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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. Radiation used to be limited to that which occurred naturally - in rocks, cosmic rays, and __________.
(a) Trees
(b) Sunlight
(c) Bombs
(d) Charcoal

2. The _________ of Wyoming which supported many animal species were unintentionally killed, leading to massive animal death.
(a) Sagebrush
(b) Weeds
(c) Willows
(d) Trees

3. The spraying of chemicals became more widespread because of new insecticides and a surplus of ___________.
(a) POWs
(b) Workers
(c) Airplanes
(d) Money

4. __________ are simply plants that are in the wrong place at the wrong time.
(a) Flowers
(b) Bushes
(c) Weeds
(d) Trees

5. Which state has abandoned broad eradication in favor of the control in #117?
(a) Ohio
(b) Florida
(c) California
(d) Maine

Short Answer Questions

1. Fire ants' mounds actually serve to ________ the soil, which is a good thing.

2. What is the name of the chemical that changes form once it enters the environment, becoming another more deadly chemical?

3. In many cases, the spraying is killing wildflowers which attract ___________.

4. Herbicides can change the _________ of plants, making toxic plants more appealing to animals.

5. What was the source of the contamination in the eagle population?

(see the answer key)

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