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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, humans today have 625 percent more what in their bloodstream compared to previous generations?
(a) Lead.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Chlorofluorocarbons.

2. Astronomer Edmond Halley approached mathematician Sir Isaac Newton to get his help figuring out why planets:
(a) Spin on their axes.
(b) Are round.
(c) Orbit the sun in ellipses.
(d) Vary in size.

3. Max Planck ignored those who urged him to avoid physics and ended up doing groundbreaking work on:
(a) Acceleration.
(b) Optics.
(c) Electromagnetism.
(d) Entropy.

4. The author mentions the case of bacteria surviving for two years in a sealed camera lens where?
(a) Atop Mount Everest.
(b) Under the sea.
(c) In an underground cave.
(d) Moon's surface.

5. What organisms does the author say are the most enduring inhabitants of our planet?
(a) Humans.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Fungi.
(d) Spiders.

Short Answer Questions

1. What massive bone belonging to a dinosaur was found in New Jersey in 1789?

2. Pluto is the first planet to be discovered by an:

3. Species appear to exist, on average, how long?

4. What is the name of the Navy-funded mini submarine often used in undersea explorations?

5. After noticing an unusual phenomenon with uranium salts and a photographic plate, Henri Becquerel asked one of his graduate students to investigate the matter. Who was this student?

(see the answer key)

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