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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 "Through a Narrow Window".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _____________ hurts the soil on a virtually permanent basis, according to Carson.
(a) Corn crops
(b) Arsenic
(c) Wild orange oil
(d) DDT

2. For many thousands of years, ___________ have returned from the Atlantic each year.
(a) Trout
(b) Salmon
(c) Mackerel
(d) Eels

3. The fish may die some time after spraying as the toxins can be released from ____________.
(a) Plants
(b) Fat stores
(c) Water
(d) Rocks

4. What does the narrow window reveal when seen from far away?
(a) Nothing
(b) Sliver of light
(c) Blue skies
(d) Death

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bacteria, fungi, and algae are the smallest organisms of Earth and they live in the ________.

2. Other crops show signs of damage or ______ when planted in contaminated soil.

3. __________________ is the basis of all life function.

4. The ____________ systems of all creatures are adversely affected by DDT and other chemicals, so that this drastic disruption of the unversal currency of life affects the capacity of all living things.

5. What is the form of energy which is produced at every stage of the mitochondrial process?

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