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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15 "Nature Fights Back".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________________ are affected because poisoned fish are not a source of food to sell.
(a) Grocery stores
(b) Restaurants
(c) Commercial fisheries
(d) Sushi bars

2. What is not one of the animal species which are bolstered by the inclusion of sagebrush in the West?
(a) Red tailed hawk
(b) Mule deer
(c) Pronghorn antelope
(d) Sage grouse

3. The long term effects of chemical exposure, per Carson, are easy to ignore as long as they are ___________.
(a) Invisible
(b) Widespread
(c) Far away
(d) Regulated

4. ______ ponds are particularly susceptible to poisoning because of their proximity to chemically treated fields.
(a) Organic
(b) Farm
(c) Industrial
(d) Rural

5. What was one of the chemicals used in the massive spraying in #78?
(a) DDT
(b) Aldrin
(c) Melatonin
(d) Bitter orange

Short Answer Questions

1. Wildlife biologists and forestry experts __________ the mass killings of so much life.

2. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.

3. There has been a huge increase in the incidence of ___________ and in our awareness of it in fewer than 200 years.

4. Because animals are affected by chemicals, scientists are having a hard time finding uncontaminated animals to serve as _________ in experiments.

5. What is the toxin which is released through nuclear explosion?

(see the answer key)

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