historical narrative about ecosystem studies?
(a) Personal stories.
(b) Jokes.
(c) Sociological insights.
(d) Apocalyptic visions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first species to arrive in Krakatau after the eruption?

2. How long after the eruption did it take for 271 species to be counted at Krakatau?

3. What belief of Darwin's has modern science disproved?

4. Why is Krakatau scientifically important?

5. What were theories of species evolution based on in Wallace's time?

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