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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 "Realms of the Soil".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Without plants, there could be no _________ of any kind.
(a) Food
(b) Pollution
(c) Animals
(d) Greenery

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

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

4. The title of this chapter comes from Jean Rostand: "The obligation to endure gives us the right to ___________."
(a) Do what we want
(b) Change
(c) Know
(d) Control others

5. Other crops show signs of damage or ______ when planted in contaminated soil.
(a) Stunted growth
(b) Death
(c) Better taste
(d) Unnatural height

Short Answer Questions

1. For almost every human being on the planet, synthetic pesticides are present in _______ and probably in bodily tissues from the beginning.

2. What is the name of the naturally occurring mineral that is toxic to humans and most creatures but is still used as a pesticide?

3. Because animals are affected by chemicals, scientists are having a hard time finding uncontaminated animals to serve as _________ in experiments.

4. What lingers on the rooftops in Carson's description of the demise of the environment?

5. Chemical insecticides and herbicides are challenging because they are _____________.

(see the answer key)

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