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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 "The Human Price".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without plants, there could be no _________ of any kind.
(a) Animals
(b) Food
(c) Greenery
(d) Pollution

2. Wildlife is unlikely to bounce back after _________ that kill large numbers of their kind.
(a) Fires
(b) Sprayings
(c) Weather patterns
(d) Temperatures

3. What is contaminated with DDT so that it ends up affecting a human consumer of eggs?
(a) Chicken feed
(b) Farmers
(c) Hay in the barn
(d) Water

4. Without the Earth's ________, there could be no plants.
(a) Light
(b) Water
(c) Soil
(d) Human help

5. How long can chemicals remain in the soil to which they are applied?
(a) 1 month
(b) A few days
(c) 1 year
(d) 12 years

Short Answer Questions

1. Those who enjoy _________ also lose when the fish population goes down.

2. _______________ has been largely controlled through improved living conditions and sanitation.

3. Because all foods contain chemicals, even in small doses, the human exposure is enormous in the __________.

4. What lingers on the rooftops in Carson's description of the demise of the environment?

5. __________ are simply plants that are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

(see the answer key)

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