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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What theory did Dan Simberloff and Lawrence Abele challenge in an article?
(a) That extinctions take place cyclically in any ecosystem.
(b) That species variety is the most important indicator of ecosystem health.
(c) That small, widely separated nature reserves would support a wider variety of species than nearer reserves.
(d) That large nature reserves would support more species than several small ones.

2. What was the result of the experiment Wilson and MacArthur undertook to prove their Krakatau hypothesis?
(a) The data showed that repopulation brought much more variety than had originally existed.
(b) The data matched their predictions.
(c) The data showed that repopulation was much slower than predicted.
(d) The data showed that repopulation was much faster than predicted.

3. Which theory is Quammen supporting when he cites the work of William Newmark?
(a) The many small reserves model.
(b) The keep reserves close together model.
(c) The single large reserve model.
(d) The keep reserves apart model.

4. Who confirmed to Quammen that this site in fact existed?
(a) His graduate assistant.
(b) Wallace.
(c) Researchers on the island.
(d) Natives.

5. How did Quammen make his way to this site?
(a) By ascending a rope.
(b) On foot.
(c) By descending into a cave.
(d) By boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What would Carl Jones feed to the wild Mauritius kestrels?

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

4. What is the literary term for the final chapter?

5. What did William Newmark determine in his findings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Quammen choose Aru as the destination for his final chapter?

2. How does Quammen describe Bedo's death?

3. How did Carl Jones save the Mauritius kestrel?

4. What was the effect of 'An Equilibrium Theory of Insular Zoogeography', according to Quammen?

5. Where was Quammen sent, in order to find what he was looking for?

6. Who was Thomas Lovejoy, and what was his reaction to the debate Simberloff and Abele began?

7. How do genetics play a role in the minimum viable population?

8. What other ecosystems function as islands and show the same properties of species population and diversity as islands, according to Quammen?

9. What conclusion dis scientists reach in the Texas case?

10. What was the practical example of species management Quammen cited from Texas?

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