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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Waste Equals Food.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which word best describes how ants are viewed by the authors?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Wasteful.
(c) Successful.
(d) Enriching.

2. What is a potential problem associated with pesticide and herbicide use?
(a) Their chemicals can be recycled.
(b) Their gases can be very explosive.
(c) Their toxins build up in the environment.
(d) Their production is very cheap.

3. How are most manufacturing processes different than the way ants live in the environment?
(a) Most manufacturing produces biodegradable chemicals.
(b) Most manufacturing is concerned with productivity.
(c) Most manufacturing creates waste that is not useful in the environment.
(d) Most manufacturing replaces the resources it depletes.

4. What happens when garbage is incinerated?
(a) It releases many toxic chemicals into the air.
(b) It is easier to recycle.
(c) It becomes a more useful material.
(d) It is compacted into smaller areas.

5. What is ecological chemistry?
(a) The use of chemicals that are dangerous to humans but good for the environment.
(b) The development or use of chemicals that are safe for the environment.
(c) The exploitation of natural chemicals in manufacturing.
(d) The study of toxic chemicals produced by animals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is an example of a material that is downcycled?

2. In what way are chemicals not harmful to human health?

3. Why can't many materials be recycled?

4. What typically happens when materials are downcycled?

5. All of the following are problems presented by monoculture crops, except which statement?

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