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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 "And No Birds Sing".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the toxin which is released through nuclear explosion?
(a) Radiation
(b) Gamma rays
(c) Arsenic
(d) Soot

2. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.
(a) Powdered formula
(b) The placenta
(c) Mother's milk
(d) Water

3. The roadsides are lush with trees, ferns, and ____________.
(a) Birds
(b) Wildflowers
(c) Soil
(d) Stones

4. Toxic substances work to stop the body's natural functions; some of them may cause __________ to begin growing.
(a) Poisonous reactions
(b) Cancer cells
(c) Resistance
(d) Arms

5. Bacteria, fungi, and algae are the smallest organisms of Earth and they live in the ________.
(a) Water
(b) Soil
(c) Stones
(d) Air

Short Answer Questions

1. What is used to pollinate the plants and to pollinate the trees?

2. What is contaminated with DDT so that it ends up affecting a human consumer of eggs?

3. In England, the treatment of _______ with chemicals resulted in widespread bird deaths.

4. In ___________ in the 1950s, the chemical that appeared in the water had actually been created spontaneously by the interaction of other chemicals present.

5. Plants and animals specifically ________ to live in whatever their environments are.

(see the answer key)

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