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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. In England, the treatment of _______ with chemicals resulted in widespread bird deaths.
(a) Trees
(b) Water
(c) Seeds
(d) Soil

2. What is the name for chemicals that mix with other pollutants and substances in the water, producing unidentifiable results?
(a) Trep
(b) Muck
(c) Gunk
(d) Sludge

3. Spring begins in the United States with the once-familiar ___________.
(a) Storms
(b) Heavy rains
(c) Birdsong
(d) Temperature changes

4. ______________ do not kill people or birds, although the US government said they did.
(a) Ladybugs
(b) Eagles
(c) Fire ants
(d) Gypsy moths

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The _________ of Wyoming which supported many animal species were unintentionally killed, leading to massive animal death.

3. Life is able to adapt to environmental change over _____________, according to Carson.

4. ____________ can eliminate only the unwanted plants and give the beneficial plants a chance to thrive.

5. What becomes more numerous when the bird population goes down?

(see the answer key)

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