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Advanced Ecology: Dates, Names, and Numbers

Ecology

Testing in-depth knowledge of key ecological discoveries, figures, and quantitative data.

ecology history of science quantitative ecology biodiversity conservation

10 Questions Hard Ages 18+ Jul 28, 2026

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1 In what year did Robert MacArthur and E.O. Wilson publish their seminal work, 'The Theory of Island Biogeography,'?

A 1958
B 1963
C 1967
D 1975

2 What was the estimated atmospheric CO2 concentration in parts per million (ppm) at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution (circa 1750)?

A 280 ppm
B 320 ppm
C 360 ppm
D 400 ppm

3 The 'Tragedy of the Commons' concept, describing the depletion of shared resources, was popularized by Garrett Hardin in an article published in which journal in 1968?

A Nature
B Science
C The American Economic Review
D The Journal of Ecology

4 Alfred Lotka published his foundational work on predator-prey dynamics, the 'Lotka-Volterra equations,' in what year?

A 1909
B 1920
C 1925
D 1930

5 The concept of 'ecological niche' was first rigorously defined by G. Evelyn Hutchinson in a paper published in what year?

A 1940
B 1957
C 1965
D 1972

6 Rachel Carson's 'Silent Spring,' which brought widespread attention to the environmental impact of pesticides like DDT, was published in what year?

A 1952
B 1958
C 1962
D 1968

7 What is the approximate average global primary productivity (in grams of carbon per square meter per year) for terrestrial ecosystems?

A 100
B 250
C 500
D 1000

8 The first Earth Day, a global celebration of environmental awareness, was held on April 22nd of which year?

A 1968
B 1970
C 1972
D 1975

9 Eugene Odum, a pioneer in ecosystem ecology, published the first edition of his influential textbook 'Fundamentals of Ecology' in collaboration with Howard Odum in what year?

A 1948
B 1953
C 1959
D 1964

10 According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AR6 report (2021-2023), the estimated average global surface temperature increase from pre-industrial levels (1850-1900) to 2010-2019 was approximately how many degrees Celsius?

A 0.5
B 0.8
C 1.1
D 1.5

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