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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. ______________ birds have also died as a result of the elm spraying.
(a) Treetop
(b) Black
(c) Blue
(d) Burrowing

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

3. In the modern world, life does not have the luxury of ________.
(a) Time
(b) Money
(c) Control
(d) Research

4. What group of substances includes insecticides and pesticides?
(a) Helpful mixtures
(b) Organic cleaners
(c) Toxic chemicals
(d) Necessary evils

5. The majority of the Earth's surface is covered with __________.
(a) Trees
(b) Birds
(c) Land
(d) Water

Short Answer Questions

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

2. All of the Earth's watersystems are _____________, so contamination of a part is contamination of the whole.

3. Studies on the __________ in areas previously sprayed with DDT have confirmed that DDT remains in the birds at least one generation after the spraying.

4. What did the earthworms dine on that infected them with DDT?

5. Humans __________ plants when an an immediate use is not obvious for a plant.

(see the answer key)

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