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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. What did Wilson and MacArthur say about the immigration of new species in an island ecosystem?
(a) That it depended on the defenses of the species already there. That it depended on external events and compatibility of food sources.
(b) That it was a regular occurrence.
(c) That it depended on external events and compatibility of food sources.
(d) That it typically only followed natural disasters like volcanoes erupting.

2. What did Philip Darlington propose?
(a) A set of formula that measure biodiversity.
(b) A set of exceptions to this rule.
(c) A correction that makes this rule broadly applicable.
(d) A mathematical ratio between island area and number of species.

3. What was Lovejoy's strategy in his plan?
(a) To import animals into nature reserves.
(b) To diminish the size of nature reserves and track the number of species over time.
(c) To exterminate all animals in an area and study how the area was repopulated.
(d) Count the number of species in rainforest islands.

4. What population does Quammen compare with the thylacine population?
(a) The Komodo dragon.
(b) The dodo.
(c) The indigenous people of Tasmania.
(d) The passenger pigeon.

5. How many species did Wilson and MacArthur predict would establish an equilibrium in Krakatau?
(a) 500.
(b) 50.
(c) 250.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is an indri?

2. Which scientist compared animals on islands with their counterparts on larger landmasses?

3. What evidence did Wallace site to suggest problems with the special creation theory?

4. How did the data from Krakatau match Wilson and MacArthur's predictions?

5. Where do the indri live?

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