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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. What is not usable for drinking, irrigation, or industry?
(a) Frozen water
(b) Lake water
(c) Stream water
(d) Seawater

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

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

4. Since the 1940s, more than 200 chemicals have been created for the purpose of _____________.
(a) Pharmaceuticals
(b) Pest control
(c) War
(d) Experimentation

5. Who was intended to benefit from the removal of sagebrush from the American West?
(a) Other plant species
(b) Birds
(c) Lizards
(d) Livestock

Short Answer Questions

1. What was infected with chemicals that led to the death of so many robins?

2. What did the fire any not destroy, even though the US government made claims that it did?

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

4. What did farm animals stop doing as a result of the fire any eradication program?

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

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