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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10 "Indiscriminately from the Skies".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Humankind is producing new ________ in the laboratory, though these used to be limited only to nature's actions.
(a) Wastes
(b) DNA
(c) Plants
(d) Chemicals

2. Attempts to control a particular ________ in Clear Lake, California resulted in massive bird death.
(a) Spider
(b) Fish
(c) Bird
(d) Gnat

3. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.
(a) Sometimes safe
(b) Hidden from view
(c) Ignored
(d) Difficult to detect

4. What did the earthworms dine on that infected them with DDT?
(a) Flowers
(b) Soil
(c) Bird droppings
(d) Mulch of elm leaves

5. What becomes more numerous when the bird population goes down?
(a) Earthworms
(b) Animals
(c) Tree leaves
(d) Insects

Short Answer Questions

1. The ___________ is strictly a forest insect, which is why people were outraged when residential areas were sprayed to control it.

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

3. Chemicals can travel down ___________ or in underground aquifers to the bodies of water.

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

5. Humans hold a narrow view of _________, using them when they are immediately useful only.

(see the answer key)

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